I suffer from allergies & chronic bronchitis. This steamer is THE BEST thing to help with that nasty couch & nasal drainage I ever invested in. With it being cordless, I am motivated to use it alot more often than those steamers you have to plug in. I can read or watch TV (or internet surf) while steaming. Super easy to fill with their waters & super easy to charge. I don't worry about alot of cleaning or having to sterile since it has the automatic feature. How easy is THAT?! The sound while steaming doesn't wake up my hubby in the bedroom either. Like I said, this is the BEST item I ever bought. I even take it to my doctor visits so I can show them because they really want me to steam as often as I can to help with my "ailments". And it REALLY helps, especially with my cough.