Re: Concerns about cleaning with tap water
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:02 pm
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Another question....ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:02 pmOf the 7, how many were related to the use of CPAP?
Let me guess. None.
More likely that his brain has already been eaten.MinnesotaSnoozer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:44 pmHe said he only cleans with distilled because of a brain amoeba that could be in the tap water.
Great question, given the extreme rarity of this infection it's odd that I distinctly recall in the last year hearing someone had this, or maybe even died of it, and it was attributed to a neti pot rinse with water that was somehow contaminated. Probably tested their tap water after the fact and found the little guys floating around in there. And when they say "tap water" they never seem to say "city water" or "well water" which seems pretty relevant.Pugsy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:09 pmAnother question....ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:02 pmOf the 7, how many were related to the use of CPAP?
Let me guess. None.
Of the 7 how many were related to doing nasal rinses with tap water or going swimming somewhere that the brain eating thing resides and inhaling a bit of that water up their nose?
Good lord, I *grew up* on a lake, swimming multiple times a week. How EVER did I survive?Pugsy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:09 pmAnother question....ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:02 pmOf the 7, how many were related to the use of CPAP?
Let me guess. None.
Of the 7 how many were related to doing nasal rinses with tap water or going swimming somewhere that the brain eating thing resides and inhaling a bit of that water up their nose?
Good thing I was not drinking when I read that!Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:28 am
Add to that, anybody who believes that they can get braining eating amoeba through CPAP, doesn't have enough food source for the amoeba anyway.