Rhinomed Mute Nasal Dilators for Sleep, Snoring Solution, Starter, 3 Sizes

First, about me and my particular need….and nose! I have a substantial but not huge nose and as I get older I note that my right nostril tends to collapse with hard breaths in. I also tend to be a bit “snotty”…hey, a bit personal but let’s get real here…we are talking about stuffing things up our noses. It began when my wife tried the external springy sticky strips that go over the bridge of the nose and pulls the nostrils open from the outside. She has a deviated septum and thus one dud nostril like me. We both snore some, but it’s not a big problem for us. For her it was to breathe better and get a good night’s sleep. It works for her and she bugged me to try one. OMG! That first rush of cool air up my nostril was almost intoxicating and leads me to think that perhaps I have been suffering from oxygen deprivation for most of my life. Running or even brisk walking has always had me breathing through my mouth. I soon found that the sticky spring strips were not “IT” for me. I have oily Mediterranean type skin and they just don’t stay stuck for more than a few hours. I still use them for sleep at night, because they allow me to effectively blow my nose without removal. It is a hassle, though, to scrub my nose without alcohol on a gauze pad before applying them. By morning they are half unstuck and look awful. No way I’m going out and about like that! My quest then became to find something that would augment my oxygen supply during the day without folks looking at me funny. I tried several internal clip types from Amazon. The typical idea is that you have a “U”shaped plastic clip with some variation on a paddle shape on the two ends of the “U” shape. The paddles go up your nose, and the clip wants to spring open and it pushes your nostrils wider from the inside. The wearer is (unfortunately) left with the bottom of the “U” shape connecting the two nostrils and looking like a little nose ring! One of my priorities here was to find one that minimized that aspect. I eventually tried a design that had not just paddles, but rings on the ends. These rings even have tiny ratchet “buckles” on them which allows diameter adjustment for each nostril. At first blush that arrangement seemed like a lot of “stuff” to shove up my nose, To my surprise it worked better and is more comfortable to wear than any of the “paddle” types. I did some research to find out if these things would work for wear during the day. Turns out MUTE makes a model for athletes who must breathe “explosively”. It’s called the “TURBINE” model. Sounded manly, and as a 77 year old who walks the dog morning and night, clearly that was the one for me! But NOOOOOO! Turned out that the Turbine model is very hard and stiff plastic and has little barbs on it to help keep in your nose. I found it very uncomfortable…and for some reason it is school bus yellow! So much for unobtrusive! The adjustable buckle ring design, however works really well for me and allows me to increase the diameter of the ring for extra air flow in that left nostril. Facing the fact that I am not an “explosively breathing athlete” I backed down to the MUTE base model. YESSS! Perfect. It is made from softer almost clear plastic, has no painful barbs and reduces the “nose ring effect” to a minimum. I can live with this, and I no longer have to breathe through my mouth when I walk the dog. One more pleasant surprise. The MUTE clips are advertised as being good for 10 uses. Not so for me, my first one is almost a month old, used daily and still working like new. And just one more maybe TMI thing. As mentioned I can be a bit snotty. At times I just have to blow my nose. I have learned to find a discrete spot, pull the MUTE out, blow, and pop the MUTE back in quite handily. Mute comes in 3 sizes. You need to buy the trial pack of one each to see what your needs will be. Hope this was helpful. Good luck!

Follow up on my previous review. After ordering the trial pack and trying the small out which worked very well, I order 2 boxes of small. When I opened the first box the small size was NOT what I tried in the first box (which I still have and the med and large are both there). This new smaller version works for a small child. They won’t stay in your nose a night and cover about 1/2 your nostril. No problem I will return the box I have unopened and get the medium. WRONG. I cannot return this item! So now I have wasted $40plus dollars on a child size nasal dial at or that I cannot use. BEWARE. It was a bait and switch for me and a Waste of money. Amazon should let the buyer know when an unopened box of worthless product cannot be returned! I was told my very loud snoring was out of control. I put a snore app on my phone and found I was breathing out of my mouth. My nasal passages were swollen and nearly closed due to a deviated septum. So decided to give this a try. I CANNOT BELIEVE the difference in air flow!!! I bought the trial and started with the small. It was tight and rigid. My nose immediately started to bleed. After running hot water over the device to make it soft I was able to get it in my nose without feeling scratched up. I find the routine of warm water before inserting is much more comfortable. No bleeding or scratching. In the morning after I remove it I take a qtip with a bit of Vaseline on it and run it around my nostrils. My app had me Azeri snoring for 3 nights and now light snoring as the device does swish when I lay on my side. But MUCH better than I was before Also I wake up so refreshed! I used to literally feel like I had a hang over and was using an oxygen can to feel more awake in the mornings. I will definitely keep using this product!

