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Title: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 January 2015, 16:59:24: It has the most retarded looking product cover.

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Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: DrHubblePhD on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:00:00: *facepalm*
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11: Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:06:43: Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

Of course, Of course.. (http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/073.gif)

Also.. DO NOT use nasal rinse everyday..

Daily use will dilute your mucus so much, that it reduces the mucus's ability to fight off incoming germs and irritants..

mucus contains antigens to fight germs....

However, the system can become suboptimal in terms of piping over time, because pollutants in the air are far more numerous in modern day..

So.. once a week is good enough..
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:07:58: Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

There is a speck of truth in this. Nasal rinse is probably OK on the rare occasion, but it can be overdone.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: JaccoW on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:09:09: Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.
Yup (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/05/14/brain-eating-amoebas-and-saltwater-nose-genies/). Gotta love that brain necrosis

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The CDC states that N. fowleri infection via nasal irrigation can be prevented by using pre-boiled water, distilled water or water filtered with an absolute pore-size of less than 1 micron. I later found out that this information had been stated explicitly in the neti pot directions that I had discarded. It was a sad moment when I realized that my laziness might result in my dying the most terrifying of deaths.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:10:04: Quote from: JaccoW on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:09:09
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.
Yup (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/05/14/brain-eating-amoebas-and-saltwater-nose-genies/). Gotta love that brain necrosis

It was on an episode of HOUSE..
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:20:51: Some Key safety information:

Drying Rinse bottle: Drying appears to make trophozoites nonviable instantaneously and cysts nonviable in <5 minutes..

___keeping the equipment dry after use is important..

Survival Temperature:The trophozoites and cysts can survive from minutes to hours at 122-149°F (50-65°C)

___ Boiling the water for 1 minute, should absolutely kill it..

ALSO:

you can disinfect the equipment by Boiling it.. assuming it's dishwasher safe.
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Post by: Evo_Spec on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:39:46: Interesting, i never knew about the parasites.
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Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:44:07: Quote from: Evo_Spec on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:39:46
Interesting, i never knew about the parasites.

You need to watch HOUSE... learn all bout lupus.. and parasites and leprosy
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Post by: Kira on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:56:57: LOL what did I just look at!
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Post by: Novus on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:57:01: Great for summer and also your anus.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:11:31: Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.
So that is why I am turning into a zombie?
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: infiniti on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:18:44: Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

Aaand that's why I use Sterimar: http://www.sterimar.com/en/

I hate allergic rhinitis. :'(
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:39:19: Quote from: infiniti on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:18:44
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

Aaand that's why I use Sterimar: http://www.sterimar.com/en/

I hate allergic rhinitis. :'(

Allergies are terrible though I've heard that one grows out of them.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: Novus on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:24:17: Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:39:19
Quote from: infiniti on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:18:44
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

Aaand that's why I use Sterimar: http://www.sterimar.com/en/

I hate allergic rhinitis. :'(

Allergies are terrible though I've heard that one grows out of them.

Yes its called being active and going outside.
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: intelli78 on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:29:55: I prefer Neti Pot, it is like a tea party for your nose.

(http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c1/Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg/670px-Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg)
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:37:49: Quote from: the1onewolf on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:24:17
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:39:19
Quote from: infiniti on Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:18:44
Quote from: Photekq on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:01:11
Make sure you boil the water first, otherwise you risk getting brain eating parasites.

Not kidding.

Aaand that's why I use Sterimar: http://www.sterimar.com/en/

I hate allergic rhinitis. :'(

Allergies are terrible though I've heard that one grows out of them.

Yes its called being active and going outside.

Welp... too bad.. I guess I'm stuck with allergies 4 lyf.. w/e... click click click...
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:38:39: Quote from: intelli78 on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:29:55
I prefer Neti Pot, it is like a tea party for your nose.

Show Image
(http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c1/Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg/670px-Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg)

I wanted to get a neti-pot at first righ.. but I couldn't find one that I could fit my hand into to clean..

So I figured, I might as well just get those disposable bottles instead..
Title: Re: Nasal Rinse is Great, buh...
Post by: Novus on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:59:20: Quote from: intelli78 on Wed, 28 January 2015, 15:29:55
I prefer Neti Pot, it is like a tea party for your nose.

Show Image
(http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/c/c1/Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg/670px-Decongest-Your-Nose-Step-2Bullet3.jpg)

That's misleading.
British people don't use teapots.