Why shouldn’t you rinse your nose with tap water even though it gets in your body when you shower?

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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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Yeah. Theres that lady in Seattle who got the brain eating bacteria from washing out her sinuses with tap water. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/woman-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-after-using-neti-pot-tap-water-to-rinse-sinuses/

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