Someone was asking recently in The Lounge about neti pots -- see important health warning.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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http://health.yahoo.net/articles/flu/neti-pot-deaths-linked-brain-eating-amoeba-tap-water
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[LiberalAndProud]

1. tap water, huh?

Huh!

[SCantiGOP]

2. Holy Shit

I talked to my wife about getting one of these when that thread appeared, because she has such bad sinue problems in the winter. We just leave an old pot on the stove to put some moisture in the air. Zombie amoeba, who woulda thunk it?

[geardaddy]

3. Yep, be sure to use distilled or pre-boiled water.

Don't want any of those little nasties in your sinuses!

[derby378]

4. Better yet, don't use Louisiana water in your Neti pot

What the hell? Can't the government of Louisiana at least guarantee its residents have access to clean water?

[nadine_mn]

5. That would interfere with BP's right to pollute

Plus remember who is charge down there...oil and$$$

[iris27]

6. Holy hell - what the hell is Naegleria fowleri doing in treated tap water?

Yikes! That shit can kill you inside of a week!

[jakeXT]

7. Drink it but don't snort it. /nt

[iris27]

9. Well, yeah, its mechanism of infection is totally thwarted when ingested, but still.

It has killed because people trusted their tap water to be safe enough to flush their sinuses with.

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. I think the potential is in POORLY treated tap water, Testing and a mea culpa? n/t