FDA: Improper Neti Pot use opens risk to brain-eating amoebas, other bacteria
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Neti Pots are a fixture in many homes to flush out clogged nasal passages.
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Fatal brain-eating amoeba may have come from woman's neti pot
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How does brain eating amoeba become? I have been using the same distilled water for about 3 months in my neti pot I keep it closed beside my fridge. Can it grow
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