Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should you use a neti pot? What to know amid concerns about infections. (Getty Images) (Neustockimages via Getty Images) ...

Struggling with an upper respiratory issue, like a cold or seasonal allergies? Many people turn to neti pots for relief. A neti pot is a small container with a spout used for nasal irrigation. It's ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — You may rely on a neti pot to flush out your nasal passages this winter, but you need to be careful about what kind of water you use. We set out to Verify: Can using tap water in your ...

It's officially allergy season, and many people are struggling with the sniffles, congestion, itchy eyes and more. In fact, 81 million people in the U.S. were diagnosed with seasonal allergies in 2021 ...

FARGO - Julie Larson has been using a neti pot daily for years. She heard the small receptacles, which look like tea pots or genie's lamps, could provide balance to the nasal passages. "It clears ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC recommends people use distilled water instead of tap water, which is not sterile, for nasal irrigation practices Getty ...

The accompanying story on this page about allergies and colds recommends using a daily sinus rinse to ease as well as prevent sinus problems. Over-the-counter products such as Ocean and other medicine ...

Using tap water for neti pots and other nasal-rinsing devices was linked to a potentially dangerous amoeba in a new study published by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Beyond the sterility aspect, tap water is terrible to rinse out your sinuses because it’ll introduce all sorts of mineral irritants into the sinus passages that’ll just make your congestion worse. A ...

A neti pot looks like a small genie lamp or teapot that you put a salt solution into, to clean out your nasal passages. While the thought of "irrigating" your nose with a "teapot" might make some of ...

SEATTLE. -- A 69-year-old Seattle woman died from what doctors said they believe were rare brain-eating amoebas. The patient, who underwent brain surgery at Swedish Medical Center, had used tap water ...