the best way to clear mucous from your nose is to first liquefy (use saline nasal spray) and then gently blow your nose --- one side at a time by occluding the other nostril. you can do this repeatedly. perhaps the reason your ear is building pressure is because you are blowing too hard and air is going up your eustachian tubes to your middle ear space (the area behind your eardrum). unless you have a medical reason not to take a decongestant it may be okay to do this during the day only but it will increase the nasal drainage (night time decongestants can keep you awake and the post-nasal drainage will annoy you). if you want to dry up your nose an antihistamine can help. remember that colds only last a week so don't over-treat them. just wait it out. and. finally. it is okay to swallow post-nasal mucous. you can spit it out assuming you do that privately or in a tissue. hocking them out grosses out people.
how to clear congested nose suck/spit/swallow or blow? . i have a cold. my nose is clogged/runny depending on my head position (laying down one left opens my right nostal and vice versa) when i'm standing my nose becomes runny. i am using a decongestant. yesterday my left ear stated building up pressure. doctor said it's clear okay and not infected. i never thought about it but which is the better way to clear mucus from your nose due to a cold? or is it better just to let it run out or in?