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CPAP Furniