The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning people against the improper use of neti pots, following the deaths of two people who were infected with Naegleria fowleri — the so-called “brain-eating amoeba” — after using tap water to irrigate their sinuses.
A 53-year-old woman from De Soto Parish and a 20-year-old man from St. Bernard Parish both died after using contaminated water in their neti pots, a popular home remedy that looks like a genie’s lamp and is used for flushing out mucus from the nose and sinuses.
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I use a neti pot regularly. Ever since I started using it, I haven't had a sinus infection. I used to get a couple a year.
I would think that if you're using the "saline solution" in the neti pot, and you keep your neti pot clean, that there shouldn't be a problem.
I never use it without the saline solution!
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