Ask Dr. Nandi: Woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using neti pot with filtered tap water

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • A woman using a Neti Pot to clear her chronic sinus infection died from a brain-eating amoeba. Doctors say she likely contracted it from tap water.

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  • @DreaaaV
    @DreaaaV Рік тому +42

    I’ve gone 15 years using neti pots with tap water I just recently found out that I have to use distilled water I thank god I’m alive ❤️

    • @buoazej
      @buoazej 11 місяців тому

      Did You boil the tap water during those 15 years or did You just filter it?

    • @DreaaaV
      @DreaaaV 11 місяців тому +4

      @@buoazej I did not reasons I’m thankful to be alive today I learned recently about boiled water/ distilled water

    • @buoazej
      @buoazej 11 місяців тому

      @@DreaaaV You did not what?

    • @krystingrant6292
      @krystingrant6292 10 місяців тому

      WOW 😮😮😮

    • @DebRoo11
      @DebRoo11 9 місяців тому +6

      ​@@DreaaaVits so extremely rare and the likelihood is so low... This shouldn't of even been put on the news. The bigger concern here is why are their living amoeba in treated town water? 😅

  • @Texeyevideo
    @Texeyevideo 2 роки тому +189

    Can also happen at lakes when swimming and water gets in your nose, if you get a headache go straight to emergency. Try to convince them it may be the amoeba thing because it is supposed to be treatable if caught in time.

    • @Beast777Mode
      @Beast777Mode Рік тому +7

      just don't swim in lakes. Especially in warmer climates

    • @Craftingdaryl
      @Craftingdaryl Рік тому +2

      Wait i swam in a dirty pool had a nose bleed and migraines since i jumped off the ladder and got water through my nose and i have a slit foot i had it poorly bandaged tho

    • @AlexanderMason1
      @AlexanderMason1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Craftingdarylhow are you now?

    • @DoodleDan
      @DoodleDan 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@AlexanderMason1dead

    • @saramina-io1fp
      @saramina-io1fp 26 днів тому

      ...how are you?​@@Craftingdaryl

  • @marc-andreservant201
    @marc-andreservant201 3 роки тому +232

    Which is why, in the instructions of all Neti pots, it says you should boil the water before use.

    • @helene4397
      @helene4397 3 роки тому +13

      Not in Finland. In here it is an option. Not necessity. Search Finnish tap water quality.

    • @BLane-xr1ic
      @BLane-xr1ic 3 роки тому +4

      Or just don't use it. Absolutely unnecessary.

    • @anthonytu7302
      @anthonytu7302 3 роки тому +5

      @@BLane-xr1ic you dont know the fuck you talked about really

    • @kokobopjammer2571
      @kokobopjammer2571 3 роки тому +74

      @@BLane-xr1ic it is necessary actually. How about you stop saying what's needed and what's not needed for someone🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @BLane-xr1ic
      @BLane-xr1ic 3 роки тому +3

      @@anthonytu7302 Yes, I do. I can also write a coherent sentence.

  • @chubbyjohnson5480
    @chubbyjohnson5480 2 роки тому +46

    Use distilled or boiled water. ALWAYS READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!!

    • @annad6519
      @annad6519 Рік тому +2

      She apparently did! They said that in the first 30 seconds of the video..

    • @NicKnack27
      @NicKnack27 Рік тому +18

      @@annad6519 It stated she used “filtered tap water” which is not as safe as distilled or boiled water.

    • @annad6519
      @annad6519 Рік тому +1

      @@NicKnack27 oh dear, you’re right!

    • @PAINT_WET
      @PAINT_WET Рік тому +2

      do you still have to boil the distilled water?

  • @graycloud057
    @graycloud057 3 роки тому +23

    1. Don’t use swamp water.

  • @justtruth8310
    @justtruth8310 3 роки тому +81

    I use the sinus rinse but boiler and filter my water. I also use Iodine with the salts. BOIL THAT WATER!!

    • @annad6519
      @annad6519 Рік тому

      She apparently did! They said that in the first 30 seconds of the video.

    • @Howitgoes799
      @Howitgoes799 Рік тому

      Not so fun fact, that thing thrives in high temperatures.

    • @chancejiang7522
      @chancejiang7522 Рік тому +10

      @@annad6519 apparently you didn’t watch the video, she was being lazy and only filtered it instead of boiling it. And I have 0 idea why some people keep thinking filters can catch those creatures who are measured in micrometers in size…….. legit middle school biology.

    • @chancejiang7522
      @chancejiang7522 Рік тому +4

      @@Howitgoes799 but not boiled water. They can only survive a few minutes when reach around 60 Celsius. And 100% dead after getting to 100 Celsius.

    • @Goldenretriever-k8m
      @Goldenretriever-k8m 6 місяців тому

      @@chancejiang7522 where did you find this information? I use a Nettie pot when I have a sinus infection and I boil the water in the kettle a couple times, but I’m worried because I keep hearing you should boil it for five minutes.

  • @Theincrediblespud
    @Theincrediblespud 2 роки тому +18

    I did it last night and I’ve typically only heated tap water to the water to the 50 degree mark. I think I’ll play it safe from now on

    • @Theincrediblespud
      @Theincrediblespud 2 роки тому +5

      @Tyler Winston I'm good. I have started boiling the water thoroughly, and even the neti pot after washing it.

