Airsense 10: Hose connections always develop leaks, solutions?

[gingerkitty]

I have a family member whose heated hose develops a leak at the point where it connects to the mask. To my horror, they developed a "solution" by putting a rubber band on it to try and fix that, but it isn't effective based on mask leak data.

I suspect the issue is that their body weight is being placed on this connection point at night. They say they typically hold onto the hose while they sleep, so the mask's line goes from their stomach up to their face (Resmed P10 mask, which would make sense vs a mask where the connection is above the head). If they roll over in any way, then body weight on top will cause that to deform.

I have a few ideas for solutions, but welcome input:

1. Get them on a mask where the hose comes down from the top. This way, they get used to the heated hose going above them (under the pillow) and not face body weight pressures.

2. Ask them to try putting the hose under the side of the pillow, then come up and around towards the face. They don't need to hold it. The downside here is that if they want to switch sides, they need to move the hose at night. I do it instinctively with my own setup, but they will have to get adjusted to it.

3. Find the optimal hose replacement schedule and just change it more often.

Does anyone else have other ideas?

[Sleepzilla]

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[gingerkitty]

Really really appreciate your input here! Definitely am going to increase the frequency of changing the hose to every 2 months now, and maybe more often if needed at least for the time being.

I'm going to talk to the patient about the scenario you describe, because if that is what's occurring (it's a real possibility here), then a hose cover may also help prevent it from sliding and reduce the chance their body weight is rest on it.

Thank you for sharing the personal experience, I definitely would not have thought of that issue.