I usually don’t promote anything other than books and writers on this page, but this little device is something I feel so strongly (and happy) about that I have to share in case you need to know about it.
As an adult, I’ve been plagued with spring allergies relating to tree pollen. They weren’t too horrible in Portland, but were totally debilitating when I lived down south. I am talking DEBILITATING. I won’t go into the gory details, but I will say that they lasted 8-12 weeks, and during that time, not only could I not go outside, but I slept about 10-12 hours per night and usually 2-3 hours in the middle of the day. I didn’t write unless I had no choice. I felt like I was going to die. Meds helped some, but often gave me headaches. The last year I was there, I decided to try a new approach.
I bought a very silly looking silk nose/mouth mask to sleep in (it helped!) online. I also purchsed this handy dandy personal air purifier. I read a lot of comments online and it seemed that even if it didn’t help with my allergies, it would keep me from getting sick on planes, so I forked out $140 for the purifier, 2 rechargeable batteries, and a charger.
IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.
In Tennessee it reduced my allergies by about 50%. Here, where they are much more mild, it reduces them by about 90%. To function in TN, I still had to sleep in the mask, take drugs every 12 hours, and use the purifier. Here, all I’m using in the purifier. It is FANTASTIC! I have not had to take ANY allergy meds. I think that’s the best part.
So anyway, I just want to say that I am on a pretty tight deadline for the month of April, and without this, I couldn’t actually meet the deadline, so if you need this, and you have the dough, I highly suggest you order one. I got mine from Amazon and the batteries from Radio Shack.
Oh, and the bonus is that I’ve flown about 4 times using this and I did not get sick once and I used to get sick every time I flew.
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