Can't tell you what to do.
But.

If it just started then you have a chance to keep it from getting permantly established.
You need a little help from the friendlies. Were I you I would plan to live on Activia yogert and chew Culterell and cellulese for a couple of weeks at least.
I would plan to rub peppermint oil on my forehead, in front of my ears behind my ears before bed. Peppermint oil interfers with the bacteria's ability to form a biofilm by interfering with signaling.
I'd also get some xylotol or d-mannose and a gram of potassium and make up a nasal spray to help wash it out, and if I kept koi I would take some .2 grams the fish's quinine for three weeks.
A zapper might also be helpful.

Strictly hypothetically speaking
When a virus wipes out the cilia, you sinuses are vulnerable. Some forms of e-coli and other bacteria make soluible beta amyloid and a catylest that causes it to pop out of solution as a filiment as part of their attachment stradgey.
What I see as the problem is that when one has their sinuses colonized by mucoid bacteria they are producing soluible beta amyloid right next to one's brain.



Soluible beta amyloid is poisionous to mammalian mitochondira. Your cells have chaprone enzymes that capture the beta amyloid, and take it to the endoplasmic reticullium to be diced up, but if there is more than they can handle some gets into the works. Your cells have just so many power plants, and when they are partly gummed up they don't function at full speed. If there is too much soluible amyloid in the fluid feeding them, the cells can't get rid of what they absorb fast enough and the all the mitochondria in a cell get gummed up and the cell dies.


http://mednewsarchive.wustl.edu/medadmin/PAnews.nsf/0/1974AC8F1FE2B...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/04/030415084359.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retriev...

Very curious what you may find out. I have symptoms much like your own and I am baffled. I have had a chronic problem with stuffiness and mucus which appears to be centered above my uvula. This congestion is likely related to my post-nasal drip, and perhaps even to my exaggerated gag reflex and/or my history of sinus polyps. On occasion I see a spot or two of blood in the sputum, once even a small-sized clot-like piece of blood, but this could all easily be from my frequently dry nasal passages.

Like you, my recent difficulty in fixing short-term memories, or in sometimes bringing a word to mind, is very disturbing. For most of my life I have enjoyed an exceptionally sharp memory. However, my doctor attributes these problems with concentration and memory entirely to my severe sleep apnea. I just had the surgery for the apnea 10 weeks ago, recovery from which is slow and arduous, but I haven't found the expected relief from memory problems.

So I have begun to wonder whether my sinus problems perhaps somehow compromise my amygdala, a part of the brain (next to the sinuses) critical to memory formation. Perhaps there is someone who can shed light on this possibility, though I know this possible connection may not yet be explored (the amygdala’s role in fixing memories has been known for only a short time). Anyway, much luck to you in finding a good treatment for your own memory issues. I know how disquieting such issues can be.

Like you, I really hope to find a usable answer, so I am guessing you may share my interest in the possible amgdala-sinus connection. I have not researched the literature on this as yet, so I can only offer you my speculation.

Your imbalance and stuffiness do suggest an active sinus problem. You may want to ask a doctor to check again on possible bacterial and/or fungal infections (do a culture?). On the other hand, as we age memory and concentration do slip a bit, and this is normal.

Also, both memory and concentration can be adversely affected by feeling unwell. Depression and/or anxiety can exacerbate the problem, so try not to let the problem get worse by dwelling on it and becoming either anxious or depressed. I know I have to watch out for both when I am feeling especially frustrated.... Good luck!