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Donβt use unsterilized tap water to rinse your sinuses. It may carry brain-eating amoebas
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this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024
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You don't have to use a neti pot or anything (and if you did you'd hopefully know to use distilled water), but do you NEVER get water up your nose in the shower? Bath? Do you want brain eating bacteria on your supposedly washed hands? On the counter you just wiped down? Running through your dishwasher? Coming out your hose and your sprinklers? The ice cubes in your fridge? Are you willing to bet your BRAIN on never having an accident? But I'm sure it's all fine, as long as I keep it out of my nose. Wtf is wrong with some people... We just had a pandemic but basic hygiene is replaced with ignorance.
Here's an idea: Just stop breathing and none of that will happen. π€¦ββοΈ
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I exclusively practice anal breathing
You have asspirations.
I bet they'd starve the poor bacteria
If you reworded this it would be the most horrifying Dr. Seuss book.