    • @disbishtrynafuq
      @disbishtrynafuq 11 місяців тому +1

      u want that darwin award too mate?

  • @Ambergris24
    @Ambergris24 2 роки тому +16

    Humidifiers and quality portable home filtration works great but must be kept very clean every day or you risk getting more upper and lower respiratory infections.

  • @ajam494
    @ajam494 2 роки тому +18

    Ive just had endoscopic sinus surgery and a nasal polypectomy. My surgeon said ive to rinse 2 times a day for the next 5 weeks, and then every day for the rest of my life to hinder nasal polyps return.
    My pharmacist told me just fill the bottle from the shower head. i couldn't believe such advice, especially when our pathetic council, and worse government add chlorine to tap water. And if 3 waters, co governance goes ahead in NZ, councils will lose control of their water treatment.

    • @ElizabethGarcia-lt9cq
      @ElizabethGarcia-lt9cq Рік тому

      That’s scary! I had sinus surgery and used these frequently, but only always with distilled water. It’s a pain sometimes obtaining distilled water, but I would never use anything else with this.😊

  • @GbawlZ
    @GbawlZ 2 роки тому +78

    This one is horrific because when I was younger, I used my Neti Pot every day for years with straight tap water. I refuse to ever use it again, even with boiled water, because I am paranoid about it. This story doesn't make it clear, but this is a different brain eating amoeba than the one that kills in a few days. As the story stated, she lived for a year with the amoeba in her brain.

    • @bananeneter999
      @bananeneter999 2 роки тому +34

      It is extremely rare and if you boil your water there is nothing to fear. You can always use distilled water

    • @Corinthians--xx7br
      @Corinthians--xx7br 2 роки тому +24

      The fact that you know how to do it correctly now, is exactly why you should do it. No need for fear!

    • @greedybabayaga1677
      @greedybabayaga1677 Рік тому +6

      I'm watching this video just after using tap water 😓

    • @victorianeal9369
      @victorianeal9369 Рік тому +7

      @@Corinthians--xx7br I love your name!! Continue sharing the Gospel of Jesus to everyone everywhere 💕

    • @PeaceNinja007
      @PeaceNinja007 Рік тому +11

      - Distilled water
      - 3 drops of 2% Lugol’s iodine
      - A pinch of sea salt
      I just did it for the first time ever in my life because my sinus was getting pretty congested from what first began as the sniffles... it cleared it right up 100%. I now smell lilacs everywhere 😊 ... actually no, I smell burnt food my sister-in-law made this morning lol
      But it is so clear .. it’s incredible! From severely congested and runny nose to both nostrils cleared up 😊

  • @melan8edgoddess251
    @melan8edgoddess251 2 роки тому +13

    It says don’t use with tap water, yet they said she used filtered tap water....

  • @PneumaNoose
    @PneumaNoose Рік тому +10

    I don’t know why people can’t just stop to read the instructions. I read the instructions for everything I buy and use. It’s says it in bold lettering to NOT use tap water, even on my 20 year old NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle I got from the military hospital. It’s the very first line in the instructions (on both the box and internal leaflet).

    • @buoazej
      @buoazej 11 місяців тому

      What about boiled tap water?

  • @orelchollette4821
    @orelchollette4821 5 років тому +30

    Dr. Partha Nandi could use a Neti Pot right about now. He's congested af.

  • @maxirossi8787
    @maxirossi8787 2 роки тому +49

    I used too much salt when I did irrigation and choked giving me the scare of my life. So if you are going to do nasal irrigation please make sure you don't put too much salt in. Unfortunately that put me off so I got a nasal spray sinusoothe and that keeps my sinuses clear. I used to have terrible congestion due to allergies that also caused sinus infections but this not only keeps my passages clear but also has cured my infection and my allergies don't seem to be as bad. I also haven't caught a cold, flu or even COVID since I started using this over two years ago. But I still take COVID precautions. maybe I've just been lucky.

    • @okaythenwell5215
      @okaythenwell5215 2 роки тому +1

      i'll be back in a week or two to let you know my results!! i hope you have just changed my life its been almost 2-3 years since my nose has been fully cleared. Somedays it wont even be runny but will still be clogged

    • @sxektn
      @sxektn 2 роки тому +1

      @@okaythenwell5215 Did it work?

    • @okaythenwell5215
      @okaythenwell5215 2 роки тому +4

      @@sxektn my nose has still been runny but i can breathe out of both nostrils now so thats a plus😂Im hoping it really clears up soon, itd be nice right before summer, I hate sniffling in conversations and wondering if i need to wipe my nose while out in public 😂

    • @rupajyothi99
      @rupajyothi99 2 роки тому

      Hi @maxi rossi did you had bad breath when you facing problem with sinus

    • @ladydusk1
      @ladydusk1 2 роки тому

      What is the name of the nasal spray please

  • @ember4769
    @ember4769 5 років тому +77

    Well I used a neti pot with tap water just yesterday... I'm honestly scared now.

    • @ember4769
      @ember4769 5 років тому

      @VioletIsMyWaifu yes

    • @MuffinManStories
      @MuffinManStories 5 років тому +21

      I’m in the same boat as you were. And I’m from Seattle where the one lady who died was. Keep your fingers crossed for me

    • @gamerman7209
      @gamerman7209 4 роки тому +9

      @@MuffinManStories you still alive

    • @gamerman7209
      @gamerman7209 4 роки тому +4

      @@ember4769 you still alive ?

