SAN ANTONIO — Fall allergies. Many of us have them and we aren't looking forward to the suffering sniffles and sneezes. But there is one way allergies can be kept at bay, and the maker says you won't need medication anymore.
It is called SONU, a wearable, AI-enabled device that they say provides congestion relief in minutes, using sound for relief, instead of relying on pills and sprays. Paramesh Gopi, the CEO of SoundHealth told us, "You can take a three dimensional scan of your face, and we don't store any data. And we compose music on the fly to be able to be played through your bones to decongest you."
Here's a way that make it easy to understand. The black speaker is similar to the SONU headband. And the bottle represents a sinus. The frequency is tuned to equal the resonance the bottle. Gopi added, "Look at what happens to the little styrofoam balls as we excite the air in the bottle. if you think about those little styrofoam balls as the phlegm in your nasal cavity, you're changing the actual aerodynamics in the cavity."
That's how it loosens up the congestion, helping you breathe. Gopi said, "But more importantly, what we're doing is we're changing the airflow within your nasal cavity."
For more conventional methods reduce exposure to allergy triggers...Stay indoors on dry, windy days. Avoid lawn mowing, weed pulling and other gardening chores that stir up allergens. Remove clothes you've worn outside and shower to rinse pollen from your skin and hair. Don't hang laundry outside because pollen can stick to sheets and towels. Wear a face mask if you do outside chores. Gopi told us, "Make sure that you guys take care if you're if you're prone to asthma or you're prone to chronic. Make sure you turn on the filters at home. Make sure that you guys are doing things to protect yourself."