Product Description

This effective and convenient nasal irrigation system features hypoallergenic design, fully variable pressure control, calibrated pulse rate, quiet operation, an accurate measurement scale, and soft color coded nasal tips. The pulsation rate matches the normal rate of the healthy nasal cilia, so using this system can mean long term improvement for your sinuses, as well as short term relief.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #123868 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Grossan

Features

• Easy to use and clean
• Durable and sturdy, definitely worth the price, plus it comes with an one year warranty
• Comes with everything that you need to get started
• Two tips so two people can use the machine and they
• A strong enough of pulse of water to feel good, actually feels like it is cleaning out your sinuses, while not being painful.

Customer Reviews

The concept of nasal irrigation is excellent. This machine isn't.
My wife has suffered from cronic sinusitis for all of her adult life. She is an international flight attendant and spends a considerable amount of time breathing the rarified air onboard planes. It really makes her already cronic problem even worse.

She has been getting allergy shots for years and with no real improvement, she was getting very discouraged. She can easily go through a half of a box of tisseus a day blowing her nose and when allergy seasons arrive, she is a total disaster.

I started researching her condition on the Internet and discovered all the wonderful results people were getting with nasal irrigation. I found several discussions about the Grossan Hydro Pulse Irrigator in an allergy newsgroup. I decided to take the plunge and buy one for her. I decided that the cost (not insignificant at almost $100) was ultimately negligible if it could provide any relief from her condition.

The unit arrived and she immediately started to use it. Believe me, this thing is not quiet by any stretch of the imiganation. Especially in the "pause" mode, it is very loud, much louder than an electric shaver or electric toothbrush for instance. Nonetheless, the sound is not that big of a deal, after all it is results we are looking for and my wife quickly decided that it was helping alleviate her sinusitis symptoms. In fact, after about a month of use, she decided to discontinue her allergy shots with no ill effects so far. The only other thing she is doing in addition to the nasal irrigation is to use fluticasone propionate nasal spray.

So the concept of nasal irrigation has proven its worth, at least as far as my wifes' condition is concerned.

Now let me talk about the Grossan machine. It is an over-priced piece of junk. The first unit we received began to leak internally after only a week of use. During and after each use, there would be a large puddle of saline solution leaking out of the bottom of the machine. My wife followed the usage instructions precisely. When we called the company to inquire about the leaking problem, we were grilled relentlessly by the person answering the phone. We were asked whether we used un-iodized salt (we were), whether we were disiinfecting the machine every week with diluted clorox (we were) and other questions pertaining to the usage and care of the machine. As I said, my wife followed the instructions in the manual precisely so we were definitely not contributing to the problem. The machine itself was the problem. The company representative stated rather coldly that "we sell hundreds of these machines every day and if there was a problem with the machine we would certainly have lots of other complaints about it." The implication was quite clear, we were being blamed for the machines failure.

Ultimately, the company said they would send a brand new replacement machine under the terms of the warranty and that we needn't return the defective machine. So we were initially quite happy about that.

The second machine arrived a few days later and started to leak in the same way as the previous machine. So this time we call the company and they tell us to send the machine back to them for repair...not replacement... and that it will take 6-8 weeks. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. Since I still had the old machine, we hooked it back up and my wife still uses it while we wait for the replacement machine to be "fixed". In the meantime I decided to take the machine apart to have a little look-see inside. Wow, what an instructive little journey that was. You would not believe how cheaply made the machine is. It consists of basically a cheap electric impulse motor and a cheesy nylon pump that propels the water from the tank through the tube/nozzle. It is easy to see why the machine leaks once you see how it is put together. In fact I don't really understand how it could not leak. It would seem that they are destined to leak. So we wait for the "fixed" machine to arrive while the old machine continues to pour saline water all over our counter each time it is used.

In conclusion, nasal irrigation could have a profoundly positive result on your sinusitis condition but the Grossan machine is a piece of junk and I would definitely look at a standard oral irrigation unit and use a nasal tip on it. Or you could also use a non-mechanized neti pot which can be bought at CVS for about $12.

A little Google searching will reveal a chinese made oral irrigation machine called the Oratec ViaJet Pro, selling for half the price of the Grossan machine. The Oratec ViaJet Pro sells for $45. Draw your own conclusion. Buyer beware.

Must Have for Sinus Sufferers
I bought this product with a lot of scepticism. It turned out to be a great product. The whole family is using it, and it seems to improve the allergy and sinus problems. Worth a shot - and allows you to get relief without medicine!

Finally! Relief without medication.
I have always had allergies and have been on every allergy medication with minimal results. I was on combinations of these meds and still had to take an over the counter medication every now and then when things got real bad. My biggest problem is post nasal drip, it would be so thick and always a constant flow. I would wake up choking on it and my stomach would feel nauseous in the morning for having so much drain down my throat.

I then was diagnosed with high blood pressure and had to start meds for that, which meant no more OTC allergy meds and I was taken off all but two perscription meds. I got so desperate, I got an infant nose syringe thinking I could maybe suction some of the congestion out for a temporary relief measure. That was not very successful.

I searched the net to find non-medication forms of relief when I found nasal irrigation. I bought the machine and the Breathe-Ease XL powder to try since I didn't think it could get worse.

I am so happy I did! It takes a bit of getting used to, a little discomfort while your sinuses fill with water, (like turing upside down in the pool and getting water up your nose) but once the water begins to flow out the other nostril, it all goes away and it is actually a pleasant feeling of relief.

I started using it twice a day, in the morning and night and immediately noticed a difference. I haven't been able to breathe this clearly in years. I can take a deep breathe and feel it go unobstructed all the way through my sinuses. It is, for me, an amazing difference.

I still have allergies, they don't go away, but with regular use, you wash out a lot of the allergens out of your sinuses. The post nasal drip is also still present, but it is SO MUCH BETTER. I do not have as much as I used to and what I do have is a lot thinner and easier to handle, it doesn't sit all thick in the back of my throat anymore.

I have been using this machine for a couple of months now and have gone down to using it every other day or so and it seems to keep things in check. If I have been out working in the yard or during the days when we had brush fires burning in the area, I used it every evening and that kept the major sinus attack away that I would of normally suffered.

Did it take my allergies away completely, no. But, it has been a magnificent tool in managing them and making them so much easier to live with, without additional medication. I let my doctor know I was using this method and she did keep me on one allergy medication, but took me off the steroid nose spray as I am having much more success with this method.

If you are like me and have tried everything the doctors have given you without much success, I highly recommend nasal irrigation. I can't say enough good things about it.