    • @MuffinManStories
      @MuffinManStories 4 роки тому +12

      @@gamerman7209 Yes!

  • @snap8353
    @snap8353 Рік тому +7

    I've been doing it for years..
    I think I should take care or go to nasal and sinuses surgery to solve the main issue

    • @joyceeczar5536
      @joyceeczar5536 10 місяців тому

      Did you use tap water?

    • @snap8353
      @snap8353 10 місяців тому

      @@joyceeczar5536 for two years 😂

  • @graycloud057
    @graycloud057 3 роки тому +17

    Don’t try this with Vodka.

  • @yhyhygyh1930
    @yhyhygyh1930 3 роки тому +33

    i used tap water twice and now i’m honestly im having a panic attack i’m so scared!! AND I HAVE A HEADACHE NOW!!!

    • @gooseguy815
      @gooseguy815 3 роки тому +6

      You're gonna be fine. The chance that you got an ameoba in your brain from the couple times you used tap water is slim to none. You're probably more likely to be struck by lightning. Just sterilize your water from now on.

    • @killer_bro_empireitsme3613
      @killer_bro_empireitsme3613 3 роки тому +9

      If you end up hitting the lottery you might want to stop at the hospital too 😜🤣🤣

    • @muhammedfelfel
      @muhammedfelfel 3 роки тому +1

      Me too .. did you die?

    • @parasbhardwaj357
      @parasbhardwaj357 3 роки тому +3

      Hey r u fine?

    • @ebonylamb4871
      @ebonylamb4871 3 роки тому +6

      @@muhammedfelfel I got warm tap water yesterday up my nose and used saline up it and sniffed then blew my nose. If you are still alive in 14 days after then you should be fine. Me, i got 14 to go and am a bit freaked out because I have a sinus infection and the pressure is intense.

  • @---MochiPunk---
    @---MochiPunk--- Рік тому +4

    Use boiled water, distilled water, or commercially bottled water.

  • @Mister_NO.
    @Mister_NO. 4 роки тому +39

    You're supposed to be using boiled or sterile water anyway.

    • @BLane-xr1ic
      @BLane-xr1ic 3 роки тому

      You shouldn't be shooting any fluid up your nose, anyway.

    • @scrape559
      @scrape559 3 роки тому +2

      They said that in the video, and with a lot more poise than you.

    • @Mister_NO.
      @Mister_NO. 3 роки тому

      @@scrape559 blow me..

    • @bassouboy9911
      @bassouboy9911 Рік тому

      @@BLane-xr1ic grow up lmao

    • @BLane-xr1ic
      @BLane-xr1ic Рік тому

      @@bassouboy9911 Please quote anything I have stated that would suggest a level of low maturity. I'll wait.... Did your drop your IQ this morning?

  • @stardancer64
    @stardancer64 2 роки тому +21

    Wow, I mean if the amoeba can get in by using the Neti Pot, can't the amoeba get in by drinking the water?

    • @lucasurban194
      @lucasurban194 2 роки тому +1

      no your stomach acid easily handles the amoeba and other bacteria and it can only get in through your nasal passages

    • @bigshobe
      @bigshobe 2 роки тому

      no because stomach acid kills it

    • @PenguinRandomHouseAudio
      @PenguinRandomHouseAudio 2 роки тому +23

      No because digestive system 💪

    • @dreamybuster
      @dreamybuster 2 роки тому +10

      The nose has nerves directly linking it to the brain, the mouth going down to the digestive system, thankfully does not so it being in drinking water brings little risk.

    • @sophiee_ann
      @sophiee_ann 2 роки тому +1

      bo usually our stomach acid kills it

  • @sprayhealthy
    @sprayhealthy Рік тому +2

    This is Horrific and I think an important thing for anyone who uses Neti-pot to know.

  • @sophiee_ann
    @sophiee_ann 2 роки тому +12

    is it okay to use steamed distilled water from store in a jug. i didn’t boil it and now i’m extremely nervous

    • @trishaaloo5281
      @trishaaloo5281 Рік тому

      He said it in the video

    • @whitemamba4474
      @whitemamba4474 Рік тому +1

      You’re good

    • @thomasmurdock9989
      @thomasmurdock9989 Рік тому

      You only need to boil tap water

    • @baileye005
      @baileye005 Рік тому +2

      Distilled is the best water to use for it, boiling is the next best option

    • @jasonkav
      @jasonkav 6 місяців тому

      Boil the distilled water then put Clorox in it if your that worried

  • @uffa00001
    @uffa00001 10 місяців тому +8

    I think this woman was particularly unlucky and she had some lesions in her sinuses, and that helped the amoeba infecting her. If the mucosae of the sinuses are healthy, such a risk should be basically impossible to become an illness. We have many nasty things coming inside our sinuses, we "breathe" a lot of viruses every day! Rinsing the mucosa lowers the bacterial "charge" on its surface.
    People who use the nose rinsing after a surgical operation should certainly use distilled water or bottled water, or boiled water. People who do it for general health should not worry that much, the mucosa protects you. You rinse your hands with normal water, but use a disinfectant if you have a wound. Having a wound makes all the difference.
    I personally warm up tap water with my microwave oven, 40 seconds. Salt and microwave both have a bacteriostatic effect. Using distilled water is certainly safer. Boiling the water for 10 minutes is certainly overkilling. By the way, 4 minutes microwave oven at high Watt kills any bacteria you can throw at the water, so if you want to boil, that's faster (microwaves make the water inside the bacteria "boil" from inside, breaking the cellular wall and killing if, just like it happens with eggs).

