Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1469 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Medinose
• Model: 45030

Features

• Offers relief from hay fever, animal hair or house dust
• Innovative red-light therapy
• Clinically tested
• Drug free - no side effects
• Quickly alleviates allergy symptoms
• Also effective for allergy prevention
• Only 4.5 mins approx per treatment
• Automatic shut-off after each treatment
• 3 Year warranty

Manufacturer's Description
Medinose uses photo therapy to get rid of allergic symptoms that you may get from hay fever, animal hair or house dust. It inhibits the release of histamine, quickly alleviating allergy symptoms in a natural way without the use of drugs, so there are no possible side effects. It is also effective for allergy prevention and comes with a 3 year warranty.

Each treatment session lasts 4.5 minutes approx and you can use it 2-3 times a day. There is also an automatic shut-off after each treatment and you can use the Medinose anywhere you like.

Photo therapy is a method for treating allergic reactions. It uses an innovative visible red light that acts on the cellular metabolism, slowing down the immune reaction and reducing inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes. The light causes the reduction in allergic reactions and symptoms. Medinose uses this technology in a hand held format which is consumer friendly and easy to use.

A double blind, placebo controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of Medinose. Following treatment, 72% of allergic rhinitis patients reported a reduction in symptoms and an improvement in their overall condition, compared to only 24% in the placebo group. Patients also received a nasendoscopy (examination of nasal tissue using an endoscope), which further supports the results by showing a significant reduction in nasal tissue inflammation after treatment.

"My nose lit up just like Rudolph, and suddenly the hay fever was gone" - Evening Standard 30/05/06

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Customer Reviews

Surprisingly Effective
I must admit that when I read about this, I was sceptical... a couple of lights to shove up your nose that can cure hayfever?! However, having tried everything else under the sun to try to decrease my havfever symptoms (including herbal medicines that did nothing, and over-the-counter-medicines that just made me feel like falling asleep), I thought I'd give it a go.

The first thing to say is that when you have this switched on, you look hilarious! It makes your whole nose glow red, which I hadn't realised (I wondered why my father-in-law started singing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" the first time I used it!), so it's probably best to use it somewhere where you won't feel self-conscious. But... it works for me!

Within a minute of finishing a treatment, my blocked nose starts to clear (sometimes one nostril more than the other, but usually both). I do then have to keep blowing my nose for a couple of minutes until it totally clears, but that's no different to what most hayfever sufferers have to do anyway! Thereafter, I get several hours of either little or no hayfever symptoms. As far as I am concerned, it is fantastic!

Since I bought this (a couple of weeks ago), I have typically only used it once to twice a day, as this has brought my symptoms well under control, and made any remaining symptoms easily bearable. I am now going to start using it three times a day as recommended to see if I can elminate my symptoms entirely.

Obviously this might not work for everybody, but if your hayfever symptoms make you feel as lousy as mine did, it's got to be worth a try, and won't cost you more than a couple of nights out.

dissapointment
I suffer from perrenial rhinitis, and I react strongly to all particles including pollen,dust,perfumes etc..
I have used this for over two weeks now, and I can definately say that it has not eliminated my symptoms, this is meant to be the best season for me (southern europe) and I am still itchy and snotty, it may have put a damper on my symptoms, but I can't be sure.
I think this device won't stand a chance when the bad season kicks in.
It is clear it is not as effective as anihistamines, and THEY are not even effective when it gets bad.
However it does seem to help unblock a stuffed nose before or after bedtime, and it might calm a slightly sensitive nose down.

Fully Recommended by serious hayfever victim!
I recommend this product to anyone who is sick of depending on nose sprays, nasal irrigation and eye drops to deal with their hayfever. I suffer from perrenial rhinitis (hayfever that lasts all year round) and my main symptoms are blocked nose, itchy eyes and itchy skin. I've been using this product for about 6 weeks now and I can't recommend it enough. It has reduced my need for nose sprays and eyed drops up to 90% (however, I still use tablets for the itchy skin).
I believe that if medinose can work for someone whose symptoms are as bad as mine, then it will work for almost anyone (with similar symptoms). Go ahead and try it, its definately worth the price (compared to what i've spent over the years on different treatments). To anyone who does buy it, here's some advice:
1. it takes a week to really notice the difference
2. make sure you put the nose plugs as far up your nose as possible (trust me its not uncomfortable)
3. make sure you change the battery (which should last about 5 weeks with regular use) as soon as the green light starts flashing, otherwise you won't be getting a proper treatment.

Hopefully it will work as well for you as it has for me. Good Luck!