The Experience: Testing: I used the starter pack to try every size available to ensure I had the right fit. While I found a size that was comfortable, it didn't translate to results. Results: According to my wife, I snored exactly the same as I did without the device. There was zero noticeable change in the volume or frequency of my snoring. Setup: I even paired these with a specialized snoring pillow I use, hoping the combination would finally mitigate the issue, but unfortunately, it didn't make a difference. The Pros: The actual quality of the product is great. The material feels durable and well-made; it simply seems that this specific method of opening the nasal passages isn't the fix my body needs. Final Thoughts: If you have a physical blockage in your nose, these might be worth a shot, but for my specific snoring, they didn't provide the relief I was looking for.

For as long as I remember I was a mouth breather. Either that, or I was blowing my nose all the time. Or doing some humidifier or bootleg saline-neti pot situation. When it was dust, hay fever, or just the winter cold, my nose was always feeling clogged. I assume I have a deviated septum or something. The straw that broke the camel's back was one day going to the eye doctor and being told I had to have bilateral retinal detachment surgery. Yes, both of my eyes were in danger of going blind. This might be dramatic, but I feel like blowing my nose constantly all these years weakened my eye tissues and created several holes back there. (Anatomy lesson: The face has holes all over the inside between the mouth, ears, nose, and eyes. All that clogged air has to go somewhere right? Graphic I know.) Thankfully, the surgery was a success, but I knew I couldn't live like this anymore. Poor sleep, trouble getting air, and constantly making ugly breathing noises. So I looked into nose strips. I did those for a few months on and off, but they were irritating my skin, and sometimes I didn't get enough "lift" for my nostrils to open up all the way. Sometimes I would have to double up on extra strength versions. It got expensive too. Then I thought, I can't do this anymore either. My skin around my nose was dry and red, and the results weren't consistent. Sometimes the strip would fall off and sometimes it didn't help at all. So, back to Amazon search I go. I bought this 6 times from Amazon so far, so that should tell you something. This is the closest thing to being the end-all be all fix. Let me give you a few tips: 1) Read the instructions or you'll put it in backwards like I did. 2) Buy the trial pack and see what size you are. Then buy the size that fits best. 3) Don't be like me and increase the size of the ring when you feel extra congested. It's going to be tempting to think bigger hole=more air. But you want it to actually fit far enough in the BACK of your nose. If you adjust the hole to a size thats too large, you'll expand your nostrils, but the back of your nasal passage will still collapse and you'll still get that clogged feeling. It's much better to keep the rings small enough to fit all the way back there. 4) Don't be too forceful all the way back there or your nose will bleed like mine. 5) WASH THEM AND GET A SMALL BEDSIDE CONTAINER TO STORE THEM. Caring for these reminds me of my contact lenses, but in the opposite times of day. You want to clean them when you wake up and store them for the next night. Don't be lazy like me just taking them out and setting them aside somewhere on your bed to come back to later. It's gross and you'll end up losing them easily like I do. I'm telling you, it's tempting to just set them aside somewhere, but you really want to keep track of these. A few more things: It's a strange feeling at first, but the comfort of being able to breathe through your nose is so addicting. You'll find the tradeoff very satisfying. And when I mean it's addicting, it will be very addicting. Some days I wear these for hours and hours. I'm trying to work up the courage to wear this in public without a face mask. You'll end up buying these again one way or another. On nights where I forget to put these in, my body now still tries to breathe through my nose and I regret it. Finally, the major downside is the cost verses performance. IS it the best thing? Yes. Is the cost fair for 3? . 20 dollars an order adds up, but again... do you put a price on improved sleep? But the silicone-like material loses its rigidity after a day or two once it's "broken in." So the device itself gets more loose and bendy; which is not the optimal thing for something you want to stay in place. But so far, I'll continue to buy this. This combined with Alkalol Nasal Wash have had me these best nights sleep I've had in years. I often stop and ask myself, is this how "normal" people breathe??