  • @Nevil_Samnauth
    @Nevil_Samnauth 2 роки тому +5

    Just use distilled water. Its a dollar a gallon at walmart

    • @sonny4997
      @sonny4997 2 роки тому

      its not about cost but convenience. rather boil tap water than make a trip

    • @DuskLegend
      @DuskLegend Рік тому

      @@sonny4997 don’t live in the middle of nowhere is wal mart or even a local pharmacy or whatever is “a trip”

  • @Userxyzabvpeachpie12378
    @Userxyzabvpeachpie12378 2 роки тому +6

    You ar supposed to boil the water...cool it down, let it become warm and add sea salt to it. Seems like pharma boy doesn't like cheap remedies for his steroid "treatment"

  • @bananian
    @bananian 3 роки тому +50

    How could water treatment plant not be able to kill amoebas?

    • @HillbillyYEEHAA
      @HillbillyYEEHAA 2 роки тому

      It's sitting in your pipes for a while too. It can clean the plant clean, doesn't mean it stays clean

    • @jumjum55
      @jumjum55 2 роки тому +1

      it comes from water pipe leakage.

  • @villarrealmarta6103
    @villarrealmarta6103 Рік тому +3

    There’s no way to connect it to the netti pot. I call bs.

  • @joyceeczar5536
    @joyceeczar5536 10 місяців тому +1

    Who else used tap water for nose rinse? I used tap water and I have new fear unlocked. 😢

    • @nozomi3721
      @nozomi3721 10 місяців тому

      me too i've boiled it though but still scared.. are you okay? 😢

  • @Inspiredx916
    @Inspiredx916 4 роки тому +13

    I just got done using my netti pot and i always use tap water ;(

    • @pimpdoggydogg8670
      @pimpdoggydogg8670 4 роки тому +1

      Same but i have a filter.

    • @jacobalexander4340
      @jacobalexander4340 3 роки тому +11

      Tap water in America is shit. I live here and won't drink it. I use bottled and distilled water.

    • @a1b2c3347
      @a1b2c3347 3 роки тому +3

      same.. are you okay now? any update.

    • @Future_Hendrix
      @Future_Hendrix 2 роки тому

      Are you ok please respond.

    • @volleybiscuit
      @volleybiscuit 2 роки тому +1

      I’ve been using the Netty pot for many years with warm tap water from my bathroom sink. No problems! I use my tap water to boil noodles, make rice, cook food, no problems. I don’t live in a third world country.

  • @aayushdalal3771
    @aayushdalal3771 9 місяців тому +1

    my yoga guru specifically told me to use boiled water with pinch of salt in it, and do some extra nasal , breathing exercises to drain the water left over in your nasal cavities after netipot.

  • @JohnQPublic345
    @JohnQPublic345 2 роки тому +6

    I think there's more to the story than this

  • @ashutoshtripathi-rx3hs
    @ashutoshtripathi-rx3hs 2 місяці тому

    Thank you Dr. Nandi for your informative video.🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦🥦

  • @xoDANGERZONEox
    @xoDANGERZONEox 2 роки тому +6

    🤔 after growing up drinking water from sink and water hose 😐 explains alot

    • @farmsalot1233
      @farmsalot1233 2 роки тому +2

      Drinking water is safe . Your stomach kills the bacteria. The waters not suitable to put up your nose to drain your sinus cavities.

  • @kristieriley3394
    @kristieriley3394 2 роки тому +3

    It's says used boiled water or distilled water

  • @perporiap9364
    @perporiap9364 Рік тому +4

    What if water goes to your nose in bath?

  • @earthlycreature8772
    @earthlycreature8772 Рік тому +4

    Can bottled water such as AquaFina be used for NetiPot.

  • @codenamezero7357
    @codenamezero7357 2 роки тому +3

    It's not rare and we need to do something about it

    • @Ballaholic17
      @Ballaholic17 2 роки тому +2

      It's very very very very very rare.. only 200 cases in the US in 60 years and it can only be contracted through your nose.. usually warm water that's recycled and not filtered.. or in lakes, ponds etc.. you have to catch it early.. that is anyone's only chance at surviving this but the main issue is the early symptoms are headache and vomiting which are very common.. then seizures, red rashes and hallucinations the next wave of symptoms.. the problem with that is it's too late at that point cause the amoeba has reproduced and already started eating at brain tissue which causes permanent damage. Dr's will usually put you in an induced coma then ice your whole body down to lower core temp and put the patient on a cocktail of antibiotics and anti fungal medications.. the coma slows down brain activity which also slows the amoeba from eating tissue in the brain and reproducing at the same time allowing the medication to goes to work. Honestly most people's immune system fight it off before it does any damage. But if you just got over being sick or had surgery,, anything that would lower your immune system technically would put you at higher risk but again extremely low chance to get this and in almost every case it's a child because you literally have to breathe in water up your nose to get it.. there's no other way to get this parasite

    • @EroticOnion23
      @EroticOnion23 11 місяців тому

      @@Ballaholic17 cases RECORDED, could be misdiagnosed too...

