Re: Re: reply to betsyconnersmommy

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We have used the saline sprays successfully for years with my 6 year old son who has Down Syndrome. He has very small nasal passages that are easily congested. He is very compliant, because he knows it helps him breathe better!

At our last visit to the ped ENT, we asked about the Neti Pot method, and the docs at University of Michigan endorsed it. She felt Ethan was old enough to try it after he recovered from having his tonsils and adenoids out (soon!)

I bought it, tried it, LOVED it, and have been using it daily. I live in Michigan where the winters are very dry, and sinus issues are part of life in the winters here. I have been problem-free so far this winter!! I just bought one for my mother-in-law. I really recommend it!

ANother thing that may help is called a Neti Pot. It is a small pot used to flush out the sinus cavities. You put warm salt water in the pot, then put the spout in one nostril. Lean forward a bit, and pour the water into that side, allowing the water to flow up into your upper sinuses, and come out the other nostril. do the other side as well then blow your nose. It is supposed to really clean your passages out, while moisturizing them as well. It is said that it really helps allergies and the cold congestion you get. I'm thinking seriously about trying one, as i have horrific allergies and am on an atihistmine daily for it! It seems like there> > > have been a lot of postings about colds/flus lately. I was getting> > > ready to share our latest find, which is that it seems as though> > when> > > we take probiotics and omega-3s regularly, we hardly get sick at> > all.> > > Of the three of us who normally get sick all the time (the three> > kids> > > and me), my 9-year-old and I haven't gotten sick once since> > starting> > > the probiotics and omega-3s. My 4-year-old has gotten sick twice,> > but> > > only with a very mild stuffy nose that went away quickly. My> > husband,> > > who eats two yogurts a day but doesn't take any omega-3s, pretty> > much> > > never gets sick. But maybe it's silly for me to post that here, as> > > many of us on this list are already devoted probiotics/omega 3> > > users...those of you who have been doing this a long time, do you> > > find that you are rarely ever sick? Our chiropractor told me that> > > these two supplements were the most important thing we could do to> > > avoid catching everything> > > > that goes around...> > > >> > > > Incidentally, re: fevers...my policy, now, is that I don't give> > > Tylenol or ibuprofen for anything under 104. And actually, I try> > > reiki first if fevers get that high (not that we've had any fevers> > > this fall...I'm thinking back to last spring when we were still> > > getting sick sometimes). I know it sounds crazy, but I found that> > > reiki techniques will bring a fever down two or three degrees,> > which> > > was good enough for me...> > > >> > > > Bonnie> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo!> > Mobile.> > > Try it now.> > > >> > >> >> > > >>

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Oh, that kind of thing works wonders. Though it does tickle! I have a nasal irrigator (a machine like a water pik for the nose) that I started using when I was pregnant -- because I used to get tons of pregnancy congestion -- and it was a miracle. And it is a huge help with colds, especially if you're sneezing a lot, because it can wash out the stuff that's making you sneeze. Haven't used it in ages, though, since apparently I don't get sick anymore (watch, now I'll probably wake up sniffling and sneezing tomorrow...). Bonnie

ANother thing that may help is called a Neti Pot. It is a small pot

used to flush out the sinus cavities. You put warm salt water in the

pot, then put the spout in one nostril. Lean forward a bit, and pour

the water into that side, allowing the water to flow up into your

upper sinuses, and come out the other nostril. do the other side as

well then blow your nose. It is supposed to really clean your

passages out, while moisturizing them as well. It is said that it

really helps allergies and the cold congestion you get. I'm thinking

seriously about trying one, as i have horrific allergies and am on an

atihistmine daily for it!

It seems like there

> > > have been a lot of postings about colds/flus lately. I was

getting

> > > ready to share our latest find, which is that it seems as though

> > when

> > > we take probiotics and omega-3s regularly, we hardly get sick at

> > all.

> > > Of the three of us who normally get sick all the time (the three

> > kids

> > > and me), my 9-year-old and I haven't gotten sick once since

> > starting

> > > the probiotics and omega-3s. My 4-year-old has gotten sick

twice,

> > but

> > > only with a very mild stuffy nose that went away quickly. My

> > husband,

> > > who eats two yogurts a day but doesn't take any omega-3s, pretty

> > much

> > > never gets sick. But maybe it's silly for me to post that here,

as

> > > many of us on this list are already devoted probiotics/omega 3

> > > users...those of you who have been doing this a long time, do

you

> > > find that you are rarely ever sick? Our chiropractor told me

that

> > > these two supplements were the most important thing we could do

to

> > > avoid catching everything

> > > > that goes around...

> > > >

> > > > Incidentally, re: fevers...my policy, now, is that I don't

give

> > > Tylenol or ibuprofen for anything under 104. And actually, I try

> > > reiki first if fevers get that high (not that we've had any

fevers

> > > this fall...I'm thinking back to last spring when we were still

> > > getting sick sometimes). I know it sounds crazy, but I found

that

> > > reiki techniques will bring a fever down two or three degrees,

> > which

> > > was good enough for me...

> > > >

> > > > Bonnie

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ---------------------------------

> > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo!

> > Mobile.

> > > Try it now.

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

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