[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do You Use A Neti Pot? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/14/2012 7:37:04 AM EDT
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Do you boil your water first, or use bottled water?
There has apparently been some instances of people using tap water ...you know, right there from the sink where you're going to apply it anyway... and they caught some kind of death amoeba that ate their fuckin' brain. I have always used warm water straight from the tap, but my brother told me of these brain eating amoebas and shit, and now here I am with a shitty head cold, boiling fucking water and then waiting until the hot fucking water cools again, like a stupid motherfucker. Fuck. |
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Quoted: I use a squeeze bottle (much easier and works better, IMHO) about once a week, on the advice of my ENT. If you're paranoid about it, you can just use distilled water. My wife uses distilled water. For .79/gal its worth the insurance against zombie brain eating TEOTWAWKI bacteria.... |
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I just use tap water. I do put in buffer packs, but that is all. Enjoy your brain eating amoebas. 
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/19/143960631/second-neti-pot-death-from-amoeba-prompts-tap-water-warning |
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i use one twice, sometimes 3 times a week. i had surgery on my nose because of poll ups and a deviated septum (worst surgery I've ever had) it helps so much for irritated and stuffy nose i used to use tap water now i use bottled water because i got a sinus infection(think from the tap water) i also use the saline solution
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I just use tap water. I do put in buffer packs, but that is all. Enjoy your brain eating amoebas.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/19/143960631/second-neti-pot-death-from-amoeba-prompts-tap-water-warning I was coming to post this... USE DISTILED WATER ONLY |
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I use a squeeze bottle (much easier and works better, IMHO) about once a week, on the advice of my ENT. If you're paranoid about it, you can just use distilled water. Or saline solution Bottled medical saline can actually be a right whore to come by. My wife water boards herself twice a day, and she mixes her own solution from bottled distilled water, kosher salt, and a pinch of baking soda. IIRC, they wanted a prescription for saline. 
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Do you boil your water first, or use bottled water? There has apparently been some instances of people using tap water ...you know, right there from the sink where you're going to apply it anyway... and they caught some kind of death amoeba that ate their fuckin' brain. I have always used warm water straight from the tap, but my brother told me of these brain eating amoebas and shit, and now here I am with a shitty head cold, boiling fucking water and then waiting until the hot fucking water cools again, like a stupid motherfucker. Fuck. I use distilled..... |
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I use a squeeze bottle (much easier and works better, IMHO) about once a week, on the advice of my ENT. If you're paranoid about it, you can just use distilled water. I use a squeeze bottle of saline solution.Costs about $2 from Walmart and lasts me a month or more.. |
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I used tap water. I hadn't heard anything about infections etc from tap water but it does make sense that there is an increased risk putting stuff straight into your sinuses like that... Guess I'll buy a little distilled water. Neti Pot works wonders for me btw but I don't use it as often as I should. |
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Quoted: Do you boil your water first, or use bottled water? There has apparently been some instances of people using tap water ...you know, right there from the sink where you're going to apply it anyway... and they caught some kind of death amoeba that ate their fuckin' brain. I have always used warm water straight from the tap, but my brother told me of these brain eating amoebas and shit, and now here I am with a shitty head cold, boiling fucking water and then waiting until the hot fucking water cools again, like a stupid motherfucker. Fuck. I have an under sink filtration unit, so I take that water and then boil it. When it comes to amoebas on the brain, you can't really be too careful IMO. |
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Quoted: I used tap water. I hadn't heard anything about infections etc from tap water but it does make sense that there is an increased risk putting stuff straight into your sinuses like that... Guess I'll buy a little distilled water. Neti Pot works wonders for me btw but I don't use it as often as I should. Distilled water has a pretty long shelf life. I keep some on hand for my electronic humidor... Obviously I don't want any shit growing in there, so I dump the remainder around the "use by" date. I don't keep track, but I buy no more than two gallons a year. So I'd estimate it keeps for about 6mos. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I use a squeeze bottle (much easier and works better, IMHO) about once a week, on the advice of my ENT. If you're paranoid about it, you can just use distilled water. Or saline solution Bottled medical saline can actually be a right whore to come by. My wife water boards herself twice a day, and she mixes her own solution from bottled distilled water, kosher salt, and a pinch of baking soda. IIRC, they wanted a prescription for saline. Everything is weird to get a hold of these days... I had a hell of a time finding Iodine, and it's often impossible to find 90% Isopropyl Alcohol, the stores sell it, there just is none Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerine? Yeah, good luck.  |
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Quoted: Quoted: I use a squeeze bottle (much easier and works better, IMHO) about once a week, on the advice of my ENT. If you're paranoid about it, you can just use distilled water. I use a squeeze bottle of saline solution.Costs about $2 from Walmart and lasts me a month or more.. I think you're talking about saline spray. Also good, but MUCH different from sinus/nasal irrigation. Your spray puts a few drops of saline into your nose. A neti pot or sinus irrigator puts 8 ounces of saline solution up, into, through, and out your nose. |
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I prefer the positive pressure of a NeilMed sinus rinse squeeze bottle. I do use warm tap water––we're high up the watershed here, and blessed by very good water. If I was closer to sea level, I would use boiled or distilled water.
