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Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Mar 11 9:08pm | Replies (28)

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@danny5 I also have sleep apnea with a deviated septum. I had the humidity tank with my previous 2 CPAPs that I no longer have due to the recall - Dreamstation and Dreamstation Go portable CPAP. I stopped using the humidifier tank for the same reason. It seemed to make my congestion worse. I did like the heated hose which I no longer have because my bedroom gets a little cold in the winter and it effects the air I breathe more than my body.

I decided against surgery to fix the deviated septum after a long talk with my Mayo ENT doctor. He put me on a 3 month Rx of a proprietary nasal spray that I did in the morning and the evening which helped clear up my nose. He said my problem was caused by chronic rhinitis. After the Rx ran out I was able to treat the rhinitis with a twice daily saline nasal rinse for a little over a year. Then I saw an ad on the SinuSonic and decided to give it a try. They last about 6 months before you have to replace it which was almost as cheap as 6 months of daily nasal rinse supplies and it actually does help keep my nasal passages clear if I use it one or two times daily. Another plus for me is that it's much easier to do than the nasal rinse.

I think it probably does need a larger study. This was the first study (small) that I looked at which convinced me to give it a try.
-- A novel device combining acoustic vibration with oscillating expiratory pressure for the treatment of nasal congestion: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7317541/

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i had my deviated septum fixed a few years back already. (WOW). my nose had been broken three different times. when the ENT did do it. i had been suffering for many years from different issues. with that being done. it's been great. other than the Chronic Sinusitis and the nasal polyps. which are gone now also. so i'll have to see about getting one of these. d 🏳️‍🌈