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Sue, Bellevue is a New York State Hospital with very strict rules and regulations. Also, NYU Hospital uses Shower Clear in a section of the hospital that does not use hand held units. And, Dr. David Kamelhar from NYU (Look him up) has recommended Shower Clear to his NTM patients.**Dr Kamelhar does not endorse any product. He is recognized throughout the Pulmonary academic community for his work in bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections (NTM) and is co-Director of NYU Langone Medical Center's Bronchiectasis Program and co-directs its yearly Symposium on Bronchiectasis and NTM. The facts are what the facts are. I am just here to state them in a concise manner. You cannot clean a standard shower head.
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This is an example of why any kind of attempt to clean a Standard Shower head cannot be done. You cannot see inside to have any time of confirmation of bacteria free or when ridden with bacteria. Too many places to hide. These took hours to took hours to take apart without smashing to pieces. As for testing, can you name 1 Standard Showerhead Company like Kohler, American Standard or Grohe that HAS tested their showerhead for mycobacteria? As an engineer, when something comes apart, we look for "Witness Marks" Area's where things were. An enclosed Shower Head, unless you make it rubble, you cannot see or test any witness marks. I welcome the challenge of any scientist/microbiologist that states bleaching, vinegar or whatever can ameliorate this problem. Science is proof. Hence why I offer a free Shower Head to Mayo Clinic to Test. Maybe someone on this forum will have them take me up on it.
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I do not have any special shower head, nor do I soak my regular shower head in anything. I’m not advocating one thing or the other. I just wanted to say Dr. Kamelhar is my Dr. I have been seeing him since my Dx from a biopsy done at NYU in 2016. He has not recommended any shower head TO ME, nor has he recommended any way to clean my shower head. He did tell me to absolutely avoid hot tubs. He also is not an advocate for medication. He recommended lung clearance every day, and to sleep on a wedge. Just thought I’d add a bit of info to the conversation.