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On 3/15/2024 12:41 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> moviePig <never@nothere.com> wrote:
>> On 3/14/2024 11:55 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:03:53 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
>>>> <ahk@chinet.com> 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...