SinuPulse Elite Advanced Nasal Irrigation System with 30 SinuAir Saline Packets, Pulsating Nasal Congestion Relief & Sinus Rinse Machine, More Effective Than Neti Pot or Nose Spray

I really like this product. It is so well designed, highly functional and convenient. After a year of use, I have had no problems with it whatsoever. I like that it stays on the countertop and you don’t have to lift a heavy device to your face. Maybe the best thing for me is the tips (the nose pillow fittings, or whatever you call them). They are very broad and conical shaped and provide a great seal, which is important so that the water doesn’t just run back out the same nostril that it goes into. None of the non-powered portable bottles offer this. I even adapted these tips to a little handheld squeeze bottle I can use for travel. The adjustable flow amount is great for lavage. With it, you can get a longer or a shorter lavage session, depending on your preference.I have not yet tried the nasal irrigators, as opposed to the lavage tips, but I understand they can be used for the delivery of certain prescription medications like antibiotics. This seems like a terrific idea for sinusitis or sinus infections due to the ability to deliver antibiotic to the affected area without a systemic effect. Antibiotics are a godsend for many infections, but you don’t really want them bouncing around inside your body if you don’t have to have them!

All due respect to my old Navage unit - it helped a lot for three and a half years - but the SinuPulse is so much easier and more economical to use, and far more effective. I've only used the SinuPulse for two days now, and maybe it's just coincidence, but I slept a solid eight hours last night for the first time in I can't remember when. Not to mention I'm breathing so much freer already and can actually smell things again.Differences between the two units:-- The Navage has four plastic sections that have to be snapped together and then taken apart again after each use. Even after 400+ uses, this assembly and disassembly never became smooth or "automatic" for me. I had to stop and think every time about which direction each section turned, being careful to get them snapped tight without breaking them. BY CONTRAST, the SinuPulse has only has the nasal wand and water reservoir to worry about, both of which easily attach in seconds with no undue pressure or snapping.-- There's a significant learning curve with Navage, which requires you to stand up straight while holding the entire unit in front of your face, while keeping your head and the unit level, while pressing the On button with your thumb, while looking straight forward, while breathing through your mouth, while, oh yeah, trying to peek around it at the mirror to make sure everything was still level. BY CONTRAST, the main SinuPulse unit sits on the counter and you're only handling the light weight nasal wand while bending over the sink. No concern about anything being "level," or about getting water all over your front and on the floor if there's a "leak." (Navage can leak if the nose pillow attachment isn't pushed in tight enough, if the O-rings slip, if the nose pillows aren't inserted into your nose far enough, or if they're inserted too far, or if they're blocked by the inner nasal wall.)-- The Navage reservoir holds only 1 cup of saline solution per session, which never did it for me. Meaning I had to remove the catch reservoir, dump and reattach it, refill the water reservoir and insert another salt pod to continue a second time. BY CONTRAST, the SinuPulse reservoir holds 2-1/2 cups of saline solution and can be refilled on the fly as many times as you need.-- Navage requires the use of their own salt pods, which are expensive. In three years I spent enough on salt pods to buy 5 SinuPulse units, which BY CONTRAST can be used with an inexpensive homemade saline solution.-- The motorized Navage section can only be cleaned by holding it under the tap and running warm water into a small hole leading into the chamber, being very careful not to get the bottom wet where the batteries are inserted. But, honestly, what little I could see inside the unit or reach with a pipe cleaner, I always wondered how clean it really got. I.e. Was there gunk building up inside that I couldn't see or reach, and was I was running the risk of giving myself an infection? BY CONTRAST, the SinuPulse is flushed under pressure by running plain warm water through the reservoir and hose after every use, and I like that it can be flushed periodically with a vinegar or bleach solution to disinfect.-- Navage is battery operated. BY CONTRAST the SinuPulse is electric, and thankfully it's a standard direct plugin rather than one of those power "box" plugins that take up the entire outlet.Desperate for relief from sinus headaches, aching teeth and feeling stuffed up all the time, I bought the Navage after seeing numerous television commercials, and I'll give it credit that it did help a lot. But I've always found Navage a bit awkward to use, so when it started going gunnybag a few weeks ago (leaking like a sieve despite all the troubleshooting recommendations), I did some research and decided to try the SinuPulse. And I'm really, really, really glad I did.P.S. Several reviewers have mentioned how "noisy" the SinuPulse is. It is somewhat noisy, though not nearly as noisy as my electric water flosser. And for five minutes a day I wouldn't care if it was as noisy as a power saw, considering how well it works.

First of all, let me praise the use of nasal irrigation for allergy relief. I've also found that the powered ones (like this) work better than syringes and the like.As far as I can tell there are two main units available, the SinuPulse and the Grossan Hydro Pulse. The Grossan unit is built in Taiwan and the SinuPulse in mainland China. I owned a Grossan unit for a couple years, lightly used during allergy season, before it died. Read the reviews -- it's apparently a fairly common problem. Upon disassembly, the cause was the motor armature binding (not burnt out, just frozen unless disassembled to the point the end cap was loose). The cheap plastic piston pump still moved fairly freely and there was no build up of salt since I had flushed the unit with distilled water after every use.A SinuPulse recently arrived -- it's far too early to tell how well it will hold up. However, I can compare the designs, ease of use, and the effectiveness.Effectiveness? They're about the same. Both also have a range of pressure adjustments and both want to be used more to the upper end.Ease of use? I'd put the Grossan unit ahead. Its fluid chamber is a fairly durable container that can serve for both mixing the salt solution and then dispense it. The SinuPulse unit has a squarish container of a more fragile plastic (and not covered by the warranty) that doesn't work well for mixing (hard to hold, square corners, easily scratched, harder to drain). So you'll need an extra container to mix the saline solution with the SinuPulse. And the SinuPulse container is a bit harder to clean (all those corners).Design? It's a closer call on some of the design features. The SinuPulse makes it slightly easier to change nozzles with a push button to release, if that's important (not to me; but it might be for multiple users). The Grossan has a useful on-off device at the handle while the SinuPulse has an annoying momentary contact (probably just presses against the tube) shut off option. The solution container on the Grossan unit is a more durable plastic and easier to clean, but the shut off valve on the bottom will dribble a bit now and then (not sure yet how the SinuPulse compares). Both units require a thorough flush with (preferably distilled) water to avoid salt or hard water deposits from clogging the pump. Both instruction manuals have unrealistic expectations, such as unplugging the units (they have an on-off switch) after every use.Price? About the same.Reliability? Don't have a real comparison yet. The Grossan seems to last a couple years in average use before dying. The SinuPulse has a longer two year warranty. Both look to be somewhat cheaply made in China. Both warn that you must flush the unit after every use to get rid of any salt that might remain in the pump. If you have hard water, you probably should also use distilled water for this.The bottom line is that someone should be able to make a better unit for the $80 or so these cost. If the SinuPulse actually lasts significantly longer, it might be worth putting up with its annoyances. Otherwise, the Grossan looks to be the better designed unit, at the cost of replacement every couple years or so (which might add up to a heap of broken units over a lifetime of use).On edit (12/2015) -- this is still holding up in light seasonal use after three years. That puts it ahead of the Grossan unit in my mind; and gets an extra star. Update 2/2018 -- still working in light seasonal use. Far ahead of the old Grossan units owned earlier.