  • @Sophisticated8
    @Sophisticated8 Рік тому +1

    Not sure if that’s the case why I had a seizure but being dehydrated is one of the things why & bacteria

  • @roido6614
    @roido6614 Рік тому +2

    After doing this and then watching this, you can feel the Grim Reaper fight your Ass!

    • @Petraq_Gaming38
      @Petraq_Gaming38 11 місяців тому

      Yeah man and I didn’t even fucking use a device for this I just use a teeth rinser cause I’m poor

  • @Laboomski
    @Laboomski 4 роки тому +10

    who else came here from unus annus

  • @alwaysworking4god298
    @alwaysworking4god298 2 роки тому +9

    Tap water is nasty straight out the tap. I don't even drink it out of the tap. I ALWAYS boil my water before using my Neti Pot.

    • @jackhoffman4227
      @jackhoffman4227 2 роки тому

      My only question is, do we wash the bottle or pot with tap water?? I heard you should wash it with distilled water aswell.

    • @candice446
      @candice446 Рік тому

      @@jackhoffman4227 if you use tap water, it should be boiled.

  • @stephenjones6030
    @stephenjones6030 5 місяців тому +2

    So...am I missing something? You can get this breathing it in or a cut or other methods. How is this completely attributed to the neti pot?

    • @delaney6413
      @delaney6413 3 місяці тому

      Most documented cases are from warm lakes or national pots

  • @cassidyfritsch9166
    @cassidyfritsch9166 Рік тому +1

    I make sure to sterilize/clean my Netti pot and I use distilled water or I boil the tap water for 10 minutes, and let it cool.

    • @phil2bfree
      @phil2bfree 5 місяців тому

      @cassidyfritsch9166 How do you sterilize a neti pot?

  • @priyaakther3083
    @priyaakther3083 Рік тому +3

    Earlier today I was rinsing my nostrils and a little bit of water went up through my nose and I felt so uncomfortable in my head it was like a weird burning sensation and now I’m scared I already have really bad health anxiety and I’m freaking out and don’t know what to do somebody please help

    • @gottfriedhub
      @gottfriedhub Рік тому

      You’re gonna die. Go to the hospital fast!

    • @priyaakther3083
      @priyaakther3083 Рік тому

      @@gottfriedhub you’re scaring me

    • @MonicaMichelleGarcia
      @MonicaMichelleGarcia Рік тому

      Hi are you okay? I used the Neilmed one today and didn’t even put the saline packet in and just shot straight up tap water into my nose and my head felt pressure and mye yes started watering because it hurt and freaking myself out now

    • @alexamelia4114
      @alexamelia4114 Рік тому

      @@MonicaMichelleGarcia are you ok?

  • @thatkidontheblock2921
    @thatkidontheblock2921 2 роки тому

    that's why use boiled filtered water and sterilized neti pot

  • @schmaltz8998
    @schmaltz8998 3 роки тому +12

    When getting in swimming pool or at the beach . There are sometimes when water goes through nose then in the mouth and then we cough . Should we boil the the water on beach or in swimming pool?

    • @carryon5021
      @carryon5021 2 роки тому +8

      Advisable.

    • @beautybee2x
      @beautybee2x 2 роки тому +1

      Pool water is treated with chemicals, water from the beach is salt water..

    • @Carlie_flower
      @Carlie_flower 2 роки тому +1

      @@beautybee2x the water in the neti pot was salt water

    • @freakyflow
      @freakyflow 2 роки тому +5

      @@beautybee2x You really don't want to go there..... Not all beaches are salt water...Lakes are not treated, Rivers are not treated, hot springs not treated, And as a 6 year old found out ..Splash pads are not treated ......Even icecapped mountain water...not treated......Boil you're water regaurdless

    • @llm4187
      @llm4187 2 роки тому

      You don’t have to do anything, it is information for people to take into consideration. If you want to be a contrarian, have at it!

  • @yokiryuchan7655
    @yokiryuchan7655 2 роки тому +1

    You can use bottled water to. I use that.

  • @lifeirony
    @lifeirony 2 роки тому +1

    You must filter and boil your water then let it cool beofre use.

  • @blueindigo7690
    @blueindigo7690 2 роки тому +7

    "Tap water is perfectly safe," they said....

    • @markylon
      @markylon 2 роки тому +6

      it's safe to drink as stomach acid destroys any bacteria, however the upper nasal cavity is not protected or lined so any bacteria can thrive and spread to the brain.

    • @helene4397
      @helene4397 2 роки тому +1

      It is in Finland. No brain eating amoebas here,

    • @jimmyneutron129
      @jimmyneutron129 2 роки тому +1

      @@helene4397 stop with Finland my god

    • @jimmyneutron129
      @jimmyneutron129 2 роки тому

      @@helene4397 stop spreading harmful medical claims

  • @MonicaMichelleGarcia
    @MonicaMichelleGarcia Рік тому +2

    I just shot up straight tap water into my nose with the NeilMed bottle and am freaking out. I felt the water go up into my head and my eyes started watering bc it hurt so bad now freaking out bc I feel like I’m gonna die

    • @becauseitsja
      @becauseitsja Рік тому

      Hi, are you okay? I used mineral water but water here in PH is worse. It might be filtered but who knows where they get the water, might be just from tap water also and filter them just a little bit. I’m also freaking out, thinking I might die.

