From Dr. David Eifrig in Retirement Millionaire:

The Neti pot is one of my favorite ways to fight initial cold signs. The Neti pot is an old Hindu device used to wash the sinuses. (Neti means "nasal" in Sanskrit.)

You can purchase plastic ones with balanced salt solutions (in packets you mix with water at home) at your local drug stores for about $10. By using gravity and the solution, you can gently rinse your sinuses. I use mine once a day when I have a cold or when my sinuses are clogged from allergies.

But be careful... last month, improper use of a Neti pot was blamed for two deaths in Louisiana. Brain-eating amoebas (bacteria-like bugs that live in fresh water) entered the victims' brains when they used a Neti pot for their sinuses. Louisiana's health department said both people used tap water in their Neti pots. Although tap water is safe to drink, using it to clear your nasal passages gives bacteria a direct path to your brain.

That's why manufacturers warn that you should only use sterilized or distilled water in a Neti pot. You can purchase sterilized or distilled water at the grocery store for next to nothing. Or you can boil water to sterilize it at home (just make sure it's cooled down to lukewarm when you put it in your Neti pot).

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