I’ve seen that you should buy distilled water to rinse your nose with, but I probably get regular water in my eyes and nose when I shower anyways wouldn’t it be dangerous while showering also?
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Yes. In places like Florida where brain eating amoeba is in the tap (and a fuck-ton of lead), you should avoid letting it get up your nose.
“How Floridians can avoid brain-eating amoeba infections”
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2023/03/08/how-floridians-can-avoid-brain-eating-amoeba-infections/
“EPA says Florida has most lead pipes in U.S.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/epa-says-florida-has-most-lead-pipes-in-u-s
So if you want to do sterile nose rinses, please buy a gallon of distilled water, or boil a gallon of water, add 33 NaCl 1g tablets, and you have a saline solution you can pour into a Neti pot, whenever you want to use it.
Never ever put tap water that deeply into your nose.
Your nose is a direct pathway to your brain.
It’s also why you wear a mask OVER your nose, to avoid Covid, because you do NOT want Covid to go straight into your brain. Trust me.
Edit: this article tells you where you can find brain eating amoeba, in the U.S.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/14/brain-eating-amoeba-symptoms-naegleria-fowleri/70313265007/#:~:text=In%20the%20past%20decade%2C%20cases,when%20water%20temperatures%20are%20warmer.
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