General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Gareths
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by Gareths » Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:36 pm
Chris8243 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:15 am
I happen to have read your post AND had washed my whole set-up that day. I thought, well, that's never happened to me.
Lo and behold, that night it happened! A loud noise coming from the swivel, I knew it was that from holding my fingers over it. Ughhhhh. I took it off, looked carefully, didn't see anything unusual so put it back on. I exhaled forcefully into the mask and felt a big drop of water come out (fell on my neck). Did it again and a smaller drop came out.
Fixed. So my problem was just a drop of water that I didn't see. Thought everthing was dry. Not.
Thank you for that! Just having the same problem sat in bed searching for a solution whilst the hissing carried on. 2 good exhales did the trick perfectly.
Thank you again!!!!!
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chunkyfrog
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by chunkyfrog » Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:18 pm
How often are people washing their masks?
Honestly, once a month is plenty, aside from wiping down the silicone surface
that touches your face a bit more often.
Daily washing is unnecessary unless strangers are digging through your things every day.
It is only pushed by manufacturers and dealers to $ELL more masks.
Yes, they want to turn you into OCD slaves so they will MAKE MORE MONEY.
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Okie bipap
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by Okie bipap » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:41 pm
I never wash the elbow. I leave the elbow attached to the hose, and unclip it from the mask when I clean our masks. We have never had any problems with the elbows.
Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional.
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Mysticalwaters1
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by Mysticalwaters1 » Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:35 am
Chris8243 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:15 am
I happen to have read your post AND had washed my whole set-up that day. I thought, well, that's never happened to me.
Lo and behold, that night it happened! A loud noise coming from the swivel, I knew it was that from holding my fingers over it. Ughhhhh. I took it off, looked carefully, didn't see anything unusual so put it back on. I exhaled forcefully into the mask and felt a big drop of water come out (fell on my neck). Did it again and a smaller drop came out.
Fixed. So my problem was just a drop of water that I didn't see. Thought everthing was dry. Not.
Ing saved me too thank you!!!!
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Mysticalwaters1
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by Mysticalwaters1 » Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:40 am
chunkyfrog wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:18 pm
How often are people washing their masks?
Honestly, once a month is plenty, aside from wiping down the silicone surface
that touches your face a bit more often.
Daily washing is unnecessary unless strangers are digging through your things every day.
It is only pushed by manufacturers and dealers to $ELL more masks.
Yes, they want to turn you into OCD slaves so they will MAKE MORE MONEY.
I wipe with cpap wipes but this was my first time washing entire mask and swivel and the hissing happened. I knew there was a valve amd was hesitant to do it but thought should be washed. I usually do fill cleaning once a month… after this though maybe just the wipes or just the cushion and leave the swivel alone not that exhale truck mentioned worked so maybe just that.
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Lpoluk
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by Lpoluk » Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:49 pm
I created an account just to say thank you for this thread. I washed my air sense, mask and tube yesterday thoroughly and then experienced the annoying leakage. It took me an hour or two of trying to locate it myself, the Google / YouTube, eventually finding the neat solution on this thread. Thank you all, you’ve saved me needlessly buying a replacement elbow / having a sleepless night last night!
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You sly dog
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by You sly dog » Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:11 pm
Bless you good people of the CPAP community. 2 good hard blows and the leak is gone!! I don't understand it but it worked!!
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MrsRobinson
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by MrsRobinson » Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:45 pm
DebbieC wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:23 pm
Your post saying to just blow air really hard into the elbow has saved me! It worked beautifully. Washed my CPAP today and the air leak started. But now I can fall asleep peacefully without that awful hissing sound. Thanks so much!!!
I just created a username on here for the sole purpose of saying thank you for this advice. My husband washed his tube thingy for the first time today and then all of a sudden we hear this hissing! We didn’t want to bust out the blow dryer like someone else suggested because it’s almost midnight and our toddler is a light sleeper. So this hack did the trick without waking up our kiddo. Thank you so much!!
