Neti Pot (nose bidet)

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Introduction

seen on Oprah

Not new, have been around for centuries

Looks like a small teapot or genie lamp

filled with saline and used to irrigate the nasal passage ways

the pot makes a seal with one nostril & the saline runs out the other nostril

Patients can buy saline packet or make solution with non-iodized salt, 1 tsp/2-3 cups of lukewarm water

Adverse effects

More general terms

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 15(3): 2008 Saline nasal irrigation and use of Neti Pots Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=240315&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 Prescriber's Letter 17(1): 2010 Saline Nasal Irrigation and Use of Neti Pots COMMENTARY: Saline Nasal Irrigation and Use of Neti Pots PATIENT HANDOUT: How to Use a Neti Pot VIDEO: Neti Pot Use Instruction Video Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=260118&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wolchover N Neti pots linked to brain-eating amoeba deaths LiveScience http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/16/9503070-neti-pots-linked-to-brain-eating-amoeba-deaths
    North Louisiana Woman Dies from Rare Ameba Infection Louisiana Department of Public Health http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2332
  4. 4.0 4.1 Goldstein J Woman Contracted Rare and Fatal Brain-Eating Amoeba After Using Neti Pot with Tap Water: Doctor People. Dec 6, 2018 via MSN News Dec 7, 2018 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/woman-contracted-rare-and-fatal-brain-eating-amoeba-after-using-neti-pot-with-tap-water-doctor/
  5. 5.0 5.1 Haston JC, Serra C, Imada E, Martin E, Ali IKM, Cope JR. Acanthamoeba infection and nasal rinsing, United States, 1994-2022 Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/4/23-1076_article