When I first started working with red lights, I found a rather strange device that was being marketed for rhinitis (hayfever). It had two nasal prongs, each with a 660nm light at the end of it, battery operated. The blurb said that the lights were lasers, but they were really LEDs.
I bought a stack of these things and when we tried them, they were immediately christened Rudolph, as they created the perfect red-lit nose.
The first person to be given a Rudolph was of course Max with Parkinson’s Disease, my first guinea pig. All the people involved in the early days of the light adventures were given a Rudolph and instructed to use it at the same time as the one wavelength Eliza light hat.
It has only just occurred that I had neglected the value of the Rudolph, and I have not mentioned it at all in any of the posts.
So for all those of you using your red light Eliza, think adding a Rudolph to your red light armamentarium.
The photo shows the first Rudolph. The brand name is Bionase, but I’ve just done a quick search on various websites and you can buy exactly the the same device under different brand names. The prices vary considerably, so do look around before buying. (I paid $A8 for the one in the photo.)
I do recommend that you use Rudolph in a private spot at home. Observers of Rudolph-in-action cannot help making a comment about your nose and I can guarantee it won’t be complimentary…
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