    • @MonicaMichelleGarcia
      @MonicaMichelleGarcia Рік тому +2

      @@becauseitsja hi! i’m okay. i used straight up tap water and was freaking out. i’m sure you’ll be okay since it was mineral water

    • @Chloe16374
      @Chloe16374 5 місяців тому

      Idk what to do bc I js used loads of tap water

  • @TheReelFishinator
    @TheReelFishinator Рік тому

    I’ve used mine twice and came from another video where I came from another video where I was watching the disease from swimming in lakes and ponds. This is the true scared straight hahah”

  • @buckrogers7115
    @buckrogers7115 2 роки тому +2

    Reverse osmosis. Don’t drink tap water

  • @RealLordVoldemort
    @RealLordVoldemort 2 роки тому +5

    I think i'll stick to letting my body do what it naturally needs to do, I ain't flushing that precious mucus.

    • @DuskLegend
      @DuskLegend Рік тому

      What if you can’t breathe through your nose most of the time

    • @alexzaevchimreira
      @alexzaevchimreira Місяць тому

      @@DuskLegendthen breathe through your mouth

  • @candice446
    @candice446 Рік тому

    I wonder did she clean her neti pot before each use. That water has to be sterilized as well. The instructions are extremely specific.

  • @bikotheanimator6169
    @bikotheanimator6169 Рік тому +2

    Man, here I am opening my first Neti Pot. Now I don't want to do it. I am going to store it away for now. I am currently in the process of getting scans. I am on bed rest for two weeks now. I am thinking I have sinus and migraine problems. I had strange health problems since 2008. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure when I graduated in 2008. I had so many symptoms and I went to many doctors, and still have symptoms. Right now is a new symptom. I am dizzy and lightheaded since February 9 now. I had blood tests done and the doctor said on Friday I am a little dehydrated, which does not make sense to begin with because I drink lots of water. I went back on Monday yesterday, I told him it feels like I am rocking back and forth on a boat, and he said it sounds like vertigo. I quit my amlodipine and switched to propranolol this past weekend. So far, the propranolol is doing better maintaining my blood pressure. I am still lightheaded. I suspect it is sinuses because when I went to the dentist, they kept saying I have serious sinuses in my head. I had no clue sinuses could be this bad. I wonder if these are the root of all my health problems since 2008. I don't have any pain though. I have a cardiologist appointment on February 27 next week, and my ENT otolaryngologist appointment is this coming February 24 on Friday. I do have tonsils that have been swollen since 2018 or 2017, but the reception girl said they only do one case at a time, so I am going in for this vertigo and sinus problem first. I can't get work done and this is my first major job that has gone over a year on contract. My boss said I could go on disability, but I told her I will try to work next week.
    I don't know of anyone else is having these symptoms. It came out of nowhere. The vertigo and dizziness. I also searched something called cervical instability as a possibility. It can come from poor posture and being on computers, phones, and laptops too much. I am leaned over on my bed on my laptop now. I have been more ever since my desktop went down in 2021. It can't be from lack of exercise because I exercise everyday.

    • @thematrix496
      @thematrix496 Рік тому

      I have the same issues .

    • @htp1146
      @htp1146 Рік тому

      They tell in the video how to safely use the netipod with distilled or boild (for 5-10 minutes) and then cooled down water.

    • @yashitaverma3926
      @yashitaverma3926 11 місяців тому

      It could be menere' s disease if you are having hearing issues too..

  • @Chloe16374
    @Chloe16374 5 місяців тому +1

    I have literally js done it with rap water and dont know what to do now

  • @AlbanianThrash
    @AlbanianThrash 6 місяців тому

    even if it's filtered you really should be pasteurizing any water that you use for irrigation. it even says that shit on the box lol. it explicitly says don't use tap water and boil and cool the water before using it. people really out here throwing their lives away over not following simple directions

  • @stawberrypoptart84
    @stawberrypoptart84 3 роки тому +7

    What if we get water draining into our nose in the shower. All it takes for me is to look upwards and it happens.

    • @unusualattempt
      @unusualattempt 3 роки тому +3

      I think it's one thing for water to go up our nose but it another to flush our sinuses. How many times have you been to the beach or public pool and had water up your nose? Everything should still be in tip top shape.
      I think this is one of those freak situations. Like putting in a contact lense without drying your hands and getting something like this in your eye.
      *not a doctor*

    • @BLane-xr1ic
      @BLane-xr1ic 3 роки тому +1

      Very little water travels up your nose in the shower. Very different from unnecessarily shooting fluid into your olfactory system that is connected directly to the brain structures of the limbic system. Any Doctor advising this is being paid handsomely by product makers.

    • @simaseckin4850
      @simaseckin4850 3 роки тому +1

      @@unusualattempt no you are wrong
      a child caught this virus and died while playing in the garden in an inflatable pool

    • @unusualattempt
      @unusualattempt 3 роки тому +4

      @@simaseckin4850
      Where exactly am I wrong? Can you be more specific?
      Allow me to explain my comment more.
      1. I used the beach and public pool example because they're usually packed full of nasty stuff, especially public pools. I never meant that these incidents are isolated to the beach and public pool.
      2. How many other children who have played in a private pool (in-ground and above ground) got water up the nose or something and came out fine? Again, one of those freak situations.
      For example (but not limited to) burying yourself in the sand. I've done it, my family has done it, and low and behold we come out fine. Some teen buries himself in the sand and gets flesh-eating bacteria. Another example, I wear contact and after washing my hands I don't always dry them before putting in contacts. And once again, I'm fine. No issues. Lady gets that water in her contacts and almost loses an eye.
      These are freak situations. While they can be rare on a broad spectrum, that doesn't mean they're impossible to experience. This is why they have recommendations on how the product should be used. Like using boiled water over tap water. Or the product recommendation of not using a tampon past 8 hours or you'll run the risk of TSS. It is not a 100% chance of getting TSS after 8 hours of use, but there is not a 0% chance of not getting it.

