allergy help!

[fkarl]

So a few weeks ago I posted that I thought my cpap was making me sick.... I changed the little foam filter at the back and by the next day I was better! I have crazy bad allergies and live with two cats that didn't bother me before cpap. My meds had controlled the allergies well enough. Now that I am pumping air up my nose its not so good... So here I am stuck without any filters.... I called and ordered them on the 5th and when i checked today I got, "yeah, I haven't been doing so good with the ordering... we are short staffed, but I have your order and will try and get it out soon." Are you kidding me???

I rodered my own damn filters for a crazy rediculous price.... I ordered 6 months worth since my company can only order me two at a time.

How many of you have this allergy problem and how often should you really change your filters?? I am getting answers such as "when they deteriorate like a sponge" from on here somewhere.... and "every 6 months" from my rep. to "we'll send you two per month " from the company that will "try and send them soon".
or am I having another problem alltogether?? I slept about an hour today because of this and now have to go and work all night!!! Taking the mask off until I get the filters seems the best course of action but I can not fall asleep without it!!!
Thanks..... (sorry I am a little grumpy today...)

[cflame1]

Anywhere from once a month to once every couple of weeks during allergy season.

[BlackSpinner]

Have you cnsidered adding an air purifier to your bed room? Sort of to pre - filter your air?

[fkarl]

Have you cnsidered adding an air purifier to your bed room? Sort of to pre - filter your air?

I have two running in the bedroom..... but the window is open cause I hate to turn on the ac when its only 55-75 outside. This problem flared up a bit yesterday and as of right now I have taken the max dose of allergy meds, the max dose of benadryl on top of that and am still running like a faucet. oddly enough, just one side though. I am litterally dripping into a bucket.... not worth wasting the tissues. Stuffing a rolled up tissue in my nose worked for ten whole minutes.... then dripped through. Hard to believe that a little measly filter that looks like nothing is on it, can cause such a fuss.

[araminta]

You might try using the neti pot for relief. Tho it might not be a "solution", it's helped a lotta folks with relief from the congestion.
You can search the forum for info on how to use it.

[Juliebove]

My machine has two filters. The gray foam one is washable and is supposed to be washed every week. I have a spare one so I can always have a dry one. The white one is disosable and is for people with allergies. I don't know exactly how long you can leave it in. I've seen to change it every two weeks, every 18 days or even when it looks dirty. I think conditions would really vary.