I have suffered with sinus problems for around forty tyears and have 4 major operations and a few minor ones from the age of 24. I can breath perfectly well now but am prone to sinus infections. I use a neti pot when necessary and find sudafed helps. Recently I have been wearing earplugs at night because of my husbands snoring. I have a sinus infection at the moment and cannot get rid of it ...my face is swollen for most of the morning and keeps flaring up and I was wondering if wearing the earplugs were contributing to my problem. I do allergies and suffer from excema occasionally.