CPAP tubing plug??

I recently found a spider in my room and it got me to thinking. What if one happened to make it's way into my tubing while not in use. Does any company make a plug that will fit CPAP tubing?

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If it bothers you, put a wad of tissue in the end of the tube.
Do not look up the statistics on how many insects/spiders the average person ingests while asleep..
Do not search the forum archives for the image of an earwig in a cpap hose.
Please ignore the fact that I once found a dead silverfish in my tank.
Sleep well. You are safe. Mostly.

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:16 pm

Mostly.

That's all we can reasonably hope for

You guys are so funny..a bit cruel but funny nonetheless. Luckily, I just found a tubing connector, it will be a pain removing and connecting both sides to each other but I'll be able to sleep, mostly.

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10 - 15 years ago when i was using symbicort, a baby spider got in my inhaler and had to have been sitting right on the medication outlet. when i hit the button. i felt it hit the back of my throat and i coughed it out in the sink. the little bugger had also bit my tongue somehow. the cover was on, so i don't know how he got in. The next time at the doctor i told him about it and the company rep happened to be there that day. so i talked to her and she made a report to the company. it's humorous now, but was not funny at the time.

Wow - I've never considered the possibility of a bug crawling into my CPAP stuff. And I hate bugs.

Chunky Frog, even though you said not to, I looked but couldn't find the pic of an earwig in a CPAP hose. Darn, the stuff of nightmares.

Chris8243 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:12 pm

Chunky Frog, even though you said not to, I looked but couldn't find the pic of an earwig in a CPAP hose. Darn, the stuff of nightmares.

Enter at your own risk...not for the faint of heart.

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Thanks Pugsy, read thru it all! luckily no cockroaches in WY but next time I'm in FL I will stuff a tissue in the end of my hose. LOL

Chris8243 wrote:Thanks Pugsy, read thru it all! luckily no cockroaches in WY but next time I'm in FL I will stuff a tissue in the end of my hose. LOL

I can send you a few mating pair from Houston. Do you want the ones that fly? Just PM me your mailing address.

poppi2 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:18 am

I can send you a few mating pair from Houston. Do you want the ones that fly? Just PM me your mailing address.

Poppi2 - you are very kind with your offer but no thanks!

Easy way to stop anything from getting in your tube...………
I just use a cotton mesh , cut to the size I need and sew it into a tube shape... simple. Some folks just use a sock or if you are female or have one around just use a short nylon stocking... the kind that you wear with slacks.....again super simple.

Small elastic hair tie, odd baby sock.
(Do not ask about the odd baby)

I just stuff a cotton ball in mine,....works perfect.

Jerseyguy wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:33 pm

You guys are so funny..a bit cruel but funny nonetheless. Luckily, I just found a tubing connector, it will be a pain removing and connecting both sides to each other but I'll be able to sleep, mostly.

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And you will prematurely wear out the tubing connector. I leave my mask connected to the tubing except fr the occasional cleaning.
I ruined a heated hose in less than a year by daily unplugging the mask daily.

Chris8243 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:08 pm

Thanks Pugsy, read thru it all! luckily no cockroaches in WY but next time I'm in FL I will stuff a tissue in the end of my hose. LOL

Yikes. I just thought of my trip last year to Mexico. I slept on a sofa bed, and my machine was on the floor. I never did anything to cover my mask. I just coiled the hose next to the machine. Granted, the cockroaches usually only come out at night, and I did see them on previous trips. But still. That thought was not a good one.
I keep my hose and mask in a drawer when not in use. But a spider could get in there. Never thought about it before.