Ever get bugs in your tube?

[ughwhatname]

That didn't sound funny at all. No laughing here. Sounds terrible.

bugs can go everywhere. this is a true, serious story, so please, no smart axx remarks.

at a former residence, one morning i took a puff from my symbicort inhaler. it felt strange like it hit the back of my throat rather than acting like a spray. i coughed it out in the sink and it was a little tiny spider that did bite me on the tongue on the way out. i always keep the covers on my stuff so i guess he went in thru the crack between the body of the inhaler and the medication container. the way it worked, he had to be sitting right on the tip of the medication container to get propelled out.

i reported this to my doctor and i got to report it to the astra-zeneca rep who just happened to be visiting the office when i was there.

if you have a bug problem, keep your stuff covered. keep inhalers in a ziploc. i know this sounds hilarious, but i want to assure you it was very serious and scary when it happened.

[cosmo]

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[kteague]

I admit I'm very lax about protecting my stuff from creepy crawlies, but after the earwig thread and some others, for a while I used the leg off a pair of pantyhose and/or a knee high over my mask and secured it with a twist tie around the hose. This way the mask and hose can still "breathe". Since I have a very short ramp setting and it doesn't factor into my data, I turn the machine on and let it run a minute before masking up in hopes anything lightweight would blow out. I did see an earwig crawling on the baseboard not far from my machine recently so I have a renewed interest in the subject.

[jencat824]

I admit I'm very lax about protecting my stuff from creepy crawlies, but after the earwig thread and some others, for a while I used the leg off a pair of pantyhose and/or a knee high over my mask and secured it with a twist tie around the hose. This way the mask and hose can still "breathe". Since I have a very short ramp setting and it doesn't factor into my data, I turn the machine on and let it run a minute before masking up in hopes anything lightweight would blow out. I did see an earwig crawling on the baseboard not far from my machine recently so I have a renewed interest in the subject.

I like the panty hose idea to let the mask breathe. If any bugs are trying to get in, you will see them on the hose. Great idea!

Also Todzo, I like the idea of Provent & will try & let you know how it works. I'm with her at least once monthly, if she gets real sick, sometimes more. I don't like ignoring my therapy & I can barely sleep without my CPAP, but had not thought of an alternative, so I'm looking forward to trying Provent.
Jen

[Pugsy]

Here's THE original bug thread. Not for the faint of heart.
viewtopic.php?t=4223
Lots of laughs for us sickos though.

[Todzo]

I admit I'm very lax about protecting my stuff from creepy crawlies, but after the earwig thread and some others, for a while I used the leg off a pair of pantyhose and/or a knee high over my mask and secured it with a twist tie around the hose. This way the mask and hose can still "breathe". Since I have a very short ramp setting and it doesn't factor into my data, I turn the machine on and let it run a minute before masking up in hopes anything lightweight would blow out. I did see an earwig crawling on the baseboard not far from my machine recently so I have a renewed interest in the subject.

I like the panty hose idea to let the mask breathe. If any bugs are trying to get in, you will see them on the hose. Great idea!

Also Todzo, I like the idea of Provent & will try & let you know how it works. I'm with her at least once monthly, if she gets real sick, sometimes more. I don't like ignoring my therapy & I can barely sleep without my CPAP, but had not thought of an alternative, so I'm looking forward to trying Provent.
Jen

Hi Jen!

I think it would also be good idea to raise the head of whatever bed you use (concrete bricks from a building supply place are cheap). This, I think, keeps swelling down in the airway passage and so should help the Provent device to work as good as it can. Sides work better for me (from my time when I knew I had the problem but did not have the CPAP) and I think it also helps to position your head "as if you were looking up". For me this drops the jaw down and a bit forward along with the tongue and so makes more room in the upper airway.

If I had to use the mats today I would do so much better. I guess I had better get to helping those who are there. Pray God give me the strength please.

Thanks!

Todzo

[sleepnasta]

I've been nagging my hubby to build a simple hose dryer to hang on the wall.
--a small computer fan, power supply, timer, and plastic case/hose linkage. (3-d printed)
Old houses have icky critters; wet hoses attract them.

just out of curiosity, can't bug crawl up a wall, onto the hose, and then inside? i'm thinking about taking a piece of cloth and putting it over the end of then securing it with a rubber band. right now i leave the hose on the floor next to my bed. probably not the best idea.

[qmx]

What a gross thought. Have YOU gotten any?