2006-08-03 03:18:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
I hear its pretty far...so yes....cover those toothbrushes
2006-08-03 03:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by TP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors say that most toilet germs only go about 2 feet from the toilet once you flush and then die out. So you best bet would be to keep your toothbrush as far away from your toilet as possible. If for some reason your bathroom is really tiny (im talking only 2 feet wide) or you are really paranoid then you can by a toothbrush cover.
However, most of the germs die anyway so you have nothing to worry about.
2006-08-03 10:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by msadvicegiver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only trouble with covering a toothbrush is they don't get a chance to dry out, which is just as bad, in some cases they get moldy, so I wouldn't worry so much about the urine splashing, I would just rinse the brush in hot water before use, although they do say that when you have a cold or the flu, that it is important that you throw away the brush and get a new one.
A nice thing about some of the newer houses, is that the commode is built a little bit away from the tub and sink.
2006-08-03 11:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been shown that urine splashes many feet. It's also been shown that it doesn't seem to matter where you keep your toothbrush in the bathroom, it will still have some minute amount of fecal matter on it. If I were you, I'd say 6 feet from the toilet, or not in the bathroom at all! When you flush the toilet, Nasty fills the room.
2006-08-03 10:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about urine splashing, but I heard that toothbrushes should be 6 feet away from the toilet because of germs released into the air when you flush the toilet. Kind of scary, huh?
2006-08-03 10:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by startwinkle05 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its when you flush the toilet that your toothbrushes are affected.....your supposed to keep them atleast 6 feet from the toilet but i would keep it covered too
2006-08-03 10:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by gaigesmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that you should keep your tooth brushes in the medicine cabinet, because every time you flush bacteria from the toilet gets thrown into the air....or you can also just close the lid before you flush.
2006-08-03 10:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by mamapodi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually a show called mythbusters did silly test of that and they found fecal matter in every place they tested inteh bathroom, including the toothbrushes..... ewe. i know.. so yea.. cover em and maybe even keep em in another room!
2006-08-03 10:24:14 · answer #8 · answered by joyfulpriss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geez I hope you sit down to pee and that your toothbrushes are not on the floor.
2006-08-03 10:23:23 · answer #9 · answered by madamesophia1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythbusters did a show about this. Not sure where you might get it though
2006-08-03 10:23:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