I've been using these all summer and this is the first summer I haven't had to take any medication. I carry a clean spare with me especially when we had the fires here in NM and they worked for the smoke also. My nose measures exactly 7/8" slotted and I use the Med. 7/8"-1 1/8" and it works perfect. I clean them using very warm (can barely put my had in it) water and a $5 ultra sound. I usually let it run for 10 minutes as my filter is full of pollen after only one day and when the air was smokey I'd have two filters dirty by the end of the day. By the way I recommended them to a friend who flys alot and he got some to help with the colds and flues as he was always getting sick on the 12+ hour flights. He thinks they have helped he hasn't been sick since he started using them. Don't be afraid to try them and it took me only about a day to get used to it, now if the pollen is bad I even sleep in it.WoodyKnows Ultra Thin Nasal Filters for Hay Fever, Pollen & Dust Allergy, Pet Hair and Dander Allergy, Allergic Asthma, Sinusitis, Rhinitis Relief 3-Pack (I-S)
This year, WoodyKnows filters gave me Spring back. Now I can actually enjoy this season. And my all-year, all-the-time dust allergy is much better, too.
I've been searching for a product just like this one for a long, long time and I've tried many. I'm very discerning about my gear and purchases. A discreet nasal filter made so much sense, but no one did it right until now.
I've been using the filters for about three months. I wear the WoodyKnows filters at home and on my commute to work. Now, at the height of the spring tree pollen season, I even wear them when I sleep. They are very comfortable if you get the right size (get the cheap sizing kit first!) and you get used to them fast.
They are not perfect 100-percent block-everything filters, but because I can wear them for hours and hours they are extremely effective at reducing my overall allergy load. And that makes a huge difference since allergy misery is a cummulative effect. By cutting down my exposure over big swaths of time, when I do get exposed to pollen or dust, my reaction is minimal.
Last year, I tried First Defense Nasal Screens. And they were a big help! They do in fact block more allergens than WoodyKnows. Their actual filtration is more effective. But First Defense had some serious downsides. 1) Despite being promoted as looking invisible, they make your nostrils disappear! The end effect is you either look, at best, like you have Band Aids on your nose or, at worst, like some kind of old Twilight Zone mutant. 2) They're not really reuseable. You can take them off and stick them back on the plastic sheet, but they lose adhesive effect each time and never fit quite right again. 3) The screens are effective, but they also reduce air flow making it noticably harder to breathe. 4) One sneeze and they're shot. There is no saving, cleaning or reusing them. They are pretty expensive given they are truly disposable, one-shot filters.
WoodyKnows solves all those problems. They really are hard to notice making public use possible without feeling self-conscious. They don't limit breathing. They are easy to clean and reuse (I use the recommended ultrasonic jewelry cleaner approach). Yeah, they don't filter out everything, but all of these positives mean you can actually use them a lot. And wearing a 95-percent filter for 12 hours a day does a lot more good than a 99-precent filter for 2 hours a day.
If you still need extra allergy or pollution protection, WoodyKnows plus a Vogmask are a good and stylish combo.
My young son also suffers from severe Spring allergies and he wears WoodyKnows, too. Last year, he often needed a nebulizer to help his strained breathing, but with WoodyKnows this year he hasn't needed the nebulizer once. I had been concerned about the filters looking weird and causing him problems at school, but they are very subtle and often you can't even tell he has them on. Sometimes kids ask him what's the thing on his nose and he tells them and that's the end of it. The one lookng at his nose the most is his sneezing, allergy-suffering teacher who is a bit envious.
WoodyKnows are not perfect:
-The filter frames tend to deform over time, causing problems with a good seal. They're promoted as having a lifespan of a month, but I'd say they work great for two weeks and then by the end of the third week they need replacing. Of course, I use them a lot longer and harder than most would. I have found that if you alternate between two sets of filters, you can get a lot more life out of them. One filter gets to "rest" and the shape of the frame tends to come back.
-They might be even more discrete if the connecting bridge between filters was transparent instead of a transluscent-whitish color.
-Would be good if there was a size between the III and IV models.
-I also wish they came with a carry case for a single filter instead of just the three-pack.
That said, these are minor quibbles with an awesome, incredibly helpful product.
After last year's brutal allergy season, I was on the verge of starting on months of expensive, painful and time-consuming allergy shots. Thanks to WoodyKnows, I have a cheaper, faster, more reliable alternative that doesn't involve many needles and hours in waiting rooms.
Thank you, WoodyKnows. Please succeed and stay in business. I don't want to face allergy season without you.Hi,
I have been using these for one year and they really make a difference. Woody is a great person to deal with and very helpful. He is also very willing to utilize feedback to improve his product. Highly recommended.
Regards,
Nick.My daughter is very allergic to multiple things and anaphylactic to several things. She could not tolerate going outside due to pollens. She had to miss out on music and art lessons in school as she couldn't go into the room due to mild mould in the room which triggered asthma. No school excursions. She could not tolerate diesel fumes from the school bus or traffic. Since using Woody Knows filters, my daughter has a real life again. She can go outdoors with friends and enjoy most animals without getting asthma if she wears her filters. No more spending school holidays stuck inside the house. These filters have given my ddaughter and me out lives back.only problem is that my nose is between two sized, ones too small the other too large; so i get to ware top large at home only;(
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