Poll: Mask Cleaning Frequency

[Muse-Inc]

Curious. Seems we have a great variance in how often we clean our masks and what we use to clean our masks.

[fuzzy96]

no i don't wear a mask when cleaning my pool

i clean it once a week whether it needs it or not the pool that is

[jnk]

All right, Fuzzy, out of the pool! I think you need a break.

[jules]

hmm - where is NEVER?

[mdintx]

Cushion daily, mask every 3 days or so...

[Muse-Inc]

Sorry guys! Added a 'never' option and blew away the answers. Note to self...don't do that again

[fsmitty]

The Liberty mentions cleaning the mask everyday which I am currently following. To clean the mask, I used Ivory washing liquid,

[Cygnusia]

I rinse it out daily with hot water, and once a week I give it a good soak in baby shampoo.

[lok]

Wipe it Daily....Soak in baby shampoo weekly.......

[Autopapdude]

Soap and hot water daily. Take it apart and scrub individual parts weekly, and give it a good soaking in gentle shampoo.

[Demeter_Soul]

I have a Hybrid and I clean the cushion and nasal cusions every day, the hard part of the mask every other day, and the head-gear once a week.
I started out using a mild dishwashing liquid as per the instructions of the DME nurse...but I switched over to Johnson's Baby Shampoo at the suggestion of someone from Cpap.com.
Well...I found the baby shampoo left a residue and I had problems with one cusion degrading after a month of use so I switched back to a mild dishwashing soap.
That just didn't seem to clean the cushion well enough -- still had a film left on it.
Soooooo...I got a mild (and cheap) clarifying shampoo...and my cushion is now as clean-as-a-whistle and it adheres much better to my face.

[JimIllinois]

So... if you put clarifying shampoo on your head, does everything suddenly become clear..? I could use some of that.

To the topic at hand, I almost never clean the hard plastic. The gasket gets cleaned about every two weeks, when the leakage gets bad. And I replace the gasket out-of-pocket at three months. By that point, nothing seems to help it get that nice tacky finish that I need for a good seal. Insurance buys a new mask at 6 months.

[Autopapdude]

I throw mine in the swimming pool one a week after the cats lick it off for a few days. Does that count?

[SleepyT]

i would like to say i clean my mask every day...but it ends up being every 2nd or 3rd day. i use ivory liquid and water for the first treatment/soak...and then after an hour or so, i switch it all over to a vinegar and water tub to soak another hour or so.

wash out the hose and humidifier around once a week....

no real schedule to it...just when i remember it's time!

[Wulfman]

Whenever I get a.......





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