BeurerSI40 Steam Inhaler | Soothing steam Treatment for The Upper Airways | Nebulisation of Saline Solutions and Essential Oils | Inhalation Therapy for Effective Relief from coughs and Congestion

I bought this as I had accidentally dropped the mouthpiece for my Dr nelson inhaler - which is glass and therefore broke - and steaming is very important for vocal hygiene as a vocalist. This steamer is great in that you can opt for a fine mist therefore the particles are smaller which is better for your voice. It gets hot - so creat a little distance when steaming - and shuts off at a good time when you should stop steam - Over steaming is a thing.- I like that there is a section where you can add saline water. I’ve added a little on a couple of occasions as I sometime nebulise for my voice too. For the voice you only ever really want to steam with water but as I also use saline for my nebuliser again for my voice I thought I’d try the 2 together. It cools the steam as the saline comes through as a cool mist- Note that the saline doesn’t sustain for the duration of the full steam cycle - which creates a good temperature for steaming.I would recommend this product for vocalist or anyone who is in need of a steamer to help remove phlegm/ mucus in the throat or lungsThe steamer is also not too bulky it’s a good size. It did take me a while to work out a good way to remove the lid to put water in the section you need to put the water for steaming - which is separate to the section you put the saline - but I have worked out and easy way now and it’s great. It’s easy to clean and once you’ve finished steam you pour out the water that’s then collected in the area where the saline would be put.The only other thing is I could see a maximum line in the area where you put the water for steaming so I make sure I do not over fill it to be same but eye balling it and only filling it about 3/4 full.There is a slide in the front that controls how your steam comes out as a fine mist or heavier.I hope this helps, this is is a great product and does what it says it should do with easy use and cleaning.

Ok first of all, this is quite large, there’s no real way to pack it away cleverly to reduce its size - it’s big. As with most electrical items, I assembled, looked at the obvious water container at the front, and figured that would be where you put the water…. STOP…. I have a feeling this is why this particular unit gets some bad reviews; because people simply don’t read the instructions.You have to take it apart, unscrew the lid for the container and put a small amount of water inside. There is a maximum level, although it’s very hard to see - but it really is not much water. You turn it on and as it is new, it does smell pretty bad (now I’ve used it several times you don’t get the new plastic smell).It does take quite a few minutes for the steam to start working properly and I would suggest you use the same technique as me - or the steam does actually get way too hot. My technique is to breathe in through my nose and then push out through my mouth quite hard. This cools the steam fractionally so that it isn’t so hot when you take the next breath in. If you breathe through your nose and slowly out of your mouth, you will find your nostrils will get way too hot, way too quickly.If you just breathe using your mouth, you will find you start coughing a lot - this may help your cold symptoms or end up making you sick - kill or cure hey!I’m very glad I bought this as I have suffered for years from sinus issues and because I sing (whilst playing the drums) any respiratory problems are a complete nightmare. I really think this is going to make a big difference. It has been suggested that you don’t go out in the cold after using this straight away and I could see why. I would also add, after using it, my voice does sound a little bit odd initially, so don’t start trying to sing straight away either. I haven’t yet tried adding salt or anything in the atomiser, but I will add to this review when I do.Yes, you can use a kettle and a bowl of hot water and a towel, but this is just so much easier and less faff.

The main thing is this works great. I'm suffering from nodules on my vocal cords, and the steam helps. It starts to steam very quickly, and its far less faff that steaming over a bowl or mug with a towel trying to stop the steam escaping. This means I can steam several times a day easily.As others have said, there are however a couple of suprisingly simple design flaws, hence the 4* instead of 5.1) the button to release the top is suprisingly fiddly/clumsy to press properly, which is annoying as you need to take the top off every time you use it, to refill the water reservoir. I am amazed they didn't design this better as it's nothing more complicated than a button to unclip one peice from the other.2) the 'Max' line in the reservoir is almost impossible to see without using a torch. The reservoir is pretty tiny (although enough to last sufficient time for a decent steam), so it only needs a small amount of water to refill. So you must not overfill, but equally you don't want to underfill as the steam would run out too soon. So you really do want to aim for the Max line. The problem is the reservoir is sunk into the machine, it's dark grey, and as the Max line and word is the same colour it's very difficuly to see. To begin with I had to use the torch on my phone to be able to see it. Now I've used it enough to be able to gauage accurately. You'd think this is subject an obvious thing it's suprising they didn't design this aspect better.Both these flaws give the impression the people who designed it have actually never used it! I will add that others have criticised the use of plastic in the reservoir, saying the steam smells etc. I can report that I smelt nothing, and I have no concerns in the aspect.So overall I'd recommend this steamer as I can't see anything better, and if you need one, functionally it works great. However they could make it even better, by fixing these two minor but irritating design flaws.

As other reviews STINKS of plastic used . This should not be on the market . It's horrible it must be taken apart after every use . I can't see it would last more than a couple weeks as the design is so bad it's just stressfull to take apart