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On 3/16/2024 12:24 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> On Mar 15, 2024 at 4:01:11 PM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> moviePig <never@nothere.com> 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 <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...
>>>>>>
>>>>> 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