Hayfever Band - The Acupressure Arm Band

Wow!! I am quite taken aback as when the Qu Chi arrived, only yesterday afternoon less than 24 hours ago, I was sceptical as I was when buying it though I thought for the price there's nothing to lose as I've been suffering from hayfever for weeks now, constantly taking antihistamines and Luffa Drops with Hay Max for my nose and really fed up of the runny itchy eyes, sneezes, bloody and runny nose throughout the day. When I put it on, I immediately thought oh it's no good because it doesn't fit as my arm is too small and it's way too big for me and I had no idea really where the exact spot was to put the pressure button on; but I googled it and ok, found it so went with it. I thought I'd give it a go thou in my mind I had already given up on it as another useless gadget that wouldn't work. The afternoon went into the evening and no sneezes or runny itchy eyes as usually happens and no need for any Luffa Drops or antihistamine tablet and I was quite taken aback as nothing had happened ie all I did was just put the band on. It was hard to comprehend that it was working; but it seemed to be as usually by the mid evening I'm sneezing like crazy and my eyes would hurt so much from the itchiness and my constant rubbing of them trying to obtain relief. None of that happened last night for the first time in a very long time! Wow, I thought, let's see what happens overnight. So went to bed with the armband on; and in the morning usually on waking within seconds I'm sneezing for England and my nose gets all blocked; but nothing. I did feel my nose tingle like it was going to sneeze but then nothing came of it. Wow I thought. Impressive. For the next say 30-40 mins while getting ready ie washed and make up on, usually I'm sneezing like crazy and struggling to breathe; but again nothing but a little false alarm like a tickle in the nose like a sneeze may come on and then calm. I am very impressed. it hasn't even been 24 hours since I started wearing the arm band; more like only 19 hours. I really seriously thought because it was loose and didn't fit properly that it wouldn't work and beside the travel acupuncture arm bands never really seemed to work for me as far as I remember so for the this Qu Chi to work for something as powerful as hayfever, nah, surely it couldn't. How wrong was I, so much so that I've been inspired to share what's been happening for the past 19 hours as I'm in awe! The freedom of being hayfever free with no sneezing, runny itchy eyes and runny nose is liberating! I'll try and make an effort to post some updates as the next few days unfold ie to see it it carries on working and/or if it was just a phase of me having a good day and was nothing to do with the band etc! Though for months I've never had a day when I didn't wake up sneezing like crazy with hayfever within seconds; apart from today; even with antihistamines I've never not sneezed. Wow, wow, wow .... :) UPDATE: Mon 7th July 2014 ---------------------------- Another 24 hrs has passed since my review above. Yesterday afternoon I had a couple of sneezes and that was it. A hint of an itchy eye in the evening which passed. No antihistamines or Vogel Luffa Drops for the 2nd day in a row. I used the band in bed at night and while sleeping, in the middle of the night or ealy morning, dawnish, I felt my nose tickle (like a sneeze is coming on) but nothing happened and it passed. Then later that morning around 8amish, the tickle came back (I can only assume pollen count must be high) and I tried to readjust the band in case it had slipped out of where it should be though the sneezing won and I had about 8 sneezes and a bit of a runny nose but nothing major like I normally used to which would be 20 sneezes, lots of blowing of nose including blood and a blocked nose. My nose was slightly blocked for a bit but it slowly passed. All in all I'm still impressed albeit a little disappointed to have a little set back this morning (I'm not