Successful CPAP but getting frustrated with hose

Get a hose hanger... I guarantee it will solve your problem. I said it here a 100 times. It was the best investment I made. We often buy a bunch of stuff to make our cpap therapy comfortable. Sometimes we waste our money. Not with a hose hanger.

Did I say guarantee?

Sheriff

A word to the original poster regarding dental devices. CPAP is the gold standard for the treatment of Sleep Apnea and has been for many years. Other treatments should only be for those who cannot tolerate CPAP (after a sincere effort) and for those for whom CPAP is not effective.

I use a hose clip for travel. You need a hose cozy for it, but it works quite nicely. I usually clip it to the top blanket and it stays there.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/cpap-hose-clip.html

I'm not going to argue one way or the other about the dental appliance, but you should find out the stats on the success and injury rate from them. They are known to cause TMJ and TMJ is often not covered by insurance. If you have bruxism (grinding of teeth) that is certainly a fair thing to try since a dental appliance is what is recommended for that. But there are several ways to manage the hose when it gets to you (you wake up all tangled up and it's dragging and etc. etc.). Try some of them first.

I'm not familiar with your mask, is it the kind where the hose is constantly swinging from a pivot so every time you move, the hose swings? I used to use the Swift FX and it did that, drove me crazy. I twisted a rubber band around the elbow so that the pivoting part rubbed against it. That acted as a brake that kept it fixed where I wanted it to be but I could turn it if I wanted to. That way I could put the hose where it worked for me without tugging at my mask. Not sure if this is your issue or not but just thought I'd share.

ps I used to use a dental appliance. If your apnea is not severe, they do work. But they put a lot of pressure on your teeth & jaw. Mine permanently changed my bite. And they can feel pretty invasive.