Magnetic Nasal Strip

If you snore, have trouble sleeping, wake up with a dry mouth, or want to boost your workouts — try Passage. Trust us.  Actually, we considered ourselves pretty good at breathing through our nose—until we tried Passage, and realized there was a whole world of air out there that we didn’t even know we were missing. But if you do have a history of allergies, sinus infections, a deviated septum, or anything that makes it difficult for you to breathe, Passage may help greatly. 

There are many different reasons why one might snore or have trouble sleeping, so we hesitate to definitively say yes to this question. However, we have thousands of users reporting incredible benefits from wearing Passage to sleep, including huge reductions or complete silence from snoring, deeper sleep, and relief from sleep apnea!

Nose breathing during activity is more important than you may think. Nose breathing has been proven to boost oxygen absorption, lower your heart rate, optimize performance, and so much more. Passage is suitable for the vast majority of sports, activities, and training regimens. We designed Passage specifically with both athletes and the average gym-goer in mind, and we’re happy to say that we hold up exceptionally well for everything from football to yoga to motocross. The only sports that might compromise Passage’s wear time are those with substantial facial contact, such as grappling or boxing, and water sports.

Breathing exclusively through your nose has been scientifically proven to be superior to breathing through your mouth, particularly during strenuous exercise. So why have we all heard “in through the nose, out through the mouth” (also, why do we all still breathe through our mouths anyway)? Because, for most people, exclusively nose-breathing during increased heart rates wasn’t possible before Passage. During sharp nasal inhales, our nostrils suck themselves shut, making comfortable and sustainable breathing extremely difficult. Passage keeps your nose open, ensuring you can breathe deeply without strain, giving you access to all the oxygen you need. It’s a humble improvement on human evolution, if we do say so ourselves.

Exercise: 

It takes time for your body to adjust to a new breathing method. We’ve found that 3 to 4 full workouts with Passage seems to be the magic number for the body to begin adjusting to nasal breathing. After that time, you’ll see a substantial difference in your endurance and recovery. You’ll reap the most benefits with continued use. If you’re trying Passage, it’s probably because you have been mouth-breathing your whole life. Give your body a chance to adjust and be patient! 

Sleep: 

Similar to our advice for exercising with Passage, seeing results with your snoring or sleep quality can also take some time. Some people see results after the first use, and some may take several nights to see the difference. This is because your body has been used to breathing through its mouth for so long that it may need some time to adjust to an open nose. Our advice is to keep it up! The more you let your body adjust to nose breathing, the less it will mouth breathe. 

I breathe pretty well, would this still help?

YES! In fact, most of us at Passage breathe well through our noses without aid—and we’ve seen such a big difference while using Passage that we can’t imagine exercising without it. Here’s what we’ve learned: even a physiologically perfect nose isn’t able to deliver enough oxygen to the body on its own during increased heart rates, so you won’t be able to reap the full benefits of nasal breathing without a nasal dilator. We designed Passage to open your nose to its widest capacity, and keep it open, so if you’ve tried traditional nasal dilators and not found much of a difference, Passage could be an especially good option for you.

The magnetic aspect of Passage is simply the best way we could find for the product to hold on to the nose without being a single strip (like a common nasal strip). We tried velcro and all sorts of things to keep the rigid band stuck on the nose, but we found that it's actually vital to use magnets. The two magnets on the end of the band attract to the dome shaped disc inside the Tab creating two points of contact on either side of your nose. This allows the magnets to hold tight, while creating a sort of 'floating' property about the Band. The nose moves a lot more than you may realize, so we needed the Tabs to stay stuck while the Band was able to 'float' on top of them. Trust us- we put a lot of thought into this little thing!