  • @lorae7
    @lorae7 2 дні тому

    How do they know the amoeba came from using the neti pot? Maybe she got it somewhere else

  • @realgamingtokyo
    @realgamingtokyo Рік тому +1

    People might not still watch this video but today I was in the shower and I put some water up my nose to see if I could get anything out of it but it was shower water should I go to the hospital or to my doctor I’m only a teenager

    • @ErickGarcia-cj2uf
      @ErickGarcia-cj2uf 11 місяців тому +1

      Are you okay I been splashing water up my nose for 3 days

  • @Simba______
    @Simba______ 5 років тому +5

    Dr. Neti.

  • @TaraSt.Michel
    @TaraSt.Michel 2 місяці тому

    This is why you use DISTILLED water with the nasal rinse packet. Just saying.

  • @VideosBanales
    @VideosBanales 2 місяці тому

    So we cannot use tap water at all…

  • @alphacomputersolutions2314
    @alphacomputersolutions2314 Рік тому

    simply boil and cool it down before use

  • @AkshayShelkePatil9
    @AkshayShelkePatil9 5 місяців тому

    Use Filtered Water Only

  • @chancejiang7522
    @chancejiang7522 Рік тому +1

    That’s why you use boiled water……….

  • @Ambergris24
    @Ambergris24 2 роки тому +4

    This is why I don’t swim in ponds or lakes or the ocean.

  • @yurianahernandez9117
    @yurianahernandez9117 Рік тому +1

    Our ancestors use to drink tap water or form the river nothing wrong. But again to be safe I always boil it when I can’t afford buying water for the money moment lol

    • @LookSquirrel
      @LookSquirrel Рік тому

      Stomach acids will kill lots of bacteria entering the gut. The sinus isn't armed like the stomach to eliminate bacteria or fungi

  • @TheDajoca
    @TheDajoca 8 місяців тому

    So. The amoeba can enter your body through your mouth.
    Tap water can contain the amoeba.
    Ergo, tap water can be fatal.

  • @terrabear4093
    @terrabear4093 7 місяців тому

    But people drink, wash dishes/produce & bathe with tap water...

  • @woodyscrappyopenings5707
    @woodyscrappyopenings5707 3 роки тому +4

    I used it with shower water, so am I fucked or?

  • @christi_nya
    @christi_nya 9 місяців тому

    Tap water isn't filtered like people think....you need osmosis filtered water...

  • @yourl_calroxy4656
    @yourl_calroxy4656 2 роки тому +1

    It’s not naeglia Fowleri?

  • @cameronpeterson5961
    @cameronpeterson5961 Рік тому +2

    Did it travel from her nose to her brain? Yes lady, yes it did.

  • @Ohthemarvelousmusic
    @Ohthemarvelousmusic Рік тому +1

    Antibiotics mustn't have made a dent. Surgery while she had an infection...
    So am I to believe, this isn't a death resulting in complications from possible exposure and spreading it from the incisions?🚩🚩🚩This definitely raise some red flags. Hmmm... I don't know... There may be some holes in this story. I wish I could have heard from her, and would like to hear feom any friends and family who may have some input. I'd like to hear from other people who've had surgery while infected. How did that go?

  • @perporiap9364
    @perporiap9364 Рік тому

    How we should know this creature lurking in water?

  • @tmc4609
    @tmc4609 10 місяців тому

    👀😳🫣😲 seeing this right after using a neti pot with tap water 😭😭😭

  • @zelsantana2313
    @zelsantana2313 9 місяців тому

    She don't use clean water also boiled

  • @MsssssssMack222
    @MsssssssMack222 3 місяці тому

    It says distilled water omg no tap water

  • @dennisreynolds6915
    @dennisreynolds6915 2 роки тому

    I used filtered water with saline. Am I gonna be ok

  • @mballer
    @mballer Рік тому

    Could HBOT have saved her?

  • @Shood33
    @Shood33 Рік тому

    Has anyone suffered nosebleeds using them?

  • @AbdulRazzaq-cs5wh
    @AbdulRazzaq-cs5wh 2 роки тому

    The water should be clean then this will not happen..
    I am neti pot since long nothing has happened to me

  • @jasonkav
    @jasonkav 6 місяців тому

    But drink it all day long that’s fine

  • @newbeginning1510
    @newbeginning1510 Рік тому +1

    Is it safe to use bottled water ?

  • @mamodokod
    @mamodokod 6 місяців тому

    Please help me I just used a nasal rinse with normal tap water am i going to die

  • @KenGray
    @KenGray 8 місяців тому

    Yikes.... Such terrible science here....jump jump jump to conclusions.

  • @perporiap9364
    @perporiap9364 Рік тому

    Or swimming?

