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Ew........So Gross
Sorry but this is gross and I never would have thought of doing something like this but honestly just thinking how I bleach the tub and shower once a week because of mold and stuff - I NEVER thought of the shower head and that makes the most sense!!!!!!!
BY RANDOLPH E. SCHMID - The Associated Press
Published: Tue, Sep. 15, 2009 02:00AMModified Mon, Sep. 14, 2009 10:49PM
WASHINGTON -- In what may be the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," a study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash.
People with normal immune systems have little to fear, but the microbes could be a concern for folks with cystic fibrosis or AIDS, people who are undergoing cancer treatment or those who have had a recent organ transplant.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/
BY RANDOLPH E. SCHMID - The Associated Press
Published: Tue, Sep. 15, 2009 02:00AMModified Mon, Sep. 14, 2009 10:49PM
WASHINGTON -- In what may be the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," a study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash.
People with normal immune systems have little to fear, but the microbes could be a concern for folks with cystic fibrosis or AIDS, people who are undergoing cancer treatment or those who have had a recent organ transplant.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/
Well, just take a bowl or empty yogurt container (larger one) and put clorox in it and hold it up so that the shower head sits in it for a short time. Wait for a while and you have disinfected shower head. Probably let it run for a moment before taking your shower or brushing your teeth or washing your bikini while its on. . . .
Interesting and something that I would of never of thought that could cause problems. Thanks for that info
oh great, I even brush my teeth in the shower! Probably, why I still have this wheezing cough that I seem to have acquired during my first month of tx.
I do have a whole house filter, guess I will start bleaching that showerhead.
I do have a whole house filter, guess I will start bleaching that showerhead.
Getting more gross by the minute
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Your shower may not be getting you as clean as you think with a U.S. study finding many showerheads are dirty and may be covering you in a daily dose of bacteria that could make you sick.
An analysis of 50 showerheads from nine U.S. cities found that about 30 percent harbored high levels of Mycobacterium avium -- a group of bacteria that can cause lung infections when inhaled or swallowed. Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder found the levels of Mycobacterium avium were 100 times higher than those found in typical household water.
"If you are getting a face full of water when you first turn your shower on, that means you are probably getting a particularly high load of Mycobacterium avium, which may not be too healthy," said researcher Norman Pace in a statement.
Mycobacterium avium is linked to pulmonary disease, causing symptoms such as a persistent drug cough, breathlessness and fatigue, and most often infects people with compromised immune system but can occasionally infect healthy people.
Pace said research at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver found that increases in pulmonary infections in the United States in recent decades from so-called "non-tuberculosis" mycobacteria species like Mycobacterium avium may be linked to people taking more showers and fewer baths.
He said water spurting from showerheads can distribute pathogen-filled droplets that suspend themselves in the air and can easily be inhaled into the deepest parts of the lungs.
The problem with showerheads is that the insides provide a moist, warm, dark haven where bacteria can form sticky "biofilms" that allow them to gain a foothold and eventually set up residence in the device.
The researchers, however, said it was still probably safe for most people to get into the shower and recommended people with compromised immune systems due to HIV or immune-suppressing drugs, use metal showerheads and change them regularly.
"This really shouldn't concern average, healthy people. The main concern is for people who are immune-compromised," researcher Leah Feazel told Reuters Health. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, are based on tests of about 50 showerheads taken from nine U.S. cities, including New York, Denver and Chicago.
The researchers said showerheads are not the only potential bacterial dispersants in the home, however.
Feazel said more research is needed to measure bacteria levels in household devices like humidifiers and evaporative coolers.
(Reporting by Amy Norton of Reutres Health, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Your shower may not be getting you as clean as you think with a U.S. study finding many showerheads are dirty and may be covering you in a daily dose of bacteria that could make you sick.
An analysis of 50 showerheads from nine U.S. cities found that about 30 percent harbored high levels of Mycobacterium avium -- a group of bacteria that can cause lung infections when inhaled or swallowed. Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder found the levels of Mycobacterium avium were 100 times higher than those found in typical household water.
"If you are getting a face full of water when you first turn your shower on, that means you are probably getting a particularly high load of Mycobacterium avium, which may not be too healthy," said researcher Norman Pace in a statement.
Mycobacterium avium is linked to pulmonary disease, causing symptoms such as a persistent drug cough, breathlessness and fatigue, and most often infects people with compromised immune system but can occasionally infect healthy people.
Pace said research at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver found that increases in pulmonary infections in the United States in recent decades from so-called "non-tuberculosis" mycobacteria species like Mycobacterium avium may be linked to people taking more showers and fewer baths.
He said water spurting from showerheads can distribute pathogen-filled droplets that suspend themselves in the air and can easily be inhaled into the deepest parts of the lungs.
The problem with showerheads is that the insides provide a moist, warm, dark haven where bacteria can form sticky "biofilms" that allow them to gain a foothold and eventually set up residence in the device.
The researchers, however, said it was still probably safe for most people to get into the shower and recommended people with compromised immune systems due to HIV or immune-suppressing drugs, use metal showerheads and change them regularly.
"This really shouldn't concern average, healthy people. The main concern is for people who are immune-compromised," researcher Leah Feazel told Reuters Health. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, are based on tests of about 50 showerheads taken from nine U.S. cities, including New York, Denver and Chicago.
The researchers said showerheads are not the only potential bacterial dispersants in the home, however.
Feazel said more research is needed to measure bacteria levels in household devices like humidifiers and evaporative coolers.
(Reporting by Amy Norton of Reutres Health, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)
was imagen Marcia in the shower"
hahaha CA it's cause you saw her bikini pictures from her snorkeling adventures that made you imagine her in the shower and you know it! :-O
(Sorry couldn't help that joke from popping out...but she's sure not an old fat hag!)
hahaha CA it's cause you saw her bikini pictures from her snorkeling adventures that made you imagine her in the shower and you know it! :-O
(Sorry couldn't help that joke from popping out...but she's sure not an old fat hag!)
It was the shower heads was´t it? Nothing to do with the water then i guess!!
Just wanna ad this when Marcia was quite new here at forum she told us about
using a filter in the shower , I remember i didn´t thought it was a bad idea.
To be honest I don´t know for sure if it was the filter that made me positive or if it was imagen Marcia in the shower !!
All the best from
the dirty ( has not been showering for a long time ) old man.
ca
Just wanna ad this when Marcia was quite new here at forum she told us about
using a filter in the shower , I remember i didn´t thought it was a bad idea.
To be honest I don´t know for sure if it was the filter that made me positive or if it was imagen Marcia in the shower !!
All the best from
the dirty ( has not been showering for a long time ) old man.
ca
Nygirl, you are right about bottled water, knew a guy that worked for dasni (sp?) and they filled the bottles right from a tap that was "supposed" to be reverse osmosis or some such thing.
I spray my tub quite often with bleach water, after watching parts of Dr Oz yesterday I am about to use a Q-tip with bleach on my cell phone.
I guess it is just as well that I take a bath instead of a shower and don't carry a purse.
Denise
I spray my tub quite often with bleach water, after watching parts of Dr Oz yesterday I am about to use a Q-tip with bleach on my cell phone.
I guess it is just as well that I take a bath instead of a shower and don't carry a purse.
Denise
I use a shower filter and a tap water filter for drinking/cooking water. You buy it once and change cartridges every 6 months.
I have city water.......I'm sure I'm pretty much glow in the dark neon toxic green when the lights are off but oh well - gotta drink right?
But what you gonna do considering bottled water is full of nothing but tap water right?
But what you gonna do considering bottled water is full of nothing but tap water right?
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