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Cleaned my sinuses with tap water and a neti pot. now i'm terrified of life threatening bacteria. what r the chances of problem with one time use?
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Saline rinse: In general, you should always boil water or use distilled for any nasal saline rinse. The possibility that you could have contaminated water to induce a central nervous system amoebiasis is extremely unlikely. Tap water is chlorinated and bacterial or protozoal infection is rare.
Answered 10/11/2017
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