Smoker? Don't smoke around your CPAP!

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chunkyfrog
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Re: Smoker? Don't smoke around your CPAP!

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:15 am

It was different in 1964.
Good to hear that cranial rectosis is not always permanent..

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Re: Smoker? Don't smoke around your CPAP!

Post by SirGaspAlot » Tue May 28, 2024 2:52 am

Smoking around your CPAP is a bad idea. I recently got a used CPAP from a smoker, and the state of it was shocking. The machine was yellowed with nicotine stains, and the smell was unbearable. It took much scrubbing with alcohol and dish soap to clean it, but it wasn't perfect. The device had a blower failure after just a few years, likely due to the smoke exposure. This experience shows how smoking can ruin your CPAP. I'm thinking of switching to vaping to avoid this mess in the future. I recently found out about the Nexus Smoke vape shop and am considering purchasing a vape device from them.

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