Jun 6, 2025 04:18 PM
(This post was last modified: Jun 6, 2025 04:20 PM by C C.)
I wouldn't be irrigating nasal cavities with any kind of water, period. For sinus and other respiratory problems, I take a combo of vitamin C and quercetin capsules until the inflammation is gone. And that purely pertains to what works for me -- not the abstract, statistical "average person" that the medical community targets remedies and safety for (to avoid or mitigate future litigation). And also it's obviously unprofitable to target research aimed at what would be effective and safe for a lone, particular individual. The quantitative, general entity of "average person" is therefore king as the standard to accommodate via large group studies.
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Texas woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after flushing sinuses
https://www.sciencealert.com/texas-woman...ng-sinuses
INTRO: A woman in Texas has died from a rare brain infection after flushing her nose with water stored in the tank of a recreational vehicle.
Lab tests on the 71-year-old woman's cerebrospinal fluid confirmed she was infected with Naegleria fowleri, a tiny, free-swimming protozoan also dubbed 'the brain-eating amoeba,' which causes the highly lethal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
This killer bug hangs out in warm bodies of fresh water like ponds, lakes, and even neglected swimming pools. Most infections occur while swimming or engaging in water sports in these places.
"The patient had no recreational exposure to fresh water; however, she had reportedly performed nasal irrigation on several occasions using non-boiled water from the RV potable water faucet during the four days before illness onset," a CDC case report details.
"Despite medical treatment for a suspected PAM infection, the patient developed seizures and subsequently died eight days after symptom onset."
Authorities were unable to detect the amoeba in samples from the RV tank or the campground water supply, which may be because they took samples 23 days after the possible exposure took place.
But testing did indicate the water had inadequate levels of disinfectant to prevent microbes from building biofilm communities that can protect pathogens like N. fowleri. The water was more cloudy than what is recommended for drinking water, another sign that disinfectant levels may have been inadequate.
This is why you really shouldn't flush tap (or RV tank) water up your nose for nasal irrigation: the CDC recommends only distilled or sterilized water be used... (MORE - details)
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Texas woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after flushing sinuses
https://www.sciencealert.com/texas-woman...ng-sinuses
INTRO: A woman in Texas has died from a rare brain infection after flushing her nose with water stored in the tank of a recreational vehicle.
Lab tests on the 71-year-old woman's cerebrospinal fluid confirmed she was infected with Naegleria fowleri, a tiny, free-swimming protozoan also dubbed 'the brain-eating amoeba,' which causes the highly lethal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
This killer bug hangs out in warm bodies of fresh water like ponds, lakes, and even neglected swimming pools. Most infections occur while swimming or engaging in water sports in these places.
"The patient had no recreational exposure to fresh water; however, she had reportedly performed nasal irrigation on several occasions using non-boiled water from the RV potable water faucet during the four days before illness onset," a CDC case report details.
"Despite medical treatment for a suspected PAM infection, the patient developed seizures and subsequently died eight days after symptom onset."
Authorities were unable to detect the amoeba in samples from the RV tank or the campground water supply, which may be because they took samples 23 days after the possible exposure took place.
But testing did indicate the water had inadequate levels of disinfectant to prevent microbes from building biofilm communities that can protect pathogens like N. fowleri. The water was more cloudy than what is recommended for drinking water, another sign that disinfectant levels may have been inadequate.
This is why you really shouldn't flush tap (or RV tank) water up your nose for nasal irrigation: the CDC recommends only distilled or sterilized water be used... (MORE - details)