Update – See Bottom
As I write this, both our son and daughter have colds with runny noses. If you’re a parent of toddlers, you know this means chasing your kid around with tissues every other minute.
Or the alternative is a snot sucker. I think the proper title is “nasal aspirator” but my name is more memorable, so I’m using snot sucker. I should trademark it, in case I go into business with my own!
There 3 kinds of snot suckers in the world:
A. those with a bulb (self explanatory)
B. those with a second tube for the parent to suck air from (yeech)
C. those that attach to a vacuum cleaner (wait, attach to a what?!?)
(Yes, I made this picture myself from an assortment of grabbed images.)
My wife and I only ever heard of the first type when we left the US with our lone 1-year old. Then we got to Europe. Our new friends hailed the vacuum-powered snot sucker as the best thing since sliced bread. We thought “No way – it’ll suck our li’l angel’s brains out!”
However, …frustration and a child’s sad eyes help you reconsider anything!
I believe the vacuum-powered snot sucker would not be possible in the lawsuit-happy United States.
Too bad, their loss: Mark my words: The snot sucker is even more effective than it is gross.
Trust me, once you go vacuum-powered, you won’t go back. Three years later, we wonder what we ever did without it. Now, that’s adaptation!
UPDATE: I see a lot of people finding this page, looking for advice. (That truly amazes me, by the way).
So, let me provide you with quick links on what I see as the Best Model Snot Sucker, in each of the 3 categories I mention above:
A. those with a bulb (best for infants < 3 months)
B. those with a second tube (best for 3 months to a year)
C. the one & only vacuum powered snot sucker (1 year to adult)
Contact me by clicking here or the green guy. I will mail you one from the Czech Republic. Costs are $19 + $7 shipping worldwide
wow, what a great souvenir!
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Someone attempted to comment to this post yesterday. I have comments generally moderated, or set to be approved by me before they are posted. I do this to prevent marketers spamming the site.
Yesterday, I got 1 comment about 30 minutes after posting — a beautiful example of a marketing troll. I can’t believe someone actually used my snot sucker post as a marketing vehicle.
Yes, someone submitted a comment that was oh-so-clearly just a marketing comment, aimed at driving potential customers to their special “nasal aspirator” (a.k.a. snot sucker) website.
In fact, because their comment came so quickly after I posted my snot sucker article, I’m under the impression they used a service such as Google Alerts to alert them whenever a key phrase was posted, e.g. “nasal aspirator”.
In my opinion, “nasal aspirator” and “snot sucker” should be considered synonyms here. To yesterday’s marketing troll, I advise you to create a new alert for “snot sucker” — it’s bound to keep you busy!
Cheers,
-Jeff