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Mine have lasted for years and years, only to succumb to failure when the cat tries to climb them.....Now that the cat has moved out, I may never need another one....

Ms Piggy wrote:Hi,
my hose is 11 months old and, maybe due to the angle I have had the machine at, it is showing signs of wear, it has stretch marks near the fitting. or maybe that could be due to the way I detach it from the mask. I was wondering if I should dab a bit of shoegoo on it to see what happens.
or tape it, or, if I could get some big enough, some shrink wrap- a bit dangerous maybe as you have to heat it. There are some things that Ioccasionally go to great lengths to make them last, this could be one of them!
I have another hose standing by

Have you considered getting a LONGER hose?
That could possibly eliminate the "stretch marks".

I use products called "Zap A Gap" and "Gorilla Glue" for many things, but it would be less expensive to purchase a new hose.

Question: Just HOW do you get that other hose to STAND???? (stand by)
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Depending on who your insurance provider is you can actually get a new hose quit often. Most of the private insurances allow a new hose every 3 months and a new mask every 6 months. Thats disgusting if people use there hose longer than that. Even with proper care and treatment bacteria can build up and that goes directly into your nasal cavity and down into your lungs. That can cause sinus infections and lung infections.

[quote="GUEST !@@"]Depending on who your insurance provider is you can actually get a new hose quit often. Most of the private insurances allow a new hose every 3 months and a new mask every 6 months. Thats disgusting if people use there hose longer than that. Even with proper care and treatment bacteria can build up and that goes directly into your nasal cavity and down into your lungs. That can cause sinus infections and lung infections.

GUEST !@@ wrote:Depending on who your insurance provider is you can actually get a new hose quit often. Most of the private insurances allow a new hose every 3 months and a new mask every 6 months. Thats disgusting if people use there hose longer than that. Even with proper care and treatment bacteria can build up and that goes directly into your nasal cavity and down into your lungs. That can cause sinus infections and lung infections.

Are your new hoses hermetically sealed?

I sure would be interested in reading the source of your information.

Tell me HOW the bacteria 'builds up', and from where that bacterial comes.

WOW, I'm a living, disgusting person if ever there was one!

No wonder the doctors are leaving PA - they're getting sued like crazy! They cannot afford the insurance in order to practice here. I bet someone forgot to tell their patient to be sure to get a new cpap hose as often as possible, no longer than every 3 months.

I WONDER WHAT THE 'HOSE LIFE' WOULD BE IF INSURANCE ONLY PAID FOR A NEW ONE EVERY 8 MONTHS?????

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I wouldn't know what to do with 60 hoses costing $720 (5 yrs worth of hoses based upon their replacement schedule). In those same 5 years, I've never spent the $12 it takes to replace one hose, much less 60 of them.
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I was looking at the delivery ticket from my DME who is charging $52.99 for a 6ft hose... $52.99 x 60 = $3179.40!!!!
W O W!

JM wrote:I was looking at the delivery ticket from my DME who is charging $52.99 for a 6ft hose... $52.99 x 60 = $3179.40!!!!
W O W!

NOW THAT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS !

Apparently he doesn't think he has any competition!
Isn't there a plumbing supply store around there?

Can you even imagine what the other prices are?
But I bet the prices are higher for those items for which 'insurance' pays the most frequently!

[quote="Offerocker"]NOW THAT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS !
Apparently he doesn't think he has any competition!
Isn't there a plumbing supply store around there?
Can you even imagine what the other prices are?
But I bet the prices are higher for those items for which 'insurance' pays the most frequently!
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Well, since you asked, $150 for CPAP Select and $46.99 for the headgear. CPAP.com has the pkg for less than $50.

JM

correction, my hose is 16 mths old, time flies when you are having fun on cpap.

OFFEROCKER - that isa good idea ,8ft. hose, but then it w/b a bit bulkier to pack.
I just read a posting, forgotten who's already, that he/she has put a swivel at the machine end of the hose, bought on- line, in misc., $6. how about that idea

I used hypnosis, see if it works for you.

MsPiggy: Good ideas, THANKS!
Q date: Christmas for both of us.
I know that my hose is longer than 6', and it never gets in the way - just keep it either above my pillow, or 'hug it', depending on which mask I'm using. My stuffed animals want a mask now - they're getting jealous about the 'hugging' part, ha ha.

I am also on Medicare, I was told that my Insurance also followed Medicare guidelines, and according to my Ins. and the hoses should be sent to you once a month. I wonder how a Large DME that I used to use gets away with ripping off their customers?????
And you all know who I'm talking about.

I change the Fresh Water Hose and the Sewer Hose on my Motorhome more often than THE B.S. DME THAT I USED TO USE sent me a new hose

I just got a new hose for my new machine I wonder how often they allow us to change the filters?

Those of you who get monthly hose supply, have you ever thought about donating your excessive hoses to us?

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I have been on CPAP since 05 July and my hose is just fine. The other day the DME asked if I wanted a new hose, telling me that I am now eligible for Tricare to pay for a new one. My cost share would have been 20%, but I told them to hold off.

In this forum and elsewhere, I keep running across depressing examples of why health care costs so much and why future Medicare costs are a HUGE ticking bomb that make Social Security unfundedness look like a mouse fart in comparison.

I used to have breakfast with a diabetic WW II vet. He saw an ad on late nite TV for free shoes for diabetics, so he called the 800 number. A dude came to his house and measured him up. He emphasized that all this was at no cost to the vet. Pretty soon a pair of tennis shoes and several pair of socks arrived in the mail. When the medicare EOB arrived, it showed that MC paid the supplier $ 500 for the stuff. The vet put the stuff in the closet for a year or so and then started wearing the tennis shoes. No wonder that MC is going broke. Free shoes, new CPAP hoses every month, $ 1,300 total rental charges on a $ 550 (outright purchase cost) heated, humidified CPAP, etc, etc.