Keep getting storage full message

Hi.
I have an iPhone 5s, running iOS 8.3, upgraded a week or so ago.
This past weekend, I started getting "storage almost full" or "storage full" messages. I have deleted tons of stuff -- apps, photos, videos, etc - to free up space, but the storage keeps getting full. I can see that there should be a ton more space available than what it's saying. Some research told me that it might be a corruption in the storage space with the "other" taking over or something.
When I plug my phone into my computer, it at first showed 3 gbs free in iTunes, but the phone itself still showed 0 space available. And then suddenly iTunes showed that the "other" in storage made it full. Not enough space for a backup, and I didn't want to do a restore without a back up. I deleted a some more apps, turned it off and on, rebooted iTunes, etc, and was able to do a backup.
What's the best way to fix this? Go to the "genius bar"? Do a restore? I'm nervous about doing a restore.
In addition to all the above, the mail app won't open properly and keeps crashing, keeps having to download all the mail but then crashes. Now, the settings app also keeps crashing. What's going on?!
Help!

Sorry to hear this happened to you. If your iPhone doesn't free up space after you delete stuff, then it has gotten too full and needs to be restored. If you're too nervous to do it yourself you can have someone at the Genius Bar do it for you.
You will most likely need to set it up as a new device, because restoring from a backup will likely cause the same problem to occur.

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