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Business Stationary Mart - Vicks Personal Steam Inhaler
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List Price: $33.89
Our Price: $29.97
Your Save: $ 3.92 ( 12% )
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks
Manufacturer: Vicks
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Vicks
EAN: 0028785400020
Feature: Provides vapor therapy for colds, flu, bronchitis, and other respiratory ailments
Label: Vicks
Manufacturer: Vicks
Model: V1200
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vicks
Studio: Vicks
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Features
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Provides vapor therapy for colds, flu, bronchitis, and other respiratory ailments
Soothing steam penetrates nasal, sinus, throat passages naturally
5- to 15-minute treatment; adjustable steam control
Comfortable, soft, plastic hood
Compact size for storage or travel; 1-year warranty
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good product for the price
Comment: This steamer has helped a lot to relieve my allergy's and post nasal drip. I use it once in the morning and once before bed when I'm symptomatic. I like the small size since it takes very little space in my bathroom. The only downside is it does not turn itself off if you forget. I highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: pretty good one
Comment: I got my Vicks Steam Inhaler a few days ago. I had been choosing between it and the Mabis one. However, the latter costs $20 more so I decided to go with this one considering almost identical review ratings. I would rate it with 4.5 starts, not with 5. There is still a little room for improvement. It is pretty compact and quick. It starts producing steam in about 4 minutes. Yes, you can regulate the amount of steam. But I found that hot air makes me breath faster and, as a result, there is not enough steam produced by the machine between my breaths. Fortunately, I came up with a nice and simple solution. The mask has a few holes in it to mix the steam with some fresh air. If I cover with my fingers some or all three holes I get enough steam with every inhalation. It's pretty convenient, at least, for me and allows to (manually) regulate the amount of steam.
Another thing important for me was a possibility to use oil. Neither Vicks or Mabis inhaler assume that you can directly add aroma oil to water. Both brands sale their own inhaler pads designed to work with their machines. But the choice of oils is very limited. By the way, the Vicks Inhaler comes with a disposable pad good for one time use. Some people reported that they had still added a few drops of oil. For some it worked fine, for the others it didn't work that well screwing in some way the water heating surface. What I did is I bought this refill kit (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XPX1HG) and it's been working great for me. You can put a pad directly on the plastic thing with the holes the steam comes out. The only difference with the original pad is form but it works great. It does not mess with the water heating surface and you can refill those cotton pads with any oil you want. For the future, I'm going to buy cotton pads and oil separately. I prefer to use calendula and there is no pads or kits coming with calendula extract.
Customer Rating:
Summary: works great and helps a lot
Comment: I went from a cough the resulted from a cold to an allergic cough that lasted over 6 weeks. I ordered the personal steam inhaler and after a few days of use, the cough started going away, and it is gone now. Also, as soon as I started using it, I noticed my tight chest cough loosening some. I'm glad I have this, because when those allergies kick in I have effective help at hand, in addition to a saline nasal inhaler.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is exactly what I was looking for.
Comment: I have frequent issues with my sinuses and am always trying to stave off a sinus infection, and, I'm not a big fan of medication. I read about how humidifiers can help with sinus issues, but didn't want to turn my apartment into a sauna.
I read some of the one and two-star reviews and was a bit concerned about the steam output, but I found that this little contraption almost produces too much steam; just like a hot shower, it takes a minute to get acclimated to the heat. This evening I have completed two full treatments and have now regained the use of my nose.
My only issues with this device are that, for one, the little rubber feet were a little uneven (I fixed that). Secondly, the therapeutic disc included with this product seemed worthless (although that could be due to my congested nose).
However, this product does what it claims. So for that, it gets all five stars from me. If only I could find a way to get this to run on batteries and glue it to my face.
Customer Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT
Comment: THIS PRODUCT PROVIDED EVERYTHING THAT THE PRODUCT PROMISED. I WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE.
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Vicks V1200 Personal Steam Inhaler
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