Overview

• CDC links neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices to potentially deadly acanthamoeba infections.
• Improper use of these devices, such as using tap water, increases the risk of infection.
• A study focused on 10 patients infected between 1994 and 2022, with three fatalities.
• Health officials recommend using boiled, sterile, or distilled water for nasal rinsing.
• Acanthamoeba can cause severe infections, including eye, brain, and spinal cord infections, often fatal.