BPA in our hoses/masks?

[znurtdog]

As most of us have heard (I assume) the risks of BPA in our plastics and food packaging (lately baby bottles see http://healthychild.org) I have been wondering if we're trading one problem (OSA) for another (exposure to concentrated and deliberate intake all night of a toxic chemical) BPA was originally an estrogen replacement! Any thoughts??

[Guest]

I'm NOT worried about it at all.
If you go up to the Search line and put in "BPA" you'll get eleven pages of posts and threads going back to April 5th of 2008. It's been discussed at great length here.

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[MidnightOwl]

I'm a bit concerned myself. Especially since when I started I was on the younger end of cpap users which means more years of total exposure. But I've mostly resigned myself to having no control over it and no way of actually knowing if there is a real risk or not.

[Todzo]

I think this is something to keep an eye on.

Frankly I am more concerned about what may come to grow inside the machine. Things do get though a 2 micron filter, and whatever does is likely to deposit itself upon the moving - therefore charged parts - and over time likely become a garden full of mould and stuff.

I know I can kill much off with O3 but what I wish I knew is how to grow what would be good in there. We really are part of a much larger whole. If we harmonize - well. If we kill everything in site - honestly - there are so many things that have been here so very much longer than we have -- I think they will take us out.

Silly thoughts in the night!

Todzo

[chunkyfrog]

Regular cleaning removes most of the bad stuff that can hurt you, be it animal, vegetable, or mineral.
Since new plastic has more 'plastic' smell, I would presume that more outgassing is happening then.
Frequent, thorough cleaning appeals to me, especially when the plastic is new.
Dishwasher-safe tanks--very good idea! I think I would always want that kind.

[Tino2You]

As most of us have heard (I assume) the risks of BPA in our plastics and food packaging (lately baby bottles see http://healthychild.org) I have been wondering if we're trading one problem (OSA) for another (exposure to concentrated and deliberate intake all night of a toxic chemical) BPA was originally an estrogen replacement! Any thoughts??

I did some searching on Silicon and BPA and found
http://safemama.com/2008/02/09/bpa-and- ... e-nipples/
and from HHS
http://www.hhs.gov/safety/bpa/
and finally from the FDA
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffi ... 220299.htm

I think my not breathing for upwards of 30 seconds a few times an hour is more detrimental to my health...IMHO that is.

-tino

[znurtdog]

I'm NOT worried about it at all.
If you go up to the Search line and put in "BPA" you'll get eleven pages of posts and threads going back to April 5th of 2008. It's been discussed at great length here.
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You're right 'guest', I should have searched first before starting thread. Thanks Tino for the the links!

[archangle]

I think most of the water tanks are made from polycarbonate, which is made from BPA and phosgene.

In theory, it doesn't leak enough BPA (or phosgene) to be a problem once it's manufactured to be a problem.

If you're worried, you might want to dump and refill the tank fresh every evening before bed and let the air blow for a few seconds before hooking up.

Tino, thanks for the HHS link. It's comforting to know that the bottled water bottles I've been using probably don't have BPA. (if the recycle number is 1-6, it's probably OK.)