funny I was thinking about this just the other day and have much the same opinion
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 18/11/2010 02:19:45 PM
Nynaeve can Heal the taint. This isn't a new ability despite what some people think.
EoTW (Dragonmount) - "A pity for you... that one of your Sisters is not here. I was never very skilled at Healing... but even one of them could only give you a few lucid minutes."
Rand is shocked that Nynaeve can Heal the taint and he says that even in his Age, diseases of the mind were very hard to cure. That said, Lews Therin has no knowledge of the taint and the efforts to cure it, considering he was the first man ever to go insane.
It seems that very gifted Healers could probably remove the effect from a tainted male just like Nynaeve did. The problem is that the taint still existed on saidin, and within minutes of being Healed they would become tainted again. Its more than likely that they were even more open to the taint after being tainted once, and thus their ability to buy the man only a few lucid minutes. It thus became a self-limiting and futile exercise. In Nynaeve's case it's a wonderous cure, and in their case a silly one considering the disease was waiting to reinfest the man again.
I even had the same quote in my head

In a way it's like shielding. When a shield is being actively maintained it's basically impossible to break (assuming it's strong enough to hold you in the first place). However once it's tied off a skilled enough Channeler can pick the weave apart and free themselves. Without the constant renewal of the Taint a skilled enough Channeler was able to remove the effects left behind.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
Nynaeve's new ability
18/11/2010 01:41:38 PM
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Nynaeve's healing seems more permanent, though.
18/11/2010 02:19:06 PM
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18/11/2010 02:59:17 PM
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18/11/2010 10:51:02 PM
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funny I was thinking about this just the other day and have much the same opinion
18/11/2010 02:19:45 PM
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That's not my interpretation.
18/11/2010 06:14:02 PM
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Re: That's not my interpretation.
18/11/2010 07:11:02 PM
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Even if we were to accept that as true...
18/11/2010 10:55:31 PM
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Maybe...
18/11/2010 11:18:08 PM
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Could be...
19/11/2010 03:01:35 AM
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None.
19/11/2010 03:20:35 AM
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As you wish.
19/11/2010 05:24:29 AM
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We're told exactly the opposite...
19/11/2010 05:47:31 AM
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Exactly.
19/11/2010 06:02:52 AM
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What are you arguing?
19/11/2010 06:50:58 AM
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Though I dread doing this, perhaps an analogy?
19/11/2010 06:16:30 PM
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You were right to dread...
19/11/2010 10:02:05 PM
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21/11/2010 11:34:28 PM
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I'm not really sure that healing the taint and the mental Restoration AOL Aes Sedai had are the same
18/11/2010 10:01:01 PM
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Re: I'm not really sure that healing the taint and the mental Restoration AOL Aes Sedai had
18/11/2010 10:41:07 PM
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The answers to your questions are all in the Big White Book and other characters POVs
19/11/2010 04:11:03 PM
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Lots of reason to believe that the Taint was much stronger straight after the Breaking
26/11/2010 01:24:17 PM
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