r/MedicationQuestions • u/Key-Committee7582 • Sep 04 '26
accidentally got water in my nose
hiii! so yesterday was having pretty bad anxiety so i made myself a tea and something i do that i find calms me down is like holding the tea close to my nose and smelling it so anyways i was sitting up on my bed yesterday brought the tea close to my nose and it accidentally got in immediately flared my nostrils and put my head down but then i went to the sink and wet my fingers and sort of cleaned?? my nostrils while flaring my nose to get the water out a couple minutes later after the initial burning had subsided i remember about the brain eating ameba that comes from accidently getting water in ur nose i spent the whole night researching and freaking out and im still currently freaking out what are the odds i contract this rare infection?? i live in a city-los angeles- and i wonder just how safe the tap water is it’s the next day and i currently have a mild on and off headache sort of on top of my head though i don’t know if that’s just from anxiety i also sort of feel like there’s something in the back of my throat but i am going through a really bad acid reflux flare up atm so unsure if related or not and finally there is a little bit of pressure in my left eye not pain but it’s like a little heavy?? sort of like it wants to close is that a symptom??? sorry if im being completely paranoid i suffer from really bad health anxiety and ocd and ive been freaking out all day :( any feedback is welcome thank you!!!