hose around neck

Sudsy · Post by **Sudsy** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:55 am

Hello

Just wondering if it is just me or do others wake up with there hose around there neck?

I move around alot when i sleep and alot of time my hose is around my neck not tight but never the less it is around my neck.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Sudsy

MartiniLover · Post by **MartiniLover** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:15 am

Yes it does.

I have had up to fifteen feet of hose on my machine just because I roll and get wound up in it.

Pad A Cheek · Post by **Pad A Cheek** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:17 am

Hey Sudsy,
I hated that at first also. But I figured that if I could run that hose over my head it would be easier to toss and turn without the tangle.

I use a ponytail holder around the hose then hook that pony tail holder to a cup hook on my headboard to keep the hose above my head.

There are many creative ways to accomplish this, and there are even special supports you can buy to hold your hose up over your head. I almost never even know I am attached to a hose as I sleep. The management of the hose has made all the difference to me.

I wish you the very best in luck.

Karen

Lepeu63 · Post by **Lepeu63** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:05 am

[quote="PADACHEEK"]Hey Sudsy,
I hated that at first also. But I figured that if I could run that hose over my head it would be easier to toss and turn without the tangle.

I use a ponytail holder around the hose then hook that pony tail holder to a cup hook on my headboard to keep the hose above my head.

There are many creative ways to accomplish this, and there are even special supports you can buy to hold your hose up over your head. I almost never even know I am attached to a hose as I sleep. The management of the hose has made all the difference to me.

I wish you the very best in luck.

Karen

wcurtin1962 · Post by **wcurtin1962** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:53 pm

Any suggestions on how to keep the hoses from unplugging during the night?

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:14 pm

* Plug it in more firmly
* If its not new, buy a new hose
* Try a quick connect adapter for the hose / humidifier side

To make sure there's enough slack at the hose
* Buy a longer hose and use that one alone
* Buy another hose and connect the two hoses with a a hose connect adapter.

And I can't imagine how your hose disconnects, unless it's not connected firmly enough. People have pulled their xpap of bedside tables without the hose disconnecting. Mine gives me a daily fight when I try to disonnect it in the morning.

O.

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roster · Post by **roster** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:18 am

I used to wake up with the hose very tight around my neck. I canceled my life insurance policy and my wife quit.

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:55 am

O.

zzzzzz!! · Post by **zzzzzz!!** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:16 pm

I've never had it wrapped around my neck, but with the OptiLife (which has the tube going downward toward the chest) I often have it lying across my neck. With a lightweight performance hose and fleece hose cover, I hardly notice it there. When I used the UMFF mask, I hung the hose overhead so it wasn't an issue at all.

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:25 pm

Yes, woke up with the hose around my neck once.

Couple of nights ago, the cpap machine fell off the bedside table.

Marie

roster · Post by **roster** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:46 pm

zzzzzz!! wrote:The singular of nares is naris.

Then the plural of Paris must be Pares?

zzzzzz!! · Post by **zzzzzz!!** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:09 pm

rooster wrote:
zzzzzz!! wrote:The singular of nares is naris.
Then the plural of Paris must be Pares?

Hehe... blame it on the Romans and their darned Latin!

I admit, it's a pet peeve and an occupational hazard: The majority of doctors and nurses say "nare" when referring to a single nostril, and the effect is kind of like nails on a chalkboard.

Just quietly doing my part to try to change the world, one naris at a time...

(I can tell it's time to get some sleep: I just read the subject line as "horse around neck".)

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