Re: Xlear and NeilMed's Sinus Rinse

[Guest guest]

We use the NeilMed Sinus Rinse as well!

Yuka Persico wrote:

Chiming in! Between the Xlear Nasal Spray and NeilMed's Sinus Rinse

(www.nielmed.com) our whole family has been able to stay healthier - not

plagued by secondary infections from allergies, colds, airborne irritants

and fluctuations in humidity and/or temperature )

smiles ~!

yuka

Re: eye drainage

> I am sure this helped Dylan when he was having lots of sinus infections

and

> I did not want to use never ending antibiotics. Kim

>

>

>

>

> > Amy-

> > The Xlear nasal spray has Xylitol in it. It's been shown to kill

bacteria

> > in the sinuses and Eustachian tubes thereby reducing infection. Xylitol

is

> > a natural sugar derivative. The way it works, if I remember right, is

> > something like this: The bacteria that naturally live in the sinuses

eat

> > the xylitol cuz they want sugar. They can't metabolize it like regular

> > sugar. So they get little bacterial indigestion. They can't hold on to

the

> > membranes so they are more easily passed out of the body. They can't

> > multiply and grow so they don't reproduce and cause infection.

> >

> > Our kids have smaller and different anatomies and so often they get more

of

> > these infections cuz they have the perfect little nooks and crannies for

the

> > bacteria to thrive. So the theory is that the Xylitol spray can help

reduce

> > the ability of the bacteria to thrive there.

> >

> > If you google it, you'll find the research and the websites to order it.

> >

> > Michele W

> > Aubrie's mom

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