sure if that's normal, I gather it is). Yesterday afternoon when I was grooming the dogs (Shih Tzus) and went into the room where I groom them, the smell of dog hit me including all their fluff; and I felt a sneezing session about to come on ... I pressed the acupressure point and it passed. Hmmm, interesting. I hadn't even realised I may be allergic to the dogs' fluff. I'm now about a couple of hours away from the sneezing fit I had this morning and I'm feeling good; no blocked nose and I'm feeling normal. As a safety precaution (ha ha) I've just rubbed some Hay Max onto my nose to help a little. I almost had itchy eyes earlier ie there was a hint of it but it passed. Very surreal feeling... like it's too good to be true. UPDATE: Tues 8th July 2014 --------------------------- I'm getting used to wearing the armband now. Sometimes it gets a bit itchy and I want to take it off for a while but I keep it on as I would rather not suffer hayfever. I'll buy another band so that I can swap when I wash this one as it's looking weary already after just 2-3 days. A couple of odd sneezes yesterday in the afternoon; threats of itchy eyes towards the evening; but nothing came of it; like it was a false alarm which is so relieving as usually when the itchy eyes start, it is constant rubbing and itching for ages until my eyes are just so sore and red and painful. I slept with the armband on and this time no pjama top with arms and the band stayed on properly throughout the night resulting in a fairly decent night's sleep. No threats of waking me up earlier with tickles under the nose and when I eventually woke up, this time as the band was in the right place and hadn't moved as nothing was covering my arm, my nose started twitching with tickles and threats of sneezes and I had about 2-3 sneezes which were fairly tame and a small blow of the nose and thankfully nothing else. No major episode of lots of sneezes, blocked up nose, lots of blowing of the nose and itchy eyes. Very different from yesterday morning. It was such a relief to be able to wash my face and brush my teeth and then go do my make up without sneezing in between and especially to have no itchy sore red eyes or nose from all that sneezing and blowing! Complete bliss!! And I've been completely medication free, no Vogel Luffa Complex Drops or antihistamines. I feel better and happier as I'm no longer stressed out by my hayfever, no more runny noses, sneezes, itchy eyes, and it's such a huge relief daily. The only "discomfort" is wearing the band and ensuring throughout the day that it stays in place. There are times when I feel a sneeze coming on, and I'll look at the band and realise it's moved out of place. I'll immediately put it back into place and press it on the pressure point and sometimes that works immediately ie no sneeze!! Sometimes the sneeze will happen but that's it, no more sneezes follow. I am glad I held out and followed through with testing it out as because my arm is too small for the band, I really thought it would not work and wasn't even going to even try it out. Weds 9th July 2014 ---------------------- Not quite sure what happened last night but I think I was so busy doing other things that I didn't pay attention to where the band was sitting on my arm and my eyes got really itchy at night, really badly. I was tempted to take something but I was too tired to go downstairs. In the morning, no sneezing when I woke but my eyes were still sore and itchy and painful. Not nice. I caved in and took some Vogel Luffa Complex Drops and I've been ok, though a little smarting. I repositioned the band and things are more settled. My band is getting looser and needs a wash. Time to buy another one as I don't want to be without it and start suffering sneezing, blocked noses, painful itchy eyes etc. I did sneeze a couple of times or so this morning and last night but nothing major at all which was a relief. Only when hubbie put on the fan and blew the dust around the house!!!!

