Here's how to safely use a neti pot for sinus congestion, after a woman died from a brain-eating amoeba from using tap water to clear her nose Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE ...

Phara Brown, Sinus Sufferer At first I was a little hesitant because of the whole idea of using neti pot or using something you stick up your nose to drain out the other end, but it actually works.

Dr. Zara M. Patel, an otolaryngologist at Stanford Medicine, tells Yahoo Life that the biggest risk of using a neti pot is ...

One way to irrigate nasal passages, says Dozor, is to use a neti pot. “Physicians often suggest patients try daily irrigation of their nasal passages and sinuses with saline or salt water,” he ...

Instead of using sterile water or saline, both of which are recommended when using a neti pot, the woman reportedly rinsed her nose with tap water filtered from a Brita Water Purifier, the case ...