CPAP cleaners stink!

[Industrial Toys]

GREAT! Yet another device in my life that I have no control over and have to rely on other people and systems. THAT doesn't sound very appealing. Can't just sell people things once anymore. EVERYTHING has to be about recurring revenue.

 

[JDAOWNER]

I set my own parameters. You can get the medical access to just about any machine on the Net. I can run mine low or crank it up and spray paint with it if I want to.... I don't.


Don't need any RT getting rich from me. I can do just fine on my own and have been for many years.

The trick' if you want to call it that is consistent, every night use. Took me a while to get used to a mask but now, I cannot zee out without a mask on. 45 is spray paint level. You'd need to chain your mask on....lol

45 WASN'T MY AIR PRESSURE, IT WAS THE NO.THEY USE TO RATE THEIR TEST. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS. MY ORIGINAL AIR PRESSURE WAS 14, I QUICKLY GOT THAT LOWERED TO 9--STILL THERE. 14 WOULD BLOW MY MOUTH OPEN AND DRY IT OUT---COULD'N EVEN SPIT.

 

[Maxify55]

The Mrs & I both use them.
Both machines are dismantled and hand cleansed weekly.
Just soap and water does a fine job.
No smells or odd tastes, ever.

 

[fried1765]

I RECENTLY HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DOC ABOUT MY MACHINE ( NEW THIS YEAR--2ND MACHINE) SHE TOLD ME TO PUT NEW WATER IN THE TANK EVERY DAY. I ASKED IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEND ME SOME. SHE SAID DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP. I MUST SAY NO ONE ON THIS THREAD CLEANS THERE MACHINE AS INFREQUENTLY AS I DO. ABOUT EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. CLEAN IN THE KITCHEN SINK WITH DISH SOAP AND GOOD RINCE. THEY ALSO WANTED ME TO LET THEM INSTALL A PROGRAM THAT WILL MONITOR MY BREATHING AND CHANGE THE AIR PRESSURE AS NEEDED, AUTOMATICALLY. I TOLD THEM NOT AT THIS TIME. WHEN I HAD MY SLEEP TEST, THEY TOLD ME ANY NO. HIGHER THEN 5 MEANT NEEDED A CPAP. MINE WAS 45. AFTER I USED THE NEW MACHINE, IT WAS 4.5. IT HAS GONE UP A LITTLE, THATS WHY THEY WANTED THE NEW PROGRAM.

I have been using my CPAP for just over 5 years.
I am absolutely fastidious about cleaning my machine!
Like you,..... I clean it once every 3 or 4 months,..... whether I think it it needs cleaning or not.
I do dump the previous day left over water, and fill fresh to the low fill line daily.

 

[3Ts]

I don't understand why y'all in the humid areas of the country need a humidifier on your machines. I thought that 50% humidity was the preferred level and we run a dehumidifier to get it down to that. I've tried the humidifier and can't tell any difference between using it and not using it. So I don't use the humidifier. Am I missing something?

 

[Grumpycat]

Hydrogen peroxide is very effective and doesn't require very much. I have a long pipe cleaner brush for the hose.

 

[QRTRHRS]

I have gone back to soap and water. Daily, I either rinse off my mask or wipe it one of those disinfectant wipes. The hose and tank get washed once a week. I replace my mask monthly and filter on my ResMed monthly. The hose, tank and head gear every six months. All covered my Medicare and my supplement. No way I could get well rested without my machine.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Can someone please explain why so many people require this for the ability to sleep?

I mean, it's not like you aren't getting air, lying there snoring.

 

[fried1765]

Can someone please explain why so many people require this for the ability to sleep?

I mean, it's not like you aren't getting air, lying there snoring.

A doctor can explain it.
I had a woman cardiologist explain it to me, and I was convinced!
She was a professor of cardiology at Harvard medical school, and truly a brilliant Dr.
When you snore, your heart apparently may have intermittent stoppages.
Eventually you may have "the big one" in your sleep, with this condition.

 

[Industrial Toys]

That is kind of the way I would prefer to leave this earth.

My Doctor is Six hours away round trip. Thank You OHIP. Hard to have a consultation.