Put tap water up nose to clean it and now worried about brain eating amoeba

[Troubledeconomist]

On saturday morning i woke up with a blocked nose and despite blowing it the blockage prevailed so i poured some tap water up my nose
I thought this would be fine until i heard you should never ever do this unless it was boiled or distilled and now i can't stop worrying/having panic attacks that i have got a brain eating ameoba in my brain.
Its annoying because the symptoms can take at least 5 days to develop and idk if i'm imagining symptoms or not.

Is there a likely chance that UK tap water has this ameboa in it and that its gone to my brain?

:weep:

[thestruggle]

I seriously hope not because I'm always getting water in my ears when I wash my hair! :wacko:

I think you'll be ok somehow.. :winks:

[nomorepanic]

We drink water from the tap so how could it have such a thing in it?

[KK77]

Are you serious? UK tap water is chlorinated unless you draw your water from a well?

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We drink water from the tap so how could it have such a thing in it?

Must be something in the water, Nic :roflmao:

[MyNameIsTerry]

Welcome to NMP :welcome:

That's why chlorine is added to water to disinfect it:

https://www.water.org.uk/consumers/water-and-health/faqs#Trust?

We get water up our noses swimming, showering, bathing, etc.

It's only a possible issue if there is a boil notice for your area, which you can easily check out. Even then if may not be a concern in terms of your fear.