Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:14:57 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Beware the brain-eating amoeba Content-Language: en-US Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: <17bd08acd58c72d4$41342$3602787$2d54864@news.newsdemon.com> <73078905.732236079.214697.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <1198693642.732255666.454035.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> From: moviePig In-Reply-To: <1198693642.732255666.454035.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 81 Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:14:57 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 4386 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17bd478b75a1cfdf$60493$3037545$10d55a65@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 4767 On 3/16/2024 12:24 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: > BTR1701 wrote: >> On Mar 15, 2024 at 4:01:11 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" wrote: >> >>> moviePig wrote: >>>> On 3/15/2024 1:55 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote: >>>>> On 3/15/2024 10:47 AM, moviePig wrote: >>>>>> On 3/15/2024 12:41 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: >>>>>>> moviePig wrote: >>>>>>>> On 3/14/2024 11:55 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: >>>>>>>>> shawn wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:03:53 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman" >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Not sure this makes for the basis of a '50s drive-in movie. >>>>>>>>>>> Basically, >>>>>>>>>>> all you have to do is NOT irrigate your nostrils with tap water, >>>>>>>>>>> to keep >>>>>>>>>>> the amoeba out of your sinuses and from getting into your brain. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://apnews.com/article/neti-pots-tap-water-amoeba-aed6e6f9129d85146d396d71b8778812 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I knew those sorts of amoebas were out there but thought the only >>>>>>>>>> risk >>>>>>>>>> of catching them was if you inhaled water from ponds that contained >>>>>>>>>> them. I had no idea they could also be found in treated water. Not >>>>>>>>>> that I've ever used a neti pot but I do know people that have used >>>>>>>>>> them and I assume they just used tap water to do so. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Indeed, they do. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've said this before but, it seems profoundly stupid to suppose that >>>>>>>> the complex substance Nature has evolved to most effectively coat your >>>>>>>> nasal passages can be improved upon by replacement with mere tap water. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It’s not tapwater. The things come with little saline packets, and >>>>>>> you make >>>>>>> your own saline solution. In fact, they generally have warnings not >>>>>>> to use >>>>>>> just plain water. >>>>>> >>>>>> Okay, maybe that's different.  But such warnings aren't encouraging... >>>>>> >>>>> Such warnings are routine though usually the issue to be avoided by them >>>>> is infection. >>>> >>>> The more paranoid (like me) might infer from them that there's normally >>>> a delicate ecosystem up there ...so delicate that mere tap water's a >>>> threat. And mere table salt sounds like an awfully convenient panacea. >>>> >>> >>> The first part seems reasonable. The business about not using regular >>> tapwater seems both silly and scary. I mean, what the hell happens when you >>> go swimming? >> >> Sometimes you end up with an amoeba eating your brain. You occasionally hear > about some kid who died from it after swimming in a pond or a lake > somewhere. >> >> Although, it's my understanding that when swimming, it's almost impossible to > get it unless you somehow force the water up into your nasal passages with > high pressure, like jumping off an embankment into a lake where the water > is > shoved up into your nose as you hit the surface. Normal swimming in a > lake or > a river that has these amoebas doesn't pose a risk. >> > > The various successors to the Netti pot require squeezing or motorized pump > action to force the water up in there, but the Netti pot just looks like a > little teapot and you bend your head back and pour it in. You would think > that’s comparable to swimming. > ... Well, for better or worse, the FDA says they can be safe... https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/rinsing-your-sinuses-neti-pots-safe