Placement of CPAP on Night Stand, floor or where?

Fredman · Post by **Fredman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:37 pm

Was reading another post about leaking HH and there was a mention about the CPAP unit should be lower than your head. My DME never told me that and I honestly don't remember reading that in any of the manuals for my Respironics...I should pull out the owners manual and re-read. It has been 2.5 years since I read the darn thing.

It seems that there are only two advantages of having the unit lower than your head...

1. Sound reduction
2. Humidity can run back down the hose and into the HH tank.

Any other reasons?

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Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:50 pm

Those two pretty much cover it.

The nightstand I have mine on has a pretty slick surface, so I have two old, large, thick mouse pads under it to keep it from accidentally getting pulled off and I think it also helps to deaden some sound.

Den

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:52 pm

PS. I don't think you'll find this stuff in the manuals.

Den

no_more_headaches · Post by **no_more_headaches** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:39 pm

I have a nightstand that is a 3 drawer device. In my case the top drawer does not exist and it is finished.

I popped a hole in the back of the shelf slot and the CPAP unit sits there. As a result it is slightly below bed level and can go to the headboard.

I have a slightly curved headboard and installed a small curtain rod behind the headboard. I use some headband like straps that go up and over the headboard and hold the hose. I can then slide the hose over to the side when not in use.

xyz · Post by **xyz** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:42 pm

> It seems that there are only two advantages of having the unit lower than your head.
> 1. Sound reduction
> 2. Humidity can run back down the hose and into the HH tank.
> Any other reasons?

Ain't that enough?

billbolton · Post by **billbolton** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:50 am

Fredman wrote:It seems that there are only two advantages of having the unit lower than your head...

1. Sound reduction
2. Humidity can run back down the hose and into the HH tank.

When I'm at home I always put my flow generator on the floor (as I have a constantly chnaging pile of books/magazines on my bedside table.)

When I'm travelling I often put it on the bedside table.

I don't notice any significant difference in my CPAP experience from either position.

Cheers,

Bill

Pineapple · Post by **Pineapple** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:13 am

My DME expressed the concerne I would roll over and pull the CPAP down on my head. She didn't even mention the humidity and sound issue.

sleeplessinaz · Post by **sleeplessinaz** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:19 am

Hi There---I have mine off the night stand and on the floor---it is quieter there. I have it on top of a an old computer riser that is made of plexiglass---that way it is up off the carpeting in case of a leak. It is low so the humidity runs back down in the tube most of the time. it is just nicer than pulling the thing down on your head at night in case you roll and toss around. I am a side sleeper so on the floor works best for me--no problems. My husband said the noise is soothing to him---it is "white" noise and you can barely hear it. GOOD LUCK!!
SIAZ

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:39 pm

I was told by my *former* DME that the height suggestion was just a lawyer clause so it doesn't fall and hit the user in the head.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:40 pm

I sleep on a couch, and have my machine on the floor. But today I bought one of those little plant stands on wheels, and I'll put the machine on it. That way, I can keep it a little further away, but easily roll it closer to turn on/off/check numbers. Plus I think it might be good to give it a little more ventilation. I'm not sure what the heater on the humidifier might be doing to the carpet. Probably nothing. Also, this will allow me to roll the whole thing under the end table, should I want it out of the way.
If you have a bedside table that you wouldn't want to spill water on, you're better off with it on the floor too.

jasper · Post by **jasper** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:53 pm

In addition to those two very good reasons, it may also serve to get the BLOD out of your eyesight if you have an M-Series machine. (That's blue light of death).

I keep my machine on a low footstool - kind of like a small padded hassock. That way I get the benfits of having it lower, and I can still reach the controls easily.

Gerald · Post by **Gerald** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:00 pm

My honey and I have matching rigs......each one sitting in a shallow (1/2" deep) cookie pan (dark colored).....on the tops of our bedside tables......level with the mattress top surface. Each pan has some non-slip shelf-lining material under it....and a piece of the same stuff under each CPAP.

Even though we've never had any leaks, we like our cookie pans.

Hoses are suspended from movable arms above our heads.

We don't mind the "Blue Light Of Death" mentioned in the previous post.

My aim is better when I have a little extra light.

Gerald

packer · Post by **packer** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:43 pm

keep mine about 2 inches off floor- better for drainage of rain
[ I use the aura np and it does get wet]

also- and this is actually why I moved mine to floor-
I pulled whole unit off in my sleep one night about 3 weeks after I got it-
there is a lot of water in that humidifier and I thought I was
lucky not to ruin the whole machine when I knocked it off little
dresser I use to store supplies

so there is another factor- you cant knock it to the floor if it is on the floor

Fredman · Post by **Fredman** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:44 pm

[quote="xyz"]> It seems that there are only two advantages of having the unit lower than your head.
> 1. Sound reduction
> 2. Humidity can run back down the hose and into the HH tank.
> Any other reasons?

Ain't that enough?

Fredman · Post by **Fredman** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:48 pm

billbolton wrote:
Fredman wrote:It seems that there are only two advantages of having the unit lower than your head...

1. Sound reduction
2. Humidity can run back down the hose and into the HH tank.
When I'm at home I always put my flow generator on the floor (as I have a constantly chnaging pile of books/magazines on my bedside table.)

When I'm travelling I often put it on the bedside table.

I don't notice any significant difference in my CPAP experience from either position.

Cheers,

Bill

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