CPAP that sat for too long...
CPAP that sat for too long...
Hi everyone. I have been bad about being compliant with my CPAP, but NEED to start back up again. However, I'm quite ashamed to admit I've let my machine sit on my desk with water still in the tank for quite some time (months). I want to take it apart and clean and disinfect everything (hoses, mask, etc) but I'm concerned about any mold or yeast growth inside the machine itself. Is this anything I realistically i need to worry about, or should I just clean it, get new filters, and start again? I originally stopped using it cause I kept getting upper respiratory infections every month...but can probably attribute that to improper cleaning and care of my equipment and i'm willing to try again and be more diligent about it.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide I really appreciate it.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide I really appreciate it.
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
Hi, first of all it's highly unlikely anything's growing in the machine... highly! Second, don't fuss about your hose unless you SEE something in it. Most don't bother cleaning it ever, though I suppose if you wanted to do it once under the circumstances, go ahead. Use baby wipes on the mask wkly or daily, up to you. And get new filters. It's quite possible you got your URI's because you had the humidity turned up when local conditions didn't need it - if you live close to water or in a humid climate, and you could have felt as if a cold were starting up, or congestion. In which case turn it down or off altogether. You need to experiment. Others need lots of humidity all year... and in any case, time of year (or central htg) can also make a diff., so it's up to you to find the right level.
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Last edited by Julie on Wed May 03, 2017 11:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
I agree with all of the above, with the added note that you only need to clean parts you can easily reach.
Internal crooks and crannies are as clean as the filtered air that passes through them--
And trying to clean them is unnecessary, as well as possibly destructive.
Internal crooks and crannies are as clean as the filtered air that passes through them--
And trying to clean them is unnecessary, as well as possibly destructive.
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Last edited by chunkyfrog on Wed May 03, 2017 3:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
And then after you do the cleaning, you can run the blower with no water in the reservoir for a couple hours to blow out any loose stuff before you wear it.
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
I thought I was the only person who doesn't clean the hoses.Julie wrote:. . . don't fuss about your hose unless you SEE something in it. Most don't bother cleaning it ever, though I suppose if you wanted to do it once under the circumstances, go ahead.
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
I think sometimes bacteria is introduced into the system when cleaning and then leaving open to air dry in a room.nightspd wrote: I originally stopped using it cause I kept getting upper respiratory infections every month...but can probably attribute that to improper cleaning and care of my equipment and i'm willing to try again and be more diligent about it.
Do you have well water?
Leave things open to air dry?
Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
Agree what others have said. Adding, sometimes the blower gets stuck if moisture is inside. You have to disassemble and give it a spin to get them working again. Don't blow the CPAP with a air hose through the intake or exit ports of an assembled unit, it can damage the sensors. (customer did this )
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
You mean you don't otherwise breathe the bacteria in rooms when you're not on Cpap?
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
I don't know about you but bacteria doesn't grow in my nose or respiratory system like it can inside a moist hose or chamber.Julie wrote:You mean you don't otherwise breathe the bacteria in rooms when you're not on Cpap?
Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
you'd be wrong about that idea.Guest wrote:I don't know about you but bacteria doesn't grow in my nose or respiratory system like it can inside a moist hose or chamber.Julie wrote:You mean you don't otherwise breathe the bacteria in rooms when you're not on Cpap?
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
Germs may find less food in the hose, but there are no leucocytes hunting them down,
as there are in any creature with a functioning immune system.
Watch "Fantastic Voyage", featuring Raquel Welch.
as there are in any creature with a functioning immune system.
Watch "Fantastic Voyage", featuring Raquel Welch.
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
Care to elaborate?palerider wrote:you'd be wrong about that idea.Guest wrote:I don't know about you but bacteria doesn't grow in my nose or respiratory system like it can inside a moist hose or chamber.Julie wrote:You mean you don't otherwise breathe the bacteria in rooms when you're not on Cpap?
Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
swab your nose, swab your hose, culture both... I think you'll be amazedGuest wrote:Care to elaborate?palerider wrote:you'd be wrong about that idea.Guest wrote:I don't know about you but bacteria doesn't grow in my nose or respiratory system like it can inside a moist hose or chamber.Julie wrote:You mean you don't otherwise breathe the bacteria in rooms when you're not on Cpap?
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Re: CPAP that sat for too long...
You've done this? After leaving your hose out to air dry in the room? Do tell what you found.palerider wrote:swab your nose, swab your hose, culture both... I think you'll be amazed
How in the mask, what did you find there? TIA