For reasons of hygiene first and foremost, we recommend that each Mute is used up to 10 nights if the cleaning instructions are followed*. Mute is worn inside the nose, so it is important to consider this in how long each device is used. Secondly, the mechanical action of the dilation (pin) feature may, with extended use, wear and not hold its dilated position in the nose. Thirdly, with ongoing use, the materials may stiffen with age and may not feel as soft as first use and some people have reported that the materials slightly discolour over time.

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Carefully insert the dilator in your nose, arms first. It helps to tilt the bridge of the dilator up while inserting it. If you can’t fit the arms and paddles into your nose, the dilator is too large for you. You can open up the loops of the dilator to get a better fit. Each dilator has three different adjustments. Mute gently stents and dilates the nasal airways allowing snorers to breathe more easily through their nose and keep their mouth closed during sleep. Our nasal respiratory technologies, Turbine and Mute are both designed to make breathing easier during sleep or during exercise, increasing airflow on average, up to 38%. However, as the needs of the sleeper and the athlete are very different, we have built some different features in to each product.

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This also makes Rhinomed Mute Nasal Dilator easier to get used to since it is possible to really hit the sweet spot between comfort and effectiveness. I honestly expected to wake up in the middle of the night from a big snore and feel disappointed that it didn’t work. But I didn’t. I woke up the next morning and forgot we were testing it. Wait, I didn’t wake up last night? You didn’t snore!? It worked! Another 2019 study compared the effectiveness of external nasal strips (aka Breathe Right strips) with a different brand of internal nasal dilator (Nas-Air). The results suggest that while both helped relieve snoring and improved sleep, Nas-Air seemed to have more benefit for more participants.

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Alternatively, if the size is right but you have a dry nasal lining, this may also create some sensitivity. The dry nasal lining may be caused by air conditioners like heating and cooling. Additionally, dehydration can contribute. Aside from keeping hydrated, there is a product called Nozoil that may provide some relief. FLO Nozoil spray contains three forms of Vitamin E and helps to shield the nasal tissue from the drying effects of inhaled air and to help reduce the effects of inflammation. It is hard to make any definitive suggestions, as sensitivities can vary. It could be related to size. For instance, if Mute is too big for your nose, it may be putting pressure on a couple of areas. Snoring can be difficult to stop, and there are no guarantees that any one practice will permanently stop all snoring.I tried the MUTE again on different nights and had good results. I was able to increase the size of the device with the handy straps that are built into the dilator. A lot of factors that a nose dilator can’t control were at play for me and caused variation in results. For example, external factors such as deeper sleep, using sleeping pill, and eating various foods prior to bed that cause GERD caused types of snoring that the MUTE could not fix completely.