Handsfree Dispenser

      Where has your toothbrush been lately?  Let me guess, in the bathroom drawer, on the bathroom counter, in your luggage, in your purse, at work, or in the car. Did you know that when you flush the toilet with the lid open, a twenty foot aerosol sprays the bathroom. Your toothbrush could very well be in its path.

        Did you also know that a human bite has to require hospital treatment, worse than a dog bite. That’s because of the thousands of germs in our mouths. So when you finish brushing your teeth, and you rinse off the toothbrush, you are leaving thousands of microbes it. Rinsing doesn’t do it.

         Toothbrush sanitizers solve this problem.  The ultraviolight light in the sanitizer kills 99.9% within 10 minutes. Convenient models range from the countertop type to a portable or travel product. They are perfect for the home, office, gymbag, motel, school or wherever your toothbrush goes. They fit most electric toothbrushes too.

      The media is covering the Swine flu, HINI, issuing reports and alerts. That’s fine.  We need to be reminded about the  1.7 million cases of “nosocomial” or hospital-caught infections of MRSA, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.  The Center for Disease Control estimates that there are 100,000 deaths annually due to MRSA infections. That is double the number of people killed in the Vietnam War.

       The CDC also figures that 2.3 million Americans carry the bacteria in their noses without symptoms. Once contracted, there is little that doctors can do with antibiotics or emergency oxygen.  It starts out with a stuffy nose, cough, and mild fever. The frightening factor is that even healthy, young people can succumb to it in 72 hours and die.  And now community acquired MRSA is showing up in gyms, prisons and other places.

        Hands that are contaminated, sneezes, and coughs spread the disease that is why we are getting advice through the media on how to prevent  MRSA.  Wash your hands before eating, and after touching public objects like money, shopping carts, and doors. Keep hand sanitizer handy.Sneeze and cough into your elbow instead of your hand.  When visiting your gym, be aware of germs and wash your hands and shower. Hospital caregivers and visitors must be reminded to wash their hands or use sanitizer.  A great invention are hands free door openers, especially for public restrooms. After you have washed your hands, you don’t want to handle a door.

    One quick way to get rid of germs on objects is to use a hand-held sanitizer. This device uses the same Ultraviolet (UV) technology found in hospitals to sterilize surgical instruments. It allows you to disinfect  items such as workplace keyboards, telephones, doorknobs, and so on.  It is useful in the home in sanitizing toothbrushes (they sustain hundreds of germ colonies), cutting boards, baby products, and more.

     The sanitizer is held 1/2 to 1 inch above the contaminated surface for approximately 15 seconds for small areas and 10 to 15 minutes for larger areas.  The UV light attacks the germs, killing their DNA which prevents them from reproducing. This can help avoiding E.coli, staphylococcus, salmonella, the flu, and colds.  It’s great for allery and asma sufferers also.  One can take along a sanitizer when travelling and staying in motels/hotels the TV remote is notorious for harboring germs.