South Carolina boys dies from brain infection?

[campclose]

I have never heard about the Neti-pot and brain infections. Thanks for posting the link. I actually saw the story on The Weather Channel. So to be safer you should wear a nose clip. This actually makes sense. I hate getting salt water up my nose.

[Ventura]

Is it me, or does it seem that these types of infections keep happening much more frequently? Or maybe it is because we live in such a media obsessed world. Regardless, this type of information scares the heck out of me!

[carmen]

The Neti pot, really? I ordered something a few weeks ago similar to it but its a bottle but I am guessing if the pot is not a good thing then neither is the bottle. I heard years ago about someone swimming in a warm pond and he ended up getting a skin reaction from it. It ended up being contagious I guess because his kids (and their own too) have similar problems, dry itchy skin but only in certain areas.

[CozInCowtown]

A clean Neti pot is fine, same with swimming in 99.983% of public places, natural and man made.
I use the same tap water I drink, cook and bathe with in mine.
If it is safe to drink, put in your food and pour completely over your body then why would it be unsafe for a Neti pot?
Pay attention to your surroundings, don't swim in dirty water, don't eat the yellow snow and under no circumstances take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time.
The odds are you will be fine.
JMO,
Coz

[GROUNDpounder]

Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman

The variability among people is amazing. As a firefighter/EMT, I saw people die in wrecks that should have barely caused a scratch, and people live through horiffic injuries and walk out of the hospital.

You just never know.

QFT, everyone is put together slightly different.

[Marshmallow]

The same thing happened in Florida a few months ago, I think, or something similar. We've already decided not to let our children swim in some places around here. While I think the odds are incredibly small, some of these places aren't safe anyway.

[IndianaHiker]

The Neti Pot problem is solved by using distilled water. Most of the pots that I have seen recommend this. The treatment that you tap water has can not destroy everything that might be there. The Neti Pots create a situation that can allow more things into the body as they are absorbed via mucus membranes. This means that water that is safe for drinking may not be safe for this use as the water is not going through the stomach before entering the blood stream.

As far as the Amoeba is found more prevalent in warmer waters as it provides a more hospital environment. There were a few deaths from this last summer in areas like Texas and Florida if I am remembering correctly. With the warmer than normal temps in the south and mid-west wouldn't not be surprised if there are a few more deaths. Not sure that this is happening more or that technology has gotten better and they infection is detected more often now. Very possible that in the past these were not diagnosed correctly.