Clinical Trials

Objective and test group: Prior to the release of Medinose, red light phototherapy was clinically assessed in a double-blind randomized study. Groups of people suffering from both allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps were tested to see if their conditions could be helped by low-energy narrow-band red light phototherapy. It was agreed medically at the time of the trials that both conditions receive little relief from existing medical treatments.

How the trials were conducted: 50 patients with allergic rhinitis and 10 with nasal polyposis received intranasal illumination at 660 nm for 4.4 minutes three times a day for 14 day. Meanwhile, 29 rhinitic patients and 1 patient with polyposis received equivalent sham illumination as placebo. Evaluation was based on how far symptoms had improved, and on clinical assessments before and after the tests.

Results of trials: 72% of the allergic rhinitis patients reported an improvement in symptoms following the trial. Also a medical improvement was endoscopically seen in 70% of them. In comparison, 24% in the placebo group reported an improvement in symptoms,  and 3% were seen to have visible medical improvements during examination. However, the phototherapy did not work for patients with polyposis, where no change was seen to the condition.

Conclusion: allergic rhinitis patients saw significant improvements to their symptoms, whereas patients with sinusitis or polyps did not. Therefore the treatment is highly effective for allergy sufferers but not for those with polyposis.

How Medinose Works

The Medinose Plus anti-allergy unit uses cutting-edge phototherapy treatment (also called light therapy) to desensitise your body to the allergy it usually reacts to. The device works for hayfever, animal allergies and dust allergies - and even asthma that is triggered by cat or dog hair, or else dust.

There are various types of phototherapy treatments around, many using UV light which can cause health problems in large doses. However, Medinose uses natural red light only, which during clinical trials, was proven to be free from any unpleasant side-effects. This makes Medinose an excellent alternative treatment for those who are not having success with medications, or prefer a drug-free treatment. It is also safe for children to use, as the treatment is very gentle.

How Phototherapy Treats Your Allergies

The red light emitted from a Medinose unit, gently and painlessly passes through the nasal membranes inside your nose (don’t worry, no lasers involved - just natural light!). This wavelength of light reduces the swelling or imflammation associated with allergic reactions, and gently ‘calms’ the body’s defensive functions - desensitising you to your allergic triggers (and preventing the release of histimines which cause the symptoms of allergies). After using a medinose, you may feel instant relief from nasal congestion, and also less coughing, itching of eyes, and other associated symptoms of your hayfever or allergy. The Medinose can also have a long-term effect and many users are able to stop using the device after several weeks or months, without a return of allergic symptoms.