If distilled water is used, no lime/scale will build up at all. Your choice. White vinegar is your friend when cleaning lime/scale from either your coffee maker or your CPAP water reservoir. A 50/50 mix is what's needed for the coffee maker, been doing this for years. White vinegar ...

... but, if it's the foam in the elbow, here's my experience with the F30 elbow, that has non removeable foam: I soak the elbow in a glass od denture cleaning solution for an hour or so. I then rinse it thoroughly, and after that, light comes through the filter holes like it did when the mask was ...

... parts are a cash cow for DMEs and it's profit driven. Most of us long time cpap users have come up with our own schedules for cleaning and/or replacing anything and it's a far cry from what DMEs say. Funny how the DME suggest schedule happens to match how often insurance will ...

Is the foam some sort of gasket or what?

"I followed the manufacturers instructions on cleaning exactly. It says to soak all pieces, including the elbow, and let air-dry."

What did you use to soak your stuff in?

... to remove with a fork. To my shock, the entire foam piece was covered in what I believe to be mold. I followed the manufacturers instructions on cleaning exactly. It says to soak all pieces, including the elbow, and let air-dry. The problem is that the foam inside the elbow is enclosed and can ...

... Pillows, pillows, pillows - I've tried so many different combinations to see what works best - I'm still figuring that out (I'm a side sleeper) Cleaning the machine regularly, rinsing the mask with soap/water every day No food 2-3 hours before bed You also stated in your first post: But, I am ...

... Pillows, pillows, pillows - I've tried so many different combinations to see what works best - I'm still figuring that out (I'm a side sleeper) Cleaning the machine regularly, rinsing the mask with soap/water every day No food 2-3 hours before bed Here are some nightly readouts from SleepHQ: ...

... adjusted to cpaplife without it. I dropped-kicked mine into the next county, and never looked back. It was nice not having to mess with the water, cleaning the tub, etc... As was previously requested, go a few nights without it and see what happens. You may be pleasantly surprised. Again, some ...

... better today. Maybe it was loosening the tension. I should get the new mask soon and try that and see which I like better. It might have different cleaning instructions. I do get bloodwork done. I know about B6 toxicity and its association with PN and don't supplement with that.

I used to soak it in a warm water solution for about 20 minutes every week. I've not been good about cleaning it so after 10 days or so it keeps slipping around and I've not been as happy about it. I'm just about to go back to cleaning it once a week.

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Sun Oct 20, 2024 7:59 pm

I have the Philips Respironics DreamWisp Nasal cushion cpap mask. It works pretty well as long as I'm pretty good about cleaning the cushion.

Curious what you mean by "pretty good". Do you clean it every day as the manufacturer says? Once a week? Less often? Thanks.

Three F30 masks in about 5 years (if I remember correctly), side sleeper, and that's never happened to me. I discovered that cleaning the elbow by soaking it in a denture cleaner solution, and then rinsing thoroughly does a great job of unclogging. And I can promise you my first elbow ...

... I’ve inspected it fairly closely and it looks identical to the functional one. I searched this sub and apparently people have elbow issues after cleaning, but that’s not relevant here. Still, I tried following the posted solutions with no success. One person mentioned that some of the air vent ...

... Searching this forum with the word "bronchitis" brought up more than I could possibly read. A lot of what I did read focused on equipment cleaning. I wasn't really looking for a virology lesson here, just thought folks might want to know they might be able to use a dishwasher on a standard ...

Okay, I'm a rebel. A persistent bout of bronchitis has had me reevaluating my cleaning schedule (almost never). I cleaned pillows, mask tube, hose, and changed the filter before looking at the tank. It was rather limey, so I tried a vinegar soak. After a few hours, ...