Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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My wife has been using a cpap for 8 years.Once a week she cleans the entire unit(hose included) with J and J baby shampoo.And once a month with vinegar and water. She said she wouldn't out the hose in a dishwasher with dish washer soap. Tom
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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04/27/19 09:48 PM
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My wife bought me a "So Clean 2" machine and it seems to work fine. Have been using it almost a year. I do what ever it take to get the best sleep I can get. I use the cpap 365 days per year.
Western SD Fur Harvesters, SDTA, NTA, FTA and life member of NRA. Cancer survivor (7 years) and still fighting it.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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04/27/19 10:58 PM
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As long as the subject came up I would like to ask, do the machines really work for your? I am waiting on a BPAP.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
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04/27/19 11:24 PM
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I don't have any humidifier on mine so I only have to clean it about once or twice a month if that. I just wash it with a little dawn a the sink of warm water. Hang it to dry. As long as the subject came up I would like to ask, do the machines really work for you? Absolutely! I honestly believe I wouldn't be here today without having it. Sleep apnea kills people all the time. I was stopping breathing for up to 1 min 30 sec at a time more than 30 times per hour without it while trying to sleep. Had my cpap for almost 20 years. Night and day difference! Wear it every night without exception.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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04/28/19 01:05 AM
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I use the Lumin cleaning machine. I love it. Well worth the $270. I use it daily to clean the mask, twice per week to clean the humdifier, and once per week to clean the hose. The hose I clean once per week in a vinegar/h20 mix as well.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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04/28/19 02:04 AM
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So Clean 2 takes 1 minute a day to clean my machine, mask and hose.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
[Re: Motley Row]
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I try to clean my hose about once per year for the last decade. The plastic piece that seals against your face gets cleaned when it becomes oily and will not seal properly, or about every 2-3 months. I clean the air filter from time to time.
I do not have a BiPAP, so air is only moving in one direction. My germs are not blowing back into the machine.
Years ago I put a splash of mouthwash in the water tank. That was a big mistake. It turned to something like jello.
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
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04/28/19 07:03 PM
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Using mine for 2 months now. 67 events per hour before, down to 3-5 per night now. When the Respiratory Therapist mentioned I was having 67 events per hour I (ignorantly) asked was that bad, she responded," There is only 60 minutes in an hour, so yea, that's bad. It's a wonder you haven't fell over dead." So far I feel better, not falling asleep reading, watching tv, etc. More energy which they said would increase with time. Once a week clean up Dawn, warm water, and cap full of vinegar. Dishwasher a no-no. Wipe off mask other days each morning with wet wipe. Change filter twice a month when burning wood. Don't hesitate if you need it, worth it to feel better and stay alive. I didn't realize how bad I was and wouldn't listen to my (nurse) wife. Not sore from being "punched" back to breathing every night. Ha!
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Re: CPAP users.. cleaning them?
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04/28/19 09:21 PM
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Folks I saw a Dr for work the other day and she suggested I see my regular Dr about getting a sleep study done. Can you describe the affects you saw before and after beginning use of the cpap Stop breathing while asleep, jump awake; sleep no more than three hours at time; snore and snort while sleeping, she said i made/make other loud sounds as I stop and start breathing. When I asked my primary care Dr., he asked if I snore and then told me that almost everyone that snores has sleep apnea to some extent. Mine happens to be on the more severe side, I still have some apnea when on the machine. Apnea means cessation of breathing. They say not breathing can lead to death.
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