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Tried to clean sinuses with tap water in water bottle and it has gone into my ear.looked up the dangers of contracting nigeria fowleri.now im scared.

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Low probability: The likelihood is extremely low, but unfortunately not impossible. In the future, use distilled or previously boiled water.

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Answered 10/22/2017

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