Annette,
I wore swimming goggles in desperation two years ago but you're right, they are horrible. The suction hurts. The only thing that's good is they block the wind and evaporation. I had my upper ducts plugged finally and that really helped with the moisture at times, but not the burning.
I just wanted to mention that if you try those cheek massages, make sure you place the fingers up high, then rub down to the jawline. Repeat. I rub in several lines and really hit the places that hurt. It feels so much better afterwards. (disclaimer that I'm not a doctor and this may not be good for you, etc, etc.)
Oh yeah, I did not even say anything to faithful about nasal irrigation. It's so wonderful. My husband uses those breathe right strips at night and I keep telling him to stop paying all of that money and do the irrigation but he won't have any of it. I have so few problems with my sinuses since I began. I use Nasaline and mix my own salt mixture:
http://www.squipusa.com/Nasaline/nas_about.html There's a video there. I no longer buy it from there because it's cheaper elsewhere. But this method causes less mess, I think, than with other methods. At least in my experience.
Amy