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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 06:20:17 JST Ars Technica

   Death by neti pot: Why you shouldn’t use tap water to clean your sinuses

   An alarming number of Americans think tap water is sterile—it's definitely not.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/death-by-neti-pot-why-you-shouldnt-use-tap-water-to-clean-your-sinuses/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Les Blazemore (lesblazemore@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 06:50:18 JST Les Blazemore

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     @arstechnica boil that water first ffs!

   • EricG301 (ericg301@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 07:42:27 JST EricG301

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     @arstechnica I learned this on an episode of HOUSE 15 years ago.

   • Owen Nelson (onelson@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 09:06:27 JST Owen Nelson

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     • Chris Adams

     @acdha I have not been boiling my tap water, so I guess I just got lucky for the past 8 years.

   • enoch_exe_inc (enoch_exe_inc@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 09:27:45 JST enoch_exe_inc

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     @arstechnica You mean to say that Americans drink water straight out of the tap without boiling it first?

     😱

   • skry (skry@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 13:18:49 JST skry

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     @arstechnica “In water sampling, Acanthamoeba and other biofilm-associated amebae have been detected in over 50 percent of US tap water samples.”

     Unsafe: tap water in neti pots, as eyewash, as contact cleaner, and CPAP or other respiratory devices. Instead, use ‘…boiled, sterile, or distilled water.

     "If tap water is used, it should be boiled for a minimum of 1 minute, or 3 minutes in elevations >1,980 meters, and cooled before use”.’