A TikTok-endorsed sinus drain massage claims to decrease mucus and depuff your face.

Discover what experts say about it.

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Its even possible for things likeear infections to cause jaw painand face pain.

We often have patients perform something like this after surgery and for infections in the face, she says.

How else can you manually drain your sinuses?

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Theres a lot of variations on this technique but the principles are the same, says Dr. Coller.

Another way to massage your sinuses, says Dr. Kaufman, is by using your index fingers.

Place them just above the crease and below the bridge of the nose, he says.

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Does it hurt to try a sinus massage to drain mucus?

If the massage seems to be helping, by all means, go ahead, Dr. Pappal says.

Massage is certainly not going to hurt anything.

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I would do it, he adds.

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