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Re: Non-stop clogged ear for two years.

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:46 UT

x-no-archive: yes
No, you didn't. But another poster responded with information about C-T
that I thought was worth setting straight. Sorry if you didn't find it
useful.
i said that the doctors were diagnosing me
Jason, I don't know how to answer that. Again, sorry you didn't find
the answer here that you were hoping for.

Re: Non-stop clogged ear for two years.

dopam...@mail.com (JayDee) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:25:36 UT

i appreciate all your replies, but they are not to my question. i did
not ask about a CT scan. i said that the doctors were diagnosing me
with inner ear problems due to the results of an ENG indicating a
reduced vestibular problem in the left ear, despite i do not have any
dizziness or vertigo or any other symptoms of inner ear problems.

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:23:57 UT

x-no-archive: yes
I wish I could remember who did it; reviewed all 30 studies that Grossan
kept citing, found no truth to his assertions.
Makes $hit up.
I keep using it's for its, their for there... I'm not getting any more
coherent as I age, that's for sure.
Susan

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

neil0...@yahoo.com (Neil Brooks) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:12 UT

Nah. I was in the camp of those who always just assumed that :-)
Hm. Having gone to that particular school, I still can't quite parse
that one. "My Study .... something" ??
If not ... then ... must ... know .... :-)
OMG: did I REALLY use the wrong "its," above? SHAME on MSU!!

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:39:53 UT

x-no-archive: yes
Were you the one who reviewed the studies he cited and found that not
one of them supported his assertions?
In my house, we call that MSU.
Susan

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

neil0...@yahoo.com (Neil Brooks) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:16:46 UT

Sure it does. It's inventor told us that many times ;-)

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

fgsdf...@asfffwer.com (sbnjhfty) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:46 UT

With my hydropulse I caused a super nasty double ear infection from that
thing forcing fluid where it shouldn't be. The Neilmed bottle is much
safer and easier to control. I'm also a firm believer that the
pulsating action does not wake up immobile cilia. I believe that the
cilia just simply cannot do their job because of swelling. Dr Grossan

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

fgsdf...@asfffwer.com (sbnjhfty) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:32 UT

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:05:58 UT

x-no-archive: yes
It was such a relief! The outsides and the insides are impossible to
clean well, it was a cheaply built, badly designed dust catcher. It's
so nice to have an easy to use, easy to clean and air dry squeeze bottle.
At first I'd thought I'd keep the Hydropulse til it died, but I couldn't

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

sdlit...@earthlink.net (Steven L.) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:41 UT

It's a good thing you didn't have second thoughts. :-)

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:34:04 UT

x-no-archive: yes
Those were my first thoughts, too. I threw my HydroPulse in the garbage
and bought the 16oz NeilMed bottle.
Susan

Re: nasal irrigation as cause of infection?

sdlit...@earthlink.net (Steven L.) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:31 UT

This is a particular problem for the mechanical irrigators like
HydroPulse or WaterPik. You can't keep bleach inside their mechanisms
for more than 10 minutes at a time without damaging their seals. And
they stay wet inside all the time, a great breeding ground for microbes.
So yes, when I read the article, it seemed like they didn't control for

Re: Nasal Irrigation alternative

ac2...@gmail.com (Nexus7) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:04 UT

I'm well aware of the cost of Breathe-ease and I have always have
uniodized salt and Xylitol packets in my medicine cabinet. However
these (plus a pinchof baking soda) do not Ringers Lactate make.
There's research suggesting RL is better to irrigatie with (including
some by the good doctor, and some on the Neilmed site), plus the man

Re: Nasal Irrigation alternative

su...@nothanks.org (Susan) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:04 UT

x-no-archive: yes
Breathe-Ease is totally unnecessarily and wildly expensive.
Avoid it and buy a big box of kosher salt, and add some xylitol granules
and a pinch of baking soda if you feel like it. Costs pennies for a
year's worth of irrigation solution.
I've stopped adding xylitol and baking soda, and do just fine with plain

Re: Nasal Irrigation alternative

ac2...@gmail.com (Nexus7) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:35 UT

For something that is described as a modified Ringers Lactate (uses
xylitol instead of Glucose), and is made specifically for nasal
irrigation (both the spray kind you're thinking of, and the through-
the-nose kind that she really needs to do), search for Breathe-Ease.
It's a powder, so no concerns about contamination of open bottles; you