33mama:

lilytan:

[quote=\"33mama\"]anyone has appealed to Hua Yi? This year's cutoff is 220 and my son is 218. Any chance? What do they look for in appeal? CCA or by merit?

Oh i din know that this yr cut off is 220 tat low? I tot last yr is 222...Anyway my son got in Hua Yi as he score 223. Since yr kid score 218 u can try to appeal no harm

indeed. i called moe to ask and also hua yi to ask. They confirm 220.[/quote]
I c....which sch yr kid posted to?

33mama:

anyone has appealed to Hua Yi? This year's cutoff is 220 and my son is 218. Any chance? What do they look for in appeal? CCA or by merit?

Oh i din know that this yr cut off is 220 tat low? I tot last yr is 222...Anyway my son got in Hua Yi as he score 223. Since yr kid score 218 u can try to appeal no harm

xueyan:

Hi ilovechubby


May i know what brand of manuka honey you buy for your kids. Where can i get it and how much.

Thanks!

Hi,
I'm a mummy to 3 boys. Yes I totally agreed to all mummy up there who r taking manuka honey... I hv been given my 3 boys manuka honey for many years already. It's a very very good honey, a home cannot leave without it..very effective when come to flu, cough, sore throat etc. Even has ulcers or cut can also apply on the wound itself.

It's very much depend on yr budget.. The very first brand that I know is Woodlands manuka honey, during that time, Manuka Honey is not so popular in Singapore, and is frm GNC. This brand honey is abt $38 - $40plus depend on which active u want. Lately, manuka honey is so popular that everywhere is selling. U can buy frm Naturefarm, GNC etc.
Choose the one that comes with active.

Does anyone knows what is the School T-score this yr for PSLE?

River Valley Pri - 269. Anyone know what is the top in Gan Eng Seng Pri and Zhangde Pri?

chillyred:

sassypink:

Hi Felixbebe


I chanced upon this forum and read with great interest of your sharing of nose spa therapy. My kids encounter sensitive nose since young, thus I am keen to find out more about this treatment.

Understand from western doctor, frequent drinking or eating of hot drinks and food will hurt the throat thus might lead to cancer. With the frequent usage of this nose spa which requires steaming (temperature), does it hurt the nose eventually?

Also, is the medication used is HSA certified?

Sorry that if you happened to receive this mail more then once, as i don't seem to be able to submit my enquiry previously.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi,
I'm a regular in kiasuparents and has been reading all posting in this topic
Since someone up there mention about HSA, I would like to say something.

Btw, i has been seeing felizbebe and lilytan keep answering questions post by others. Just curious, is both of you some how related to Herbal Basic TCM? Base on the way both of you reply is very profession and detailed. It really makes me ponder.

Both of you mention that Nose Spa is good and give them a thumb up. If is really that good, why don't they introduce it to Singapore PD and Singapore Hospital? As you know, Singapore government starts to accept and recognise TCM treatment. Like NUH, there is a TCM, SGH and TTS also have TCM. They should publicize it and introduce it to all Singaporean. Since more than 50% of Singaporean has allergic rhinitis problem.

Here comes the charges...I have a few friends visited Herbal Basic TCM. They told me that their charges is very high and in order to treat the allergy the physician suggest to them to take treatment package. And their package is thousand over $$. Also, without package, per treatment is also expensive. Further more the xiao er tui na is not done by the physician yet they still charge so high compare to other TCM.

For those who bring their kids to Herbal Basic TCM, don't you find it expensive?? And can they guarantee that after the whole treatment, the allergic will not occur? If they can't guarantee, isn't it the same as taking chinese herbs? And chinese herbs is not costly. I have two kids age 7 and 4. They have allergic rhinitis as well and theirs condition is under controlled. Further more they don't have to take the chinese herb everyday. Just when their nose feel itch and sneezing, i will give them the chinese herbs. Is so simple.

Hello Chillyred,

I'm here to clarify that I'm not related to Herbal Basic TCM. We are just doctor and patient tats all. As my 3 kids and myself are Dr Tan many years patients. My 3 kids are her patients since birth for xiao er tui na and myself lately sign up her nose spa package.

Whether their charges expensive a not, in my point of view I would say for me is affordable. Of course if compare to ENT and other TCM located at hospitals, I think Herbal Basic TCM charges still at the reasonable side.

kitty2:

lilytan ,


Do you need to go to the TCM very often?Once or twice a week?


Besides lilytan & healthy,anyone been there?

Thanks for sharing

Hi Kitty2,
During the treatment, I went clinic every week.
Twice a week then once a week. Aft completed the whole
Course, I go as and when for 'maintenance'.

healthyy:

For many years I was a firm believer that there is no cure to Rhinitis and I just have to learn how to live with it (as told by my ENT doctor), but now I strongly feel that such saying should be overthrown!


I would like to share with the readers of this forum about my experience in treating Rhinitis, and hope to spread the good news to all patients who are suffering from such illness.

