<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Quietly: source checks and updates</title><link>https://snoreguide.org/updates/</link><atom:link href="https://snoreguide.org/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Snoring research checked across languages, with the limits attached. New notes and every weekly check, including weeks with nothing new.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:31:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Read the local small print, not just the headline.</title><link>https://snoreguide.org/updates/#hk-breatheright-local-small-print</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://snoreguide.org/updates/#hk-breatheright-local-small-print#2026-10-26T03:31:55.058Z</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:31:55 GMT</pubDate><description>The Hong Kong distributor&#39;s page includes a statement that this product is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent disease. Product wording and instructions deserve a local check rather than being assumed identical worldwide. Limits: This is the distributor&#39;s own statement, not independent efficacy evidence or a worldwide regulatory assessment. Exact packaging, current prices and full return conditions still need checking.</description></item><item><title>Nasal blockage and hay fever were cited more often than snoring by strip users.</title><link>https://snoreguide.org/updates/#jp-nasal-strip-survey-20260831</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://snoreguide.org/updates/#jp-nasal-strip-survey-20260831#2026-10-26T03:31:55.058Z</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:31:55 GMT</pubDate><description>A Japanese online survey of 300 people who have used nasal strips found that a blocked nose (22.9%) and hay fever (20.2%) were the most common reasons for starting; snoring was 19.3%. Common frustrations were strips coming loose, the recurring cost and skin irritation. Limits: Self-reported online survey, not a clinical study or proof of benefit. A press release about the same survey was issued by a company, Moon Moon Co., Ltd., so commercial involvement is likely; how participants were recruited is not clear. Survey run in February 2026; report published in August 2026.</description></item><item><title>Source check, 26 Oct 2026</title><link>https://snoreguide.org/updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://snoreguide.org/updates/#2026-10-26T03:31:55.058Z</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:31:55 GMT</pubDate><description>Initial bounded review assembled from today&#39;s English, Chinese and Japanese source reads. Two practical source notes were added. A newer English review was discovered, but its article body was not retrievable and no clinical conclusion was adopted.</description></item></channel></rss>