What glue is safe for a temporary repair on mask hose part?

jsmythe · Post by **jsmythe** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:41 am

Anonymous wrote:I actually didnt check back before the duct tape suggestion but that is what I did. I slept with my Liberty and duct tapes my NAII as backup in case my Liberty bugged me as it usually does - but I did keep it on but dont feel as well slept. The downfall now is that they cant repair it I have to decide whter to use my 6mo mask insurance allowance to replace my Tried and true NAII or on the headrest I want for when baby gets here. Hopefully when I get the Headrest (for borrow) from Laura (restedgal) I fall and love with it and the answer is simple. Heres hoping thanks for all the advice you fruit cakes.

I am glad the tape worked for you, you may have had some small air leaks, reason for not feeling as well rested, but for the most part, at least you got better therapy with it, than you would have without it...I have two kinds of duct tape that I use, one is thinner than the other, my hubby calls it "1000" mile an hour tape and the other he calls "100" mile an hour tape. The thinner one holds EVERYTHING.

You will dearly love the Headrest!!!!!! I thought that I could never like another mask as well as I love my Activa, Wrong! These are my two picks, Headrest over Activa. Love both. Why wait until Baby gets here? If you have a 6 month mask coming to you, get it now and be enjoying it and tweaking it to get it right, so that when Baby gets here, all you have to do it put it on and relax!

My hubby has reminded me on occasions that I could be "nutty as a fruitcake when I set my mind to it..." Sorry Carrie, didnt mean to highjack your thread....

grybeard77 · Post by **grybeard77** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:54 am

I had real good results using Gorilla Glue to hook two different size hose together for my CL2 mask when I eliminated the lousy elbow swivel fitting.

Just one of many alterations I have made to my CL2 before I got it to where I wanted it.

roster · Post by **roster** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:34 pm

Needsdecaf wrote:
rooster wrote:Beware of chemophobia. Damage from one night of untreated sleep apnea is probably hundreds of times greater that damage from breathing a little glue fumes.

People who are damaged by glue fumes are using glue as a recreational drug for months or years and people who have worked in glue factories for decades. Even the factory workers who use proper precautions have no health damage.

There is no evidence that a little bit here and there ever hurt anyone.
You're kidding me right?

Needsdecaf, I am not kidding. If you use Super Glue to repair a mask, you will be inhaling minute quantities for a few seconds. The product cures very quickly and is inert after that. It is even sometimes used in Emergency Rooms as a temporary tooth filling. See http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/10/08/ ... -cavities/.

Super Glue is a cyanoacrylate. The FDA has approved cyanoacrylates for certain medical uses. Some of these include rejoining veins and arteries during surgery, sealing bleeding ulcers, punctures or lesions, stopping uncontrollable bleeding of some soft organs, and use during dental surgery. See http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/coover.html.

The product is quite harmless as you can see from the Material Safety Data Sheet:

Section 6 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA:
Route(s) of Entry: Inhalation: Yes Skin: NO Ingestion: LD50 = 12.2cc/kg
Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): (mice)
Acute - Irritates eyes, mucous membranes.
Chronic - No residual effects of acute properties
Carcinogenicity: NTP: No IARC Monographs: No OSHA Regulated: No

It is not even OSHA regulated!

Of course in the wrong person's hands, even a dandelion is dangerous.

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:29 pm

So duct tape it was...see Joyce wasn't off the mark at all.

But Carol, My, my, what has come over you girl, get a grip, ha!!!

SleepyCarol must have gotten some O2, ya think?

Needsdecaf · Post by **Needsdecaf** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:11 pm

rooster wrote:
Needsdecaf, I am not kidding. If you use Super Glue to repair a mask, you will be inhaling minute quantities for a few seconds. The product cures very quickly and is inert after that. It is even sometimes used in Emergency Rooms as a temporary tooth filling. See http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/10/08/ ... -cavities/.

Super Glue is a cyanoacrylate. The FDA has approved cyanoacrylates for certain medical uses. Some of these include rejoining veins and arteries during surgery, sealing bleeding ulcers, punctures or lesions, stopping uncontrollable bleeding of some soft organs, and use during dental surgery. See http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/coover.html.

The product is quite harmless as you can see from the Material Safety Data Sheet:
Section 6 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA:
Route(s) of Entry: Inhalation: Yes Skin: NO Ingestion: LD50 = 12.2cc/kg
Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): (mice)
Acute - Irritates eyes, mucous membranes.
Chronic - No residual effects of acute properties
Carcinogenicity: NTP: No IARC Monographs: No OSHA Regulated: No
It is not even OSHA regulated!

Of course in the wrong person's hands, even a dandelion is dangerous.

Look at the MSDS you quoted: Route of entry: Inhalation.

I am aware of the fact that CA is used in the medical industry. However, I would be very wary of pumping it directly into my lungs. Sorry, fumes have a nasty habit of hanging around.

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:19 pm

GumbyCT wrote:SleepyCarol must have gotten some O2, ya think?

you sending XOXOX to Carol now that Joyce dumped you?

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Back to the topic at hand, Carrie is Pregnant. Does anyone know what damage that super glue can even cause an unborn fetus? I am glad she used the duct tape instead of trying to use some toxic glue.