Guest guest Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 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 Membership of this email support groups does not constitute membership in the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation or CHARGE Syndrome Canada. For information about the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter), please contact marion@... or visit the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org - for CHARGE Syndrome Canada information and membership, please visit http://www.chargesyndrome.ca or email info@... . 8th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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