I’m now at my late 30s and a mother of two. Since my teen age years I have been diagnosed with Rhinitis by the ENT specialist at SGH. I had to apply the Nasal Spray to my nose twice a day, otherwise I would suffer from symptoms such as runny nose, continuous sneezing, blocked nose, headache, throat infection, fever, cough etc. I have been doing the same thing (apply nasal spray 2 times a day) for over 20 years, yet my nose did not get any better. Over the years, the nasal spray became less and less effective on me and sometimes I had to take Zyrtec twice a day plus Chlorpheniramine up to 4 times a day. In fact my condition got worst in recent years, as I was hardly able to breathe through my nose, due to over swelling of nasal polyps and crooked nasal septum, and my sense of smell deteriorated badly; I was in deep despair and thought that there was no more option for me except to go for nose surgery.

As I was contemplating about the surgery, I happened to find out from the TCM clinic at Havelock road which I brought my two daughters for xiao er tuina, that they have a special treatment program for Rhinitis. Since it’s supposed to be natural, safer and less costly as compared to ENT’s treatment/surgery, I decided to give it a try.

It was a 4 months intensive treatment program which consists of acupuncture cum herbal steaming for the nose, without oral medication. The full treatment was split into 3 courses with the use of various herbal formulations for nose steaming in accordance to the treatment progress. Course 1 was supposed to cleanse nasal cavity and clear inflammation, Course 2 to heal nasal mucous membrane and reduce sensitivity towards allergens, Course 3 to enhance immune system and for rehabilitation of nose’s function. The clinic provided me with a steam vaporizer device to do the nose steaming at home on a daily basis, while the acupuncture was carried out either once or twice weekly at the clinic.

I must say that the treatment was a rather long process and required quite a bit of discipline and determination, but however the result was very rewarding! Just only one week into the treatment, I no longer required using Nasal Spray or other western medicines such as Zyrtec, Chlorpheniramine etc., as most of my previous symptoms were put under control. I was surprised with the efficacy of the treatment and was thus motivated to continue the treatment diligently!

It has been almost one year now since I completed the full treatment, touch wood there isn’t any recurring of my rhinitis (only slight sneezing occasionally), neither do I experience any kind of side effects. I can breathe normal, sleep better, regained my sense of smell, and feel much healthier now! Finally after a long while in my life I’m able to live free of any medication, be it TCM or Western drugs. Even during the 7th month and at times when the haze was bad, my nose was still not giving me any problem. I therefore strongly recommend this treatment to those who are suffering from such illness and desperately looking for a good solution.

It may not be too scientific to some peoples on how TCM treatment works, but the TCM doctor who treated me was very professional and experienced, and most importantly my 20 years of chronic rhinitis is now HISTORY!

I consider myself cured by this TCM treatment and therefore I do not agree if anybody would to say “Rhinitis cannot be cured”!

I agree to the comment made by \"Healthyy\" on the treatment of Rhinitis.
I suffered from allergic rhinitis for over 10 years, my nose was particularly sensitive to dust, haze, and sudden change of weather, and I was prone to throat infection due to post nasal drip.

I've tried many ways to combat my nose allergies, including taking western medicines, Chinese medicines, Herbal remedies and using air sanitizer to cleanse the air in my room, but nothing seemed to work for me. And i continued to experience runny nose, sneezing and blocked nose.

I finally had the opportunity to take up the Nose Spa treatment for rhinitis at Herbal-Basic Clinic last December and completed the full treatment courses in April this year. Since then, I no longer experience allergic reaction to dust, smoke, haze etc. (except occasionally sneezing at times), and the sudden change of weather didn't bother me anymore.

I'm not sure if it's right to say that i'm completely cured now, as it was only 6 months since I completed the treatment, but so far I'm pretty satisfied with the result of the treatment, and I'm able to live free of medication. Life has been very different for me ever since my nose was rejuvenated by this treatment.

Incidentally, my 3 sons age 12, 7 & 5 are all diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, even though I didn't put them on the full course treatment but only let them do the Nose Spa therapy once every 1 to 2 week, their condition are pretty much put under control too.

worriedmumz:

Hi,


I am new at this TCM thing. My older girl has been having a persistant cough recently and I have tried several doctors but the cough persists. Are all TCMs the same? It seems a lot of people are talking about the TCM at Havelock Road. Is that the best?

Hi worriedmumz,
I dare not say they are the best coz there are
many TCM out there. But I can said that Dr Tan is very profession
and my 3 sons conditioned had improved. Especially my
youngest son, he tends to cough very easily
and take very long time to recover. Ever since he get
treatment from Dr Tan, I hardly see him cough and running nose.

So my advice is give it a try. Also you must be patient as
as the result is not in 1 or 2 visit.

shirley_low67:

Hi Lily


Thanks for sharing your experience. I am not making any accusations on the TCm, just sharing my real experience.

In fact the third visit's tuina was done during the nose herbal steam. The auntie came in only in the last 5 mins. We then proceed to the treatment room after the steam for another 5-7 mins. Even DH noticed that this time round it was very fast.

I feel very paiseh to confront them. But i am going this weekend again. Hope this will not recur.

Thanks.

Hi Shirley_low67

You don't have to feel paisay, just tell Dr Tan how you feel. As Dr Tan is very open and accept all comments so that they can improve themselves.