I use the NeilMed packets as well, and I do it twice a day, every day, symptoms or not. I've had sinus problems for 20+ years, irrigation has made a huge difference for me. If you don't want the expense of NeilMed products, just get a $0.99 plastic squeeze bottle at Wally World or Walgreens, and mix your own salt/baking soda additive. The baking soda helps as a buffer. The cheap squeeze bottle requires you to tip your head back, but boy, you can really fill 'er up and let it percolate that way. If you do make your own salt/baking soda mix, be sure and use non-iodized salt (kosher or pure). Iodized salt BURNS.
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Do you boil your water first, or use bottled water? There has apparently been some instances of people using tap water ...you know, right there from the sink where you're going to apply it anyway... and they caught some kind of death amoeba that ate their fuckin' brain. I have always used warm water straight from the tap, but my brother told me of these brain eating amoebas and shit, and now here I am with a shitty head cold, boiling fucking water and then waiting until the hot fucking water cools again, like a stupid motherfucker. Fuck. I have an under sink filtration unit, so I take that water and then boil it. When it comes to amoebas on the brain, you can't really be too careful IMO. Agreed. It is some downright scary shit. Boiled tap water or distilled is fine. Your choice. I wouldn't use bottled but that's just me and i'm a little paranoid when it comes to that so ymmv , hell I'd probably sitll boil the distilled that's how bad that amoeba scares me.
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I use a squeeze bottle with tap water. Every day. I have city water. No 3rd world water problems here.
The bugs come from well water or cisterns. For the price and convenience, I'll use the packets from Walmart. My budget isn't that tight that I have to save a penny per day... |
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I use the neti pot with Neilmed packets & 1/2 tsp xylitol. Seems to have improved my sinuses greatly. No issues this summer after mowing and raking, demo dusty work in the house, etc. I don't like the squeeze bottle. High pressure up my nose isn't for me. Oh yeah, and distilled water. |
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For everyone using boiled, distilled, etc water to be sure it's safe... do you autoclave the pot itself too?  Do you realize how many germaphobes ain't gonna sleep tonight because of that statement?!?!?!? 
I'll sleep like a baby after using tap water in my squirt bottle... That just gets rinsed, then set back on the shelf *GASP* In the same small room with the toilet... |
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Quoted: Quoted: For everyone using boiled, distilled, etc water to be sure it's safe... do you autoclave the pot itself too? Do you realize how many germaphobes ain't gonna sleep tonight because of that statement?!?!?!? I'll sleep like a baby after using tap water in my squirt bottle... That just gets rinsed, then set back on the shelf *GASP* In the same small room with the toilet... It's all fun and games and funny and gamey until fucking amoebas eat your brain.  |
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Do you know where else these brain eating amoebas live?
Only any fresh water body in the US :D, lakes, rivers, creeks... Usually they enter thru water getting into the nose. Then you start smelling odd smells..next thing you know their preparing your grave site. So have fun swimming everyone! |
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For everyone using boiled, distilled, etc water to be sure it's safe... do you autoclave the pot itself too? Do you realize how many germaphobes ain't gonna sleep tonight because of that statement?!?!?!?
I'll sleep like a baby after using tap water in my squirt bottle... That just gets rinsed, then set back on the shelf *GASP* In the same small room with the toilet... It's all fun and games and funny and gamey until fucking amoebas eat your brain.
This. In before the "Oh teh noes! My brain is being eaten by amoebas, I guess my tap water wasn't all that safe after all!" thread.
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Holy balls that is awesome! If coffee wasn't bad enough lol. |