  • @ericksalgado9845
    @ericksalgado9845 3 роки тому +3

    I didn’t boil the water

    • @jpierce8148
      @jpierce8148 3 роки тому +3

      I read somewhere that this specific woman was using tap water for weeks or months without sterilizing it. You should be okay if it was just like one time....but always make sure to boil it first or just buy distilled water at the convenient store. They're only like $2!

  • @misamisa2677
    @misamisa2677 2 роки тому

    boil the water 1st

  • @YouTube4me
    @YouTube4me 10 місяців тому

    Could drinking the tap water ( which contains the amoeba) cause this infection as well?

    • @whygeo
      @whygeo 8 місяців тому

      no

    • @TheDajoca
      @TheDajoca 8 місяців тому

      @@whygeo Why not? He said it can enter via the mouth.

    • @whygeo
      @whygeo 8 місяців тому

      ​@@TheDajoca you'd see many more cases if drinking it could cause this

  • @monicaford622
    @monicaford622 3 роки тому

    holy frickin crap!!!

  • @ferryvantichelen6521
    @ferryvantichelen6521 Рік тому

    These kinds of news reports do more harm than good I feel. All for the views, right?

  • @mygoldfishrocks
    @mygoldfishrocks 2 роки тому +11

    Serious question, can I just use bottled distilled water? That's what I've been using for the last few times without any problems. I wash the neti pot with dish detergent and a paper towel (no sponges!), and rinse it well. I dry most of the water out and pour bottled distilled water in and microwave it for about 25 seconds. The first time I did it this time (I've used neti pots years before), the water wouldn't come out, and I felt incredible pressure in the center of my forehead and behind my right eye. I tried it again the next day after using a plain saline nasal spray, and the water ultimately passed through. However everything that comes out, whether it be through the neti pot or through sneezing and blowing my nose, comes out clear. I've had disgusting yellow and occasionally little brown fhlegm- or mucous? - that I spit up by hacking it up, (and, sorry to be gross) or pull down with a q-tip from the back of my throat. I can see it's coming from my nose, because it's dragged down from above my throat. I feel like there's a blockage that's preventing me from blowing a build up through my nose. Earlier, I was able to hear movement in my nasal passages (light clicking sounds that I also can feel when I lift my head in the morning. I've had this noise as long as I remember). But in the last few days since the pressure's increased, I don't have the nouse in the morning, but hear it periodically throughout the day while I'm up. Yesterday, since my ears feel slightly clogged, I took a q-tip and put a little 90% alcohol on it and touched the inside of my ear, and heard the click noise. Odd! That's new. One more thing to mention is that I smell a horrible imaginary odor after I use the neti pot or saline spray. It lasts about an hour and goes away. I had the same odor when I had covid last month (I only had a slight fever for a couple of days), but last month the odor was also in my taste buds, and altered almost everything I ate (it was only the following day after the 2-day fever) I feel the pressure is not going away, but the post nasal drip has decreased significantly. It's only in the morning. I've also began sleeping without a pillow, so my head isn't elevated and it can't drip down my throat all night. I've also started using a small massager with heat on my face forehead & nose). I'm not sure if it's been helping. So the two questions I have are:
    1) Do you think I need to go to the doctor's?
    2) Do I need to boil the bottled distilled water for use in the neti pot?
    Thank you.

    • @alicea5
      @alicea5 2 роки тому +3

      If u have concern always go see the doctor. Never know. I always boil my water, distilled or not. Extra precautions.

    • @lydialutz
      @lydialutz 2 роки тому +1

      he said distilled water in the video, so i guess?

    • @CandidlyCheri78
      @CandidlyCheri78 2 роки тому

      I can hear click sounds when I comb My Hair... Doctors don't believe Me... Been dealing with the sinuses and Cuts all over My Body... They Look like tiny Micro hairs that make Click sound when trying to Dodge You, as In defense mode... This started suddenly a few Years ago...nothing kills them... Won't Even burn...

  • @Reecieboi1985
    @Reecieboi1985 Рік тому

    I have used tap water but put in filter and then used or boiled it , should I be worried?

  • @blueskyes99
    @blueskyes99 Рік тому

    We get Mountain Valley spring water delivered in 5-gallon glass bottles - since our well is only a few yards from a small farm. Could I use the M.V. spring water if I boil it first?

  • @MsRobTube
    @MsRobTube 2 роки тому +1

    People stop using clean water, it's dangerous and, as a human being, you don't need water to survive! Stop drinking, showering, bathing, swimming! 😂

  • @BT-rh6od
    @BT-rh6od Рік тому

    I accidentally used toilet water and now my mucus is brown Im freaking out guys help

  • @MusicHead480
    @MusicHead480 9 місяців тому

    Im concerned, I used the neti pot a couple of time and boiled tap water for 15mins. idk if i used it correctly, think i tilled my head to far, but now my ear has been plugged and im getting sinus heads and its been 2 weeks since the last time i used it.

    • @KpopKimicool
      @KpopKimicool 7 місяців тому

      You don’t really have to tip your head almost at all. I couldn’t get anything to come out that way. My head was barely tilted. One side was also more difficult than the other. Just slowly dripped out. Frustrating.

    • @MusicHead480
      @MusicHead480 7 місяців тому

      @KpopKimicool I went back to using Vicks Sinex Saline spray which is more convenient for me and works ok