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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Most likely due to the fact that tap water can have different ranges of organisms or bacteria in it, which could at irritate your sinuses. Distilled water at least gets rid of that risk.

Also, “clearing” your sinuses by breathing in the steam from a shower is very different than flushing them with a direct squirt of water directly up your nose.

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