Breathe Right Congestion Relief Nasal Strips Original Large 30s

Ok so probably like many others when thinking of buying these, I tried to simulate the stretch that I thought the strip would have on my nose with my fingers. This in no way reflects what they do. Basically, they want to spring back to a straight position so pull the looser parts of your nose outwards, increasing the nasal area and flow through it. For me normally I can hear myself breathing through my nose, these almost silenced that noise and I could feel more airflow. I had also at the same time bought so nose vents (these got put in the bin within 5 minutes due to them not being all that comfortable and not really making all that much difference.I found the first night that I noticed it on my nose, by the second it was not so noticeable and feel asleep fine on all occasions of using them.So did it stop me snoring?No, my wife said I would occasional snore still with it on, but the deep breathing that also kept her awake had gone. I certainly felt fewer pokes from the wife waking me up throughout the night

I have had my nose broken a few times and have had 2 operations on it, the final operation was to help me breath through my nasal passage which was only partly successful.For years I have struggled with breathing through my nose, meaning I drink a lot more to try and stop my mouth from drying out.I primary wanted these strips to help me breath through my nose and stop the issues I have with dry mouth, sore throat and even ulcers.Secondary I hoped these strips would also help with my snoring.I can confirm that these strips do open my nasal passage, they do help againts sore throat and dry mouth and they do reduce snoring or so my wife tells me.I have tried cheaper brands on Amazon but they are never a large as the original and usually don't stick as well. The cheaper brands are better than nothing and I kept my cheap ones incase I run out of these.I have also tried breathing aids that you push into your nose, again these work and again not as well as these strips. They seem to work well at first but gradually weaken or fall out of your nose and can make your nose sore.I've also tried vapour inhalers and 'Happinose' nasal decongestant balm. The vapour inhalers are cheap and work well but only temporary. The balm works ok and lasts much longer than the inhalers.These strips are not perfect and do not cure my nasal issues, but are the best I've found and hence I have gave them 5 stars, I now subscribe for these to be delivered monthly.My nightly nasal routine is to give my nose a good blow, inhale eucalyptus vapour, apply 'Happinose' and finally, after wiping my nose, apply a 'large' breathright nasal strip.This gives me and my wife the best chance of a good night's sleep.Some nights are better than othersI'm sure many others have a similar issues with their nasal passage, hopefully I've have given you a few ideas.I'll take a few pictures now, showing all the nasal aids I've tried or use, thanks for reading

Opinion seems to be very divided as to whether these things work.For me, there has been no single 'magic bullet' - but these larger, stickier strips do help (well, my wife tells me they do). Cheaper strips simply unpeeled during the night and proved useless. Worthwhile degreasing your nose before sticking a strip on – and unpeeling SLOWLY and GENTLY in the morning. Not exactly visually appealing, and slightly uncomfortable at first, but you soon get used to them.In addition, we’ve found other tactics that also help.Raise the head of the bed by six inches (OK, 15.24cm) – a few piles of old paperbacks did the trick for us. In addition to reducing snoring, also helps reduce morning hangover/tension headaches. Bit of a hassle to set up, and I was sceptical, but it really does work, especially the headache bit 😊.Take a couple of antihistamine tablets before going to bed (best value is Diphenhydramine HCl, the generic active ingredient of most well-known hay-fever medications). They’ll reduce nasal swelling, open the airways, AND help you feel sleepy.Try a good quality hypo-allergenic (NOT duck-down or feathers) continental size pillow, 65cm x 65cm – that’s an extra 15cm of height compared to a standard UK pillow (50cm x 75cm). This gives your head much better support and helps keep airways open – it also feels much more comfortable (you can really wedge your shoulder into the pillow without your head lolling over the top).Taken together, all of these wheezes probably sound like a load of palava just to go to bed, but, once set up, they really don’t require much effort. And, if you or your partner is a snorer, the results really can be transformational in terms of quality of sleep and quality of life.Good luck.

I've been using these for years without a problem and though they are more expensive than competitors, they've always worked well. But the new box that I've just bought seems to be a different product. In particular, they don't stick as well, which means that one side has usually come unstuck from my nose within a few hours. Also there doesn't seem to be a split in the backing tape, so it's hard to get the paper off (used to be a split half way, so you could just bend and peal it off). I'm now going to try some of the alternatives instead.

My husband uses these da ily and they have improved the quality of his sleep. He would be without them.