Vicks Sinus Inhaler for Sinus Relief, Works with VapoPads (1 Included) | Plug-in Non-Medicated Steam Inhaler for Allergies, Congestion & Colds, Vocal Steamer, Soothes Nasal & Throat Passages

This Vicks nasal steam inhaler is easy to use and provides soothing relief when I’m congested. The warm steam helps open my nasal passages and makes breathing much more comfortable. It’s well made, simple to clean, and works exactly as expected. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for gentle, effective congestion relief.

Heats up extremely quickly, and produces a large quantity of very hot steam for sinus therapy. It's actually a little surprising how quickly this one heats up on the high setting. The slot for the vapor tabs could stand to be a little larger and easier to use but that is a tiny floor in an otherwise perfect steam machine.

This little steam-maker is not perfect, but it's pretty darn good. It's effective at giving temporary relief for congestion during a cold or flu. I've used steam therapy for decades, doing it the old-fashioned way with a bowl of hot water and a towel over the head to keep the steam contained. It's a lot to manage heating up a bowl of water in the middle of the night when you need steam the most. I set this up before bed and when I woke up in the night with sinus pressure and pain all I had to do was flip the switch and wait for the steam to arrive. I do still use a towel over my head to create a chamber full of steam. I find it's enough to use it on the lower setting when I'm using the towel and I don't need to get very close to the device as the steam coming out can get uncomfortably hot if you get too close. Heed their instructions not to place your face directly on the mask. The biggest complaint I have is the power supply. The instructions insist that you must plug the unit directly into a wall outlet and not a surge protector or extension cord of any kind. Well, in my house it's pretty hard to find an outlet that works with the short cord provided. At my built-in desks the cord won't reach around the desktop and below to the wall outlet and if it did, the cord would be dangling in a most dangerous manner. Near tables, the cord won't reach far enough to access any nearby outlets and again, if it did, it would be a serious tripping hazard, snaking along the floor. It was a puzzle to figure out where I could safely plug it in and use it. Not being an electrician, I'm not sure how seriously to take their fire hazard warnings regarding the use of extension cords or surge protectors, but I know of several house fires that had electrical origins so I'm complying.

Works very well. Easy to use and to fill/empty. Good instructions included. Helps with sinus or nasal congestion, especially during winter.

5 stars for almost instant relief! My son came down with something while staying in a dorm abroad that left him with a horrible cough. Fast forward a month when he came home, he still had the cough. After another week it seemed to be getting worse. I got one of these for him and just after 1 use the cough eased. Although he wasn’t it any pain, he said he just felt better overall. Going to continue to use. He did also use with the vapor pads.

First the good: It will clear your nose, and it's easy to use. Now, the bad: It will clear your nose, but you're also breathing in what seems mostly like more heat than water vapor. Like maybe a 90 percent heat to 10 percent vapor is what it *feels* like. For a machine developed for the sole intention of generating steam .... there is NO steam. Like, really? I could drink a hot cup of tea and fart a larger cloud of steam. The country has been utilizing steam for centuries, you'd think they'd have this down by now, but even on the "high" setting, if I wanted to see steam I had to put the device up against something black and look extremely hard, in which case I think I might've seen a small whisp or 2 once in awhile. Mostly you just see water droplets building up in the mask to let you know something with water is actually happening. All that said, I tried to give it a fair chance, and kept my face super close to it, even placing my face right on the mask for awhile, and you definitely do feel the heat, and after some time you do notice it cleared your nostrils, but I'm also a singer, and currently have the flu as well, and I wanted it to get all the way down into my throat and lungs, but I really didn't notice anything happening there with this device, which is a disappointment. To be sure my device wasn't faulty I went and youtubed a bunch of user videos of my model and watched closely to see if theirs created more steam, but it didnt, therefore I think it's just not much of a steam creator. I was expecting PLUMES of steam to come out of one of these things if you set it on high, with the ability to dial it back as needed; almost like you see from vape devices these kids are inhaling tutti frutti cotton patooty flavored juice from, but you're actually getting more of a sun tan on your face, minus the light, and minus the tan. It comes with a menthol pad to use; I tried that and wasn't real fond. That's just a personal preference though, I know there's a whole essential oils culture out there right now but for some reason I get hung up on the idea of inhaling oils and what not. I prefer to try to keep my lungs as pristine as possible, though I still like that the option is there if wanting to use it. Ultimately, I returned it and am going to try a different brand that I saw on youtube that looks like it does the same, but shoots out way more vapor, and is about half the price. My final verdict is, yes, it will work, but don't expect to see much, if any, steam, which means at least to me, that it probably doesn't work as well as it should.

Thank God for this product! This has been a God send for my allergies. I struggle with tinnitus in my ears and a few weeks ago, I had a cold and it turned into bronchitis, and my tinnitus was just nonstop because of congestion. Using this humidifier mask just five minutes 2 to 3 times a day has cleared up so much of my congestion and I have not had tinnitus the past few days! (make sure to buy a pack of Vicks sticks not sure why, but this only came with one)

This works ok as far as giving you steam to breathe in, my issues with it is it gets really hot to hold around the upper end of the device. You have to hold it from the bottom to keep your fingers from getting a little too toasty! Other issue I hate about this is where you add the water around the heating element it’s completely open and has no way of closing it off. Therefore if you tip this device much at all your water going to run right out of the reservoir where it’s heated at! I was hoping to use this laying down in bed but you can forget that idea. You have to be sitting up pretty straight in order to use this and not loose the water while it’s being heated. With that being said, it does heat up quickly and it seems to have a safety feature that turns the power to the heating element down or off when it’s low or out of water. It be a great device if it just had some way to seal the water inside the heating element. Then it be a 5 star device!

Excellent product

¡A mí me gustó! ¡Es verdad que sale muy poquito vapor! La verdad es que yo lo uso sin la parte "facial", pero ojo, eso es peligroso porque literal, el agua está hirviendo, pero si lo haces con cuidado, te llega un buen de vapor a la cara. Yo lo uso cuando ya estoy en la cama, lista para dormir y la verdad si me ayuda mucho cuando tengo sinusitis! Pero si lo vas a usar con tus hijos, definitivamente le debes poner la parte "facial" y sólo recuerda que si saldrá poco vapor.

Product looks good for kid or child below 10 years. Safe to use for them. As stream is not in that high flow kids can use safely and inhale without issue. Not suitable for adults as the steam is not sufficient for them.

Excelente diseño y funcionamiento. Perfecto para alivio al instante, muy diferente a los que tienen como función durar toda la noche.

soy cantante y debo decir que funciona de maravilla!