This is gross, but it works......it's a sure fire way to open your sinuses so you can breath to go to sleep. Afrin. Here's the thing though, if your sinuses are slammed shut, you can't very well sniff Afrin up your nose. Soooo....you soak the end of a Qtip in Afrin, and you stick it in your nose....ALL THE WAY. I mean, until you can't see the Qtip anymore......just DON'T lose hold of it, or you'll end up in the hospital explaining why they have to extract a Qtip from your nose.
Here's a tip though....most people assume their nasal passages go up, following the shape of your nose. This isn't true....they go straight back. So, you won't really be sticking the Qtip up your nose as much as you will be sticking it straight into your face.
Then, once your nasal passages start to open, take the hottest shower you can stand. Or better yet, if you can make the water hotter than you can stand and just aim the nozzle away from your body, like at the wall of the shower so you can avoid getting scalded, and just chill out in the steam for a while.
A 12 hour Sudafed helps keep you open after that.
KiL
PS- Seriously....extreme caution required.