Why do blocked noses get worse when you lie down? Or sit down?

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Blocked noses get significantly more annoying when you lie down or sit down. However, I am unsure why I don’t feel like there would be any difference and you usually feel better with all sickness when you rest.

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Part of a congested nose is engorged blood vessels, so when lying down, the blood vessels pool with more blood and the congestion gets worse. Phenylephrine nasal sprays work by constricting the blood vessels in the nose to recucd that congestion.

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