Tunes is a brand of

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, manufactured by The Mars Wrigley Company in the

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. It is marketed as a cough sweet, or anti-congestant lozenge, containing

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oil and

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. It is a relative of the now discontinued brand of Spangles, and shares the same packaging and dimensions of that brand. In the United Kingdom, Tunes no longer have the style packaging of Spangles. There was a memorable television advertising campaign for the product with the slogan "Tunes help you breathe more easily". The commercials featured the actor

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, who would perfectly enunciate the word "Tunes" after taking the anti-congestant.

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