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Offline Chris_

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Two deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds
« on: December 17, 2011, 05:36:33 PM »
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Two deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds

A sinus-flushing device used to relieve colds and allergies has been linked to a deadly brain-eating amoeba.

Louisiana's state health department issued a warning about neti pots - which look like mini watering cans, that are used by pouring salty water through one nostril.

It follows two recent deaths - a 51-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man from the 'brain-eating amoeba' Naegleria fowleri.
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Re: Two deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 05:43:56 PM »
Back in the mid 80's, 3 or 4 people died of that in the Florida keys. They had been swimming in a "hole" left by a coral rock gravel pit. Nasty little bug.
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Re: Two deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2011, 07:24:08 PM »
I do sinus rinses on a fairly regular basis, people are nuts if they use tap water instead of distilled water, also I heat the distilled water for 45 seconds.
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Re: Two deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2011, 10:31:55 AM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on December 19, 2011, 07:24:08 PM
I do sinus rinses on a fairly regular basis, people are nuts if they use tap water instead of distilled water, also I heat the distilled water for 45 seconds.

My wife swears by these... maybe I'll buy her some distilled just to be sure.
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