Health care providers can determine if saline-irrigation devices
would be effective or safe to use on a person-by-person basis.
With fall allergy season still upon us, sinus sufferers may find
themselves reaching for their neti pots in search of sinus
relief. But saline-irrigation devices could do more harm than
good if used incorrectly.  Some neti pots look a little like
Aladdin's lamp and allow users to pour a saline solution into
their sinuses for relief. Other saline-irrigation devices are
simple plastic bottles that let users squeeze solution into
their sinuses.  Two deaths were reported in 2011, after neti pot
users used contaminated tap water for the rinsing solution and
became infected with Naegleria fowleri. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Naegleria fowleri, is an
amoeba that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, an
infection that destroys brain tissue and causes swelling of the
brain.  The amoeba is typically found in soil, warm freshwater
and hot springs and occ