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I Boiled Some Orange Peels With Tap Water And Inhaled
Question: I boiled some orange peels with tap water and inhaled the steam mist while it was on the stove boiling now I’m panicking because I didn’t know if the steam mist actually got into my nose now I’m thinking about brain amoeba as I know there are cases of it in Florida Now I’m scared to irrigate my nose and use my nasal sprays as a result as I don’t want brain amoeba
Brief Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. Any time of infection whether bact
Detailed Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. Any time of infection whether bacterial or viral can spread through person to person. It can soraed through contact or through the inspired air. So it's very difficult to ascertain of anyone has contact with infected people or not. There is nothing like brain amoeba jn orange peels. Orange peels have nothing organism like you mentioned. But you should wash your nose thorough to get rid of any bacteria and virus. Otherwise the infected organism mah stay over the cloth and face. Take hot steam inhalation as it will help clearing the nasal mucosa and kills other organisms. But please wash you face and hands with soap. Stay away from outside persons. Wear a mask. Don't panic. Please review if you have any queries.
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. Any time of infection whether bact
Detailed Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. Any time of infection whether bacterial or viral can spread through person to person. It can soraed through contact or through the inspired air. So it's very difficult to ascertain of anyone has contact with infected people or not. There is nothing like brain amoeba jn orange peels. Orange peels have nothing organism like you mentioned. But you should wash your nose thorough to get rid of any bacteria and virus. Otherwise the infected organism mah stay over the cloth and face. Take hot steam inhalation as it will help clearing the nasal mucosa and kills other organisms. But please wash you face and hands with soap. Stay away from outside persons. Wear a mask. Don't panic. Please review if you have any queries.
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Dr. Kampana
Ok but I hear that tap water can brain amoeba particles in. My concern is while I was inhaling the steam while the tap water was boiling is that there were steam mist bubbles that were popping up while it was concerned and I was concerned about those steam mist small bubbles getting in my nose. I panicked because I have heard of people using tap water and contracting it when flushing out there nose in Florida for an example with neti pots.
Brief Answer:
Hii. It's very unlikely to have brain fluid infection after inhalation of t
Detailed Answer:
Hii. It's very unlikely to have brain fluid infection after inhalation of talking water. All over the world take steam inhalation using normal water. You can use drinking water and boiled it and use for steam inhalation. But don't panic. Everything in this world has bacteria and virus. We can stop to enter our body. So increase your immunity and stop taking stress.
Hii. It's very unlikely to have brain fluid infection after inhalation of t
Detailed Answer:
Hii. It's very unlikely to have brain fluid infection after inhalation of talking water. All over the world take steam inhalation using normal water. You can use drinking water and boiled it and use for steam inhalation. But don't panic. Everything in this world has bacteria and virus. We can stop to enter our body. So increase your immunity and stop taking stress.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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