Sorry folks, I know this topic has been done to death lately, but I
would like to clarify what goes where.
For a spray mixture, I mixed 25ml pf water with one teaspoon of
xylitol.
Is this correct? Do I need to add salt?
For the wash solution, which I have not yet tried (have a
concussion...should I be irrigating?), it's 4 teaspoons of xylitol for
every CC of saline saline solution.
Do I have it right?
Thanks.
Susan - 12 Sep 2006 02:19 GMT
> Sorry folks, I know this topic has been done to death lately, but I
> would like to clarify what goes where.
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>
> Thanks.
Uh, no that sounds like an awful lot of xylitol, if I'm reading you right.
I briefly used a very strong saline/xylitol spray, and it seemed to
loosen crud from my sinuses, but after several days, it irritated my
nose and caused bleeding.
Here's what I mix up without actually measuring:
2 cups kosher salt
1 tsp to a TBS of baking soda
1-2 TBS xylitol
a TBS of calcium chloride salt substitute if I have any in the house
Use on tsp of this mixture for two cups of water to make a solution for
any purpose.
Sorry to hear about your head injury. I don't know if you should
irrigate or not, have you consulted a neurologist about it?
Feel better.
Susan
loxaluck - 12 Sep 2006 13:21 GMT
when i first tried it, i used a very heavy concentration without salt(see
below from a previous posting). after this i have used it with near equal
amounts of xylitol and salt, 1/2 tsp of each to 4 cups boiled water. i
still am not sure if i am feeling any benefit from the xylitol.
mixed up a batch last night--i irrigate with a neti pot and typically do
4 cups water to 1/2 teaspoon salt. last night, using the mixture from
the
"biofilms" thread (3 tablespoons or 45 ml of 100% pure xylitol in 250 ml
of
water) i caluculated that i would need over 9 tablespoons of xylitol (4
cup
[US] = 946.352 95 milliliter). i used about 8 tablespoons. it burned
like
crazy without the salt.
afterwards, i brought up lots of thick clear jelly-like mucous but it
seems to me that i was bringing up what i was putting in. was i creating
this mucous with the xylitol mixture? this lasted for hours. when i lay
down to go to sleep more came out --- "steeping?" and i ended up
irrigating with my salt misture to try to push the stuff out.
tdonline - 13 Sep 2006 13:04 GMT
I used my original spray solution without any problems for a day. This
morning, I added salt and baking soda to the solution and it really
stung!
ilaboo - 31 Oct 2006 00:05 GMT
basic principles would be--are you willing to put this mixture into your
eye?--keep thing no more complicated than normal saline--you are dealing
with a very sensitive mucosal lining ( the nose) and you dont want to damage
it--
hth
>I used my original spray solution without any problems for a day. This
> morning, I added salt and baking soda to the solution and it really
> stung!