A Trip to Nobu and Sterimar Nasal Spray

So, a few weeks ago, Lawi and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a PR event - lunch at Nobu - as Sterimar launched it's wonderful new product, the Sterimar Nasal Spray for babies and kids.

As the adults tucked into 6 courses of yummy food and drink, and babies and children tucked into wonderful organic baby and child friendly food and drinks, we had Dr Catherine Hood, also a mother, pitch Sterimar to us.

Now, I could have just featured the PR event weeks ago, but I wanted to try out the spray on Lawi and review it. I knew I would anyway, so waited till now after a good few tries. Now, being a new mum, I certainly was not looking forward to my baby being ill... no mother in her right senses would, but unfortunately, coughs and colds happen to the best of us during the cold, dark months, and when my whole household succumbed recently, I was thankful for Sterimar. 

Now, older kids and adults can blow their noses. Little babies can't. I had a nasal spray and nasal drops before Sterimar. They worked well, or so I thought. When I first tried Sterimar on myself, (me before baby, so I have an idea how he'd feel), I did not like it. I felt it had too much spray power. It tickled my nose and made me sneeze. So I then tried the nasal spray I had bought before the acquiring Sterimar. It was no better, plus the down-side, it got stuck mid-spray. I had to shake it and could only spray upright. And when it did work, it also tickled and made me sneeze. I started comparing the two, and Sterimar won simply because:

• It's 100% natural, made out of purified and filtered sea water, physiologically similar to the human body electrolytes - no preservatives
• It sprays upright, sideways, upside down, and does not get stuck
• The more I read about it, the more using it above all else (but breast milk ;-))made sense to me (great PR!)

More from the site:

• In clinical studies, it has been proven to improve breathing which leads to better feeding and sleeping.

• Stérimar Baby is a low pressure seawater nasal spray and is completely safe to use from 0-3 years, as directed by your doctor.

• It can be used as long as required 2 to 6 times a day or more if needed, or as directed by your doctor.

• For congestion and blocked noses, use when your baby gets up in the morning, goes to bed in the evening and before feeding.

• Stérimar Baby is trusted by millions of mums all over the world.

• Stérimar Baby is made out of the purest sea water taken off the French coast in Britanny. It has no preservatives or additives.

• Stérimar Baby exists in 50ml (approx. 150 doses).

• Allergy UK approved

• Stérimar baby has received the Allergy Friendly Product Award from Allergy UK.

Sterimar can be bought in Boots, Superdrug, Lloyds Pharmacy, independent pharmacies and most supermarket pharmacies.

A bit of Science: Clinical Studies

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Use of Stérimar in ENT hygiene

SOURCE: B Azoulay, ENT outpatients, Saint-Cloud Hospital, France. Gazzette Medicale 1987: 94:31

Stérimar helped with nose-blowing, drainage of the nasal cavities and improved nasal hygiene.

Stérimar as a factor in nasal hygiene

SOURCE: J Bruker, ENT department, Centre medico-chirurgical Foch, Suresnes, France. Gazette Medicale 1989: 96: 42

Stérimar improved clinical symptoms in patients suffering from rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, or rhinopharyngitis. The convenience of the treatment and absence of any side effects were also demonstrated.

Stérimar in rhinopharyngeal disinfection in children

SOURCE: P Contencin, ENT department, Hospital Robert Debre, Paris, France. La revue de Pediatrie 1989, 25: 421-3

Children suffering from obstructive or dry rhinitis were treated with Stérimar which was found to be safe and effective.

Review of Clinical studies - Stérimar nasal Spray

Alkiewicz J, Marcinkowski K Department of Peadiatric Pnuemology and Allergology, Institute of Pediatrics, Poznon. New Paediatrics 2002; 4: 277-80

Nasal Hygiene is important not just when suffering from congestion but also on a daily basis. Stérimar was a well tolerated and safe treatment for children with infections and hayfever.

Usefulness of Hypertonic sea water in rhinology

Freche CH Hospital Americain de Paris, Nuielly, France. Revue Officielle de la Societe Francaise d’O.R.L. 1998; 50:4

A hypertonic sea water solution improvers swelling and relieves symptoms of infectious and allergic nasal conditions. It also seems to help decrease the irritation and excess mucus production associated with nose and sinus disorders.

Use of Stérimar in common rhinosinisutis

A Marsac, ENT Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France. Les Cahiers d'oto-laryngologie, de chirurgie cervico-faciale et d’audiophonolgie 1989; 24: 799-800

Rhinosinisutis symptoms disappeared in patients treated with Stérimar. Treatment was also shown to be excellent in terms of tolerance and acceptability.

Stérimar respiratory relief and allergic rhinitis in adults

J Fougerol, ENT Department, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France. Gazzetter Medicale 1992: 99: 41-2

Stérimar was recommended for the relief from the symptoms of allergic rhinitis; there were no side affects.

Nasal cleansing as part of the treatment of chronic rhinisunitis Source This is a featured post

G Scadding, Rhinology department, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London Rhinology 1999; 37: 29-32

Stérimar improved symptoms in patients with rhinosinusitis. The treatment was also shown to have excellent safety and acceptability.