 [ Symptoms ] i have been having pain behind and above my right eye for 3 to 4 days now [ Disease ] 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 do not 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