It was the first time in years that I have had any peace from hayfever after wearing the acupressure band. I am on my 3rd day of wearing it and so far it is working well. I have taken it off at night and restored it in the morning. So far I am impressed and delighted due to the relief I am experiencing from sneezing and itching eyes which I still get when taking antihistamine tablets which don't last more than about 5 hours. I have tried wearing the band on alternate arms. I am looking forward to seeing for how long the protection continues as well as it is doing now.

I was a bit sceptical, but since my hayfever is extremely bad, I am willing to try out things. PLUS points: * It arrived promptly - which I find in this case very important, because if like me your hayfever is very bad, you don't want to wait for ages for stuff which could help. * Fits well for me - regarding comments from others about how tight it is, I can echo it to some extend: I have average size arms I guess, though stronger than most women, and for me it fits fine, snug, with no danger of it moving about, which obviously is important. I don't know, if for strong armed men, this might feel too tight despite it stretching well, maybe some men can comment on this. * the material is non itchy and feels relatively soft, and I was able to sleep with it, without it bothering me at all * can be worn non-stop without side-effects: I have worn it not for about 36 hours non-stop, though I change from time to time on which arm I wear it. * the package shows a good picture as to where to place it, with description. * it works, if you find the right spot: My first attempt of a couple of hours resulted however in now impact whatsoever. As I was taking it off however it slit over a spot on my arm, which was tender. I remembered some insights gained from some Shiatsu massage workshops I attended years back: where its tender that is where the energy is blocked. I moved the button of the Qu-Chi Acupressure Band to sit directly on top of that tender spot, and noticed that previously I had missed that point by about 1-1.5cm. Though previously it had looked right, but now it FELT right and still looked right too. I have last night worn it for the first time all night. Today I have so far only used one tissue, where I previously needed 4 packets of tissues, and my eyes are not itchy and not running. I don't know of course, for how long this may last, but it certainly works today!, and I shall keep wearing it. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT and hence only 4 stars: * I think it would help to have a bigger picture included in the packaging and the hint that if you feel along your arm, where the photo shows and find a spot which is more tender, you probably hit the right spot! * I am not impressed that it uses a plastic button, I understand that that is useful for putting in into the washing machine (at the recommended 40 degrees), but generally speaking I try to use as little plastic in my life as possible, as its not healthy for humans and the environment. For acupressure I would have expected a nice gem, which could maybe provide some additional benefit for some people. * similar to the point just made, I wonder if it could be made from even more natural fibres (currently: 75% Cotton, 23% Polyamide, 2% Elastane)

Difficult to know where exactly it goes on the arm, the bandage material frays and loose threads need trimmed. That said it has stopped my eyes from being red and my nose hasn't run like it usually does. So it must be working. I wear mine day and night and only take it off when in the gym or anywhere where it isn't suitable to wear it. Does look a bit rubbish .

I bought this with an open mind...as was a bit tired of consuming hayfever tablets. I would rate my hayfever about a 6 on a scale from 0-10 during May to July. I've tried a few other alternatives such as llyods pharmacy's red light densensitiser (something you stick up your nose), but that didn't work, and I hate nasal sprays. Even tried homeopathic medicine. Anyway, got this and tried it out. Without a scientific test I'm not able to say categorically whether it was affective for me. The first time I tried it, it wasn't 100% clear where the little button on the band was supposed to be positioned (i.e. the acupuncture point). After googling it, I found the point. I wore it and it seemed to work on the first day...but with subsequent usage of it, I found that perhaps all this band was doing was acting as a placebo (i.e. it works only because you believe it is working, and not because it really is having any genuine effect!). If you do a search of this product and 'reviews' on other web sites, it is usually glowing feedback. Something like 'oh I suffered terribly for 10 years, and the suddenly i wore this band and it's gone!'. Yeah...there's something dodgy I believe with the reviews. So take it from someone who's tried it, I really don't think it works. It sits in my draw now as my hayfever in august starts to drop off anyway. Oh well.

Bought it for wife she hasn’t used it yet but looks good

I don't usually write reviews, but I'm very pleased with it. I have suffered from hayfever for years, every year I have to try a new pill, because last years medicine stopped working again! There's no harm in trying something new. I bought this with the attitude, it won't hurt, there's no harm in trying it. It is a little tricky to get the positioning right, 10mm out won't work, but you soon get to know if it's right, mainly because within a minute or two, my nose stops running and my eyes stop itching! It's faster than an antihistamine! I like it so much, I've just bought 2 more, just in case they stop selling them! Also halfway through the summer, the elastic is just starting to lose threads, it won't last more than one summer for me. But I'm impressed, it's the only thing that I've ever used that allows me to walk down a country lane, with trees in flower, tall cow parsley and grasses everywhere, no sun glasses in the middle of the summer.

I was well aware that there is nothing but pseudoscience behind this device, but my hayfever has been so bad this year that I thought I'd give it a go anyway. I gave it a fair try - wearing it every day for over a week. It didn't ease my symptoms at all. I'm still going to wear it each day in conjunction with my pills/sprays as it's not uncomfortable and maybe it has a minor impact. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody though. I'm surprised to see so many good reviews - maybe it works for some and I'm just unlucky, or maybe it's just a placebo effect for them.