Gizmodo: nose

Japanese Nose Mask Pit Saves You From Allergies, Talking Normally

Jason Chen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Are your allergies so severe that a Claritin has no effect? The Japanese have a solution, and it involves shoving round pieces of plastic up your nose to block out allergens. It may seem unorthodox, but as the lady at the clinic keeps telling me, prevention is much more effective than cures. We'll stick to pills, thanks. [Impress via DVICE]

Nasal Irrigator From, You Guessed It, Japan

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:00:38 EST

Instead of blowing their noses like us heathens in America, the Japanese apparently like to irrigate the nasal cavity first before expelling its mucus. The gadget fits up either nostril and shoots an irrigation solution, which is made up of one part water and a small bit of salt. We're not sure what the salt's for—killing bacteria perhaps—but the procedure is reportedly not very painful at all.

If this is anything like the bidets popular in Japan, then our experience tells us that we'll use it a couple times before going back to a plain old paper solution. – Jason Chen

Product Page - Closest Thing We Could Find [Amazon via Gizmo Diva]

CoCo Nose Straightener

Jason Chen — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:00:55 EDT

This looks straight out of some exotic place—we're guessing Japan—where a straight nose is important enough to make a gadget for. We're not convinced that Cleopatra's was the ultimate in shnozzes, but if this is "indispensable for your beautiful nose, you wouldn't miss a chance", then we're in for five. – Jason Chen

The perfect solution - who nose? [Gizoo via Shiny Shiny]