Shower head advice.

Shelly,
I buy shower heads with the least number of holes. Lots of small holes make lots of mist. I also buy cheap because I soak my shower heads in Dawn and hot water for fifteen minutes and then soak in bleach for thirty minutes once a month. This regimen corrodes the shower head over time so when that starts to happen I just buy a new one. I have not been able to find an all metal shower head to avoid the corrosion.

@maryjanechilds thank you so much!

I have tried several, and this one seems to be pretty good. Safe Water Products. Legionela Shower Head Filter High Pressure Water Softer Filter Removed 99.99999% of Harmful Substance(Plus chrome) and you can purchase on Amazon.

@myrakoepke thank you! I will
Check this one out.

Has anyone heard of the pall filters? It is the only one I've read that filters bacteria to .2 micron. Thanks

I bought an all-metal showerhead and boil it periodically.
There are lots of different ones on Amazon. I chose HammerHead Showers® ALL METAL 2 Inch High Pressure Shower Head.
It works great.

@kate2025 I have recently read good things about the Pall filters but have not purchased yet. I wanted to chat with this group first to find out what others were using. Looking forward to see if anyone has used the Pall filters. Thank yiu!

I have the Pall contact information if anyone is interested. I have not (yet) tried it, but it seems like the community is happy enough with it. However, it’s pricey.

I use a handheld showerhead that has large holes and hold the showerhead close to my body so there is little vapor.

If I am staying in a rental condo, I take the showerhead off completely. It’s like a Tahitian waterfall!!

I also take very short showers because in my New York City apartment I do not have a window and a fan in my bathroom. It can be done 🙂 I made a video on it.

Warm regards,
Linda Esposito

I've used Aquamedix but switched to Safe Water Products a few years back. Their smaller one works well in our travel trailer and I loved that I can buy replacement filters one at a time, unlike the Aquamedix. I use the 886 Plus in my home shower and the smaller 886 in the travel trailer. I use a sediment filter in front of it and it makes my filters last a long time and the flow stays good. In the camper, we have a filter that we connect directly to the water at the site and that catches sediment, etc. as well.

We just got back from a three-week camping trip, and I was able to use the handheld in all the campgrounds but one in their handicapped showers -- they all had handheld wands I could just unscrew and put mine on. It was great for places where we didn't have full hookups and I didn't want to fill up our gray tanks too quickly.

Their products are still available on Amazon, but they've gone to selling them through their own shopping portal. If you go to their website, which is safewaterproducts.com and look at the bottom, you'll see the link to shop. Use the code NTM-25 for a 25% discount. It's free shipping and no tax and the first order I placed through the new site arrived quickly.

If I'm in a situation where I can't use my showerhead, though, I either take a bath or you can do as Dr. Falkinham suggested in a recent presentation and put a mesh laundry bag or a Ziploc with a hole in it over the showerhead. It will reduce the aerosolization of the water that creates the droplets we're more likely to inhale.

I spent the first few years after I was diagnosed worrying myself constantly about exposure from the shower. It's so nice not to worry anymore!!

Laurel

Thanks! Those look like good shower heads and I think I read somewhere that the hand held ones are better than the mounted ones - not sure why but maybe less steam? Or you can direct them so lowers the risk of inhaling so much vapour/steam?