Swift...and small hose management

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:47 am

MX5driver wrote:Hello, I am a newbie at this site, but not to cpap use. With regard to hose management over your head:

Remember those spring loaded wire attachments that were used to suspend the electrical cord of a clothes iron over the ironing board? I use one of these. It has a padded clamp which easily bolts to a headboard. The springloaded wire has a hook at the top. The hose is attached to the hook using a loosely tied tennis shoe string. The hose slips through the loop in the shoestring when pulled. The springy wire also bends when pressure is applied (as when you reach to turn off the alarm clock). Has worked well for years.

When traveling, the shoestring loop stays around the hose and is usually attached to a corner of the headboard or tied over one of the ubiquitous lamps which are affixed to motel wall next to the headboard. Just a suggestion.

Any links, sources, brands or pictures of this device? It sounds perfect for what I want to do but I don't have a good picture in my mind of what it looks like or where I might find it.

The plant hook idea might work for permanent affixing at home.

SB

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:37 am

MX5driver · Post by **MX5driver** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:28 pm

I bought mine several years ago, but you might try any store what carries household goods like a clothing iron and ironing boards. (Target, Sears, Penneys, etc.) A Google search might also reach the appropriate retailer.

mama-non23 · Post by **mama-non23** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:53 am

Hey, I got the knightstand thing. It was only 29 dollars...must have been a sale! It works great. I have been on vacation recently and the thing comes apart and fits in my bag w/ my machine. I received it in 8 days- not a long wait. If you get tangled up in the hose, this is the answer.

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:18 am

mama-non23

What is the nightstand thing? More info please. I am interested in a solution like this.

SB

roster · Post by **roster** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:02 pm

Snoozin' Bluezzz wrote:mama-non23

What is the nightstand thing? More info please. I am interested in a solution like this.

SB

http://www.knightstand.net/

sarnadle_vector · Post by **sarnadle_vector** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:27 am

Not sure If I can really explain this..but I'll try...

I sleep on the left side of the bed....my CPAP is on a table to my left. I have the swift hose sticking out the right side of the swift barrel...extending up the right-side of my face. When I side sleep..it's on my left side...so that the swift hose is actually on the 'dorsal' side of my face.... no problems and no digging there

-sV
http://www.hearmesnore.com

TerryB · Post by **TerryB** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:23 pm

There is another trick, simply stated, run the small hose to the top buckle area and use the short velcro piece passed through the buckle IN ADDITION to the adjustable bands to hold the small hose in line to your nose. This will cause the hose to be guided from either end of the nose tube toward the center of your face so you can sleep on eiither side. The only problem for me is the pressure of the cpap hose at the top of my head because I fill the bed pretty much from top to bottom (as well as my half side to side. A search on Swift mask here will guide to a thread with pictures of this variation.

TerryB

GoofyUT · Post by **GoofyUT** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:24 pm

I love my Swift and fortunately, I'm consistently a side sleeper on my left side. So, I have the short hose in the right side of the pillows barrel, with no other strapping. I have tied a carabiner to the top rail of my head-board, and I pass the hose through this 'biner to my Swift. Works like a charm!!! Keeps the hose up and above my head and out of the way. I never notice the hose at all nowadays. Hope this helps someone.

Chuck

mama-non23 · Post by **mama-non23** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:29 pm

The knightstand thing is a holder for the C-pap hose. It lets the hose move with you as you sleep. I travel with my business and this thing comes apart and fits in the Cpap bag with the machine. It's sooo cool!
Also, the website says it has "two comfort settings"- you can have the straight or the angled holder and they are both included.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:16 pm

The knightstand thing is a holder for the C-pap hose. It lets the hose move with you as you sleep. I travel with my business and this thing comes apart and fits in the Cpap bag with the machine. It's sooo cool!
Also, the website says it has "two comfort settings"- you can have the straight or the angled holder and they are both included.

Are you related to the seller/creator/inventor? Mother? Sister? Wife? You say you and it and travel with it but then you say the "web site says...", how come you don't "say" .

I dunno! Sounds a little over the top to me and even a little fishy to me.

mama-non23 · Post by **mama-non23** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:52 pm

LOL....I guess I do sound fishy...that's what happens when ya don't pay attn. to what you are writing...I have twins (4 ys old) and they distract me sometimes when I am typing...I guess I need to proof read!
(Wish I was related --I could have gotten it for free!)

leadman · Post by **leadman** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:19 am

I have been using the hose holder from B & G steel for about 2 years. It is made of steel, is a three piece unit so I can take it when I go on business trips or vacation, and is very sturdy. I use a white one, they offer it in black. It slides under the mattress and is easy to assemble. You can check it out at http://www.bro-gho.com. It is called the Bro-Gho Hose Buddy.

stevocs · Post by **stevocs** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:10 pm

Check out [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3DSelling

This is on ebay or just do a search for Cpap Hose Management System on Ebay. This works great and is only 29.95. Rugged and dependable and portable. I have one and so does my Uncle. Best thing I have found that actually works.

jpengler · Post by **jpengler** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:00 pm

Newsgrouper wrote:Can someone offer some small hose management tips for preventing the hose from digging into your face when side sleeping? I use the RG system of suspending the main hose from my headboard. I therefore must run the short hose along the side of my face. I find this VERY uncomfortable regardless of the type of head pillow I use. I cannot run the short hose "down and away" because movement dislodges the nasal pillows. Has anyone figured this out?

check out ringmasterhoseholder it saved me.

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