My ENT recommended this to me because I can rarely breathe due to my nostril passages being closed/slim. Those nose/tape strips dont work, and many times, I would have to use my thumb and index finger to widen my nostril openings. However, with these Mute devices, they now do that job. Since then, I now get about a 90-95% clear airway and breathing is easy now. It does work. There is a tiny amount of discomfort, but you get use to it. Things to keep in mind: 1. The size you order makes a big difference. I took a chance at medium and it was perfect. I did not even have to adjust the size. Just shoved it in my nose, and moved/shifted it around to get a good fit. I am not even sure if I shove it too far deep inside my nose. 2. Your nostrils will puff out a little when you insert these. 3. No need to worry about them falling out or even swallowing them was sleeping. They stay tight inside your nose. 4. This product does not permanently fix your breathing problem. It's just a temp fix to widen your nostril openings. If you have sinus issues such as internal inflammation..etc, this dilator really won't help. That's a medical condition that you need to address with a doctor. I only use this dilator to widen my nostrils to breathe easier - mainly at night. Overall, a decent products that provides comfort to breathing better. 11/29/23: Update: This product still works great. I am still using the same piece since day 1. The other two are still in the package. You can keep using the same one, whereas they don't really wear out. Just make sure to rinse them with water after each use. Sometime next year, I will throw out the current one I am using, and use a new one from the existing pak. No issues at all with this product. 8/22/26: Update: I was still using this product up until June 2026. The product worked great since Day 1. Was a life saver for me. I had purchased 3 more boxes between way back then and June 2026. I stopped using this dilator because I finally opted for surgery to correct my blocked nasal passages. My surgery was to correct a deviated septum as well as turbinate reduction. I am finally able to breath better after so many years of suffering. But still, the Mute dilator really helped me before I did my surgery.

I'm pretty confident these will do absolutely nothing for the vast majority of people. It DOES do an extraordinarily good job of expanding your nostrils, but only the first half an inch into your nostril, barely passed the part where they flare outward and our largest. To my knowledge basically no one ever has problems with congestion there because it's just skin and cartilage. The important part (ie. the part you want to be expanding with the product) is higher in the nose where the passage narrows, because that's where you start getting tissue that can become inflamed and restrict airflow. For the record, I initially only wore this thing to sleep for a few nights to test it. Then when I tried putting on a nasal strip at the same time I realized this thing didn't even move when the nasal strip pulled my nose open. They aren't affecting the same part of the nose, and the part of the nose that thing opens doesn't matter if the part right above it is more narrow anyway. It's a cool idea, and it doesn't seem like a crappy company or product. The box is nice, the packaging is professional, and the instructions are clear (step 1 hold in hand, step 2 place into nose), so I don't think they're trying to scam people. Unfortunately it just isn't very effective.

Update: so after using the mute nasal dilator for over almost 2 months now, I have some issues with it. You know how when you constantly rub something, it starts to form a type of callus? Well that’s happening inside my right nostril. It’s becoming so bad that now the right nostril is clogged during the day. So now I’m using two different types of dilators one for one week, the mute for the next week, then back to the other for a week, etc and so on. So nothing is perfect but I cannot use cpap any longer. It causes me less sleep and more problems than it solves. Im kind of stuck? Not sure what to do now, but just wanted to put this out there. No dilator is great at this stage. Don’t like the nasal strips because they do not stay on and don’t open my nose enough. So there’s my update! So this is an honest review. I’m not paid, I’m not getting any compensation; I’m just hoping to help someone else. I bought the trial pack for Mute and quickly figured out that the medium was for me. I wore it a while and I’ll be honest (again!) I felt like it bothered me. UNTIL I tried another brand of nasal dilator and oh my word! I wore the other brand for a week just to give it a fair shot and had blisters in my nose that scabbed over during the daytime. I went back to Mute and it was heaven compared to the other brand. Now having said that: the Mute dilator is not completely comfortable to where you don’t know it’s there BUT it does not cause bleeding or sores and weirdly enough when I went back to it? It seemed to work far better than the other brand that claimed to open passages “58% more.” So the night I went back to Mute? I slept 8 hrs 26 mins and woke up feeling great. The week prior with the other brand? I barely slept 5 without ripping the thing out and having a blocked left nasal passage for the rest of the night. So! That’s my honest review. In total I have tried 5 different nasal dilators and out of all of them? I’m sticking with the Mute medium nasal dilator. It’s a pain to put in, it’s a pain to get where your nose wants it to be, BUT it’s the only one so far that I’ve found that keeps my nasal passages open and lets me sleep without a clogged left nasal passage without pain and bleeding. I’ve had sinus surgery and it made things worse after so that’s not an option. The only thing I wish is that they made a variety of each size; such as extra small, small, larger small, small medium, medium, larger medium etc and so on. That way those clips wouldn’t be on there and it would be more comfortable. Hope this helps someone!

Bought this 3/15/24. The medium definitely fit best. I was able to snip the circles of the large one so I could use it too. Slightly less effective, but still effective and worthwhile. I thought about snipping the small one's in half to use, but I worry about breathing them in. Still thinking about using them some other way. I ordered the Medium pack on 5/9/24 and have lost/misplaced the previous ones and 2 of these as well and so here I am again ordering my 3rd 3-pack today. MUTE is the best so far of the 4 different types of nasal dilators I have tried and for which I gave it 5 stars relative to the others, especially considering they are not custom-made for my nose. Just solely based on their effectiveness for me, I would probably give them a 4.4. I tried both barrel types ("8 Pack Nose Vents Anti Snoring Devices") Both worked pretty decent, but the clear ones irritate my nose more. I can only wear them 2-3 nights in a row. Can't beat the price of $8 though even considering only 2 sizes of each fit my nose. But being thrifty, in this case I did cut the small pair in half which is necessary to go further back in my nose so they work. Being expanded barrels/cylinders, they won’t get sucked in. Again, not as effective, but definitely worthwhile when you lose them all the time. This package included: -4 various size white, solid, soft silicone ones and -4 various size clear medium silicone ones. I also tried the Air Max mediums (2 pack). They seemed to be just as effective as the Mute's, but I could only wear them 1 night at a time before they became very uncomfortable for me. Lost one of the 2 pairs these too so far. I have no idea how I can lose so many of these. There is the bed, the nightstand and the sink where I wash them, but never leave them. Do they stick to the sheets and then get lost in the washer? I don't know. Anybody else lose so many of these?

Après avoir utilisé tous les modèles possibles actuellement sur le marché, je me suis arrêtée définitivement sur celui-ci pour son efficacité. La texture est souple et le bienfait immédiat pour respirer plus largement. La gêne ressentie au début s'estompe rapidement. Malheureusement, je ne le garde pas toujours toute la nuit, mais je ne sais pas s'il tombe tout seul ou si c'est moi qui l'enlève pendant la nuit dans mon sommeil. Je recommande cependant ce produit sans aucune hésitation.

Semplicemente spettacolare. Io lo uso per una migliore respirazione notturna a causa del setto nasale stretto. Ne ho provati svariati e questo funziona veramente bene. Io sono anni che ne uso quindi l'ho travato comodo fin da subito, altri ci si dovranno abituare, ma è normale. Non si muove minimamente durante la notte, nemmeno sbadigliando. Estremamente soddisfatto.

Muy buen producto. Yo no ronco (o eso creo) pero durante la noche me cuesta trabajo respirar por algún tipo de alergia, lo cual me hace despertarme de noche y no descansar al 100%. Con este producto he podido dormir muy bien sin interrupciones. Lo único es que no estoy seguro de que dure 10 noches cada uno... anoche ya se me desprendio. Aun asi, vale la pena.

I bought almost all the nasal dilation products out there, this by far is the best one and the most well made for daily use. I tried the magnets and the straps and other products that go inside the nose, but nothing did the job like this one.

Helpt echt, werd ons aanbevolen door specialist uit ziekenhuis. Moeilijk te verkrijgen in Nederland en Belgie.