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A tale of two nasal dilators
Trying to get my nose to stay open, I've been experimenting with nasal dilators.
So far I tried two types.
- Generic tubes from ebay, 50p each
- Fancy Airmax £10
Both are moulded silicon rubber.
I would say the packaging for the Airmax, which is really nice, costs more than the gadget itself.
They both work, airflow is improved, although I can't make up my mind which I like most yet.
I think the tube is more resistant to pressure on the nostrils.
They both also fit under a full face mask.
With a bit of crafting skill the Airmax could probably be copied cheaply using hobbyist kit.
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Yeah I got some strips but they come unstuck.
Have you found a quality difference between brands?
I've found the dilators get lost easy.
The Airmax one is £10, lasted a couple of weeks before disappearing.
The white ones are quite cheap, work out about 50p each off Ebay.
I was wanting to experiment with making a mould and crafting my own Airmaxes from silicone but I never even kept hold of it long enough to try :-(
Airmax looks like a cheap thing to manufacture, to me, but the packaging is really nice I wonder if that's where most of the cost is?
I haven't seen any cheapo generic versions so maybe they hold their intellectual property rights tightly.
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