Boiling cushions?

I've read on here that boiling cushions gives worn out ones more life. How does this work? How long to boil? Swift FX Nano nasal cushion user. Thanks

There have been reports of boiling "certain silicone cushions". I have boiled my Quattro cushions fot the past 2-3 years. Boiling does no damage and IMO makes the cushions last longer. If you are going to try it be sure you have a back up...just in case. In my case, I fill a small saucepan with distilled water and add 1 tsp baking soda. When the water starts to boil, I put in the cushion and leave it for about 60-90 seconds before turning it over for another minute. The water gets very foamy from the oil built up on the cushion. Carefully remove the cushion and rinse it. Let it air dry. My Quattro cushions come out crystal clear.....like new. Good luck.

thanks. What does it do? Get it extra Clean?

Cardsfan wrote:What does it do? Get it extra Clean?

Yeah, pretty much that is what it does.

You might take a stroll through this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=74686&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... il+cushion

I don't remember if I posted in this thread or not about my experience when I tried boiling the nasal pillows but the short version was initially I used tap water (I am on a well) and my results were poor. Pillows were cloudy and yucky looking...and I was disappointed but then I remembered...well water and our water is really chocked full of minerals so I decided to give it one more try and this time I used distilled water for the boiling and rinsing and there was huge difference in what the pillows looked and felt like. I was very happy with the results when I used the distilled water.

I can get months and months and months out of 1 nasal pillow...for that reason I haven't done much of the boiling trick because after 10 months of use....I can afford to toss it in the trash and just get a new one. Remember folks...I am notoriously lazy and won't do one iota bit more work than I absolutely have to. My nasal pillows just don't get very "dirty" and I don't do much in terms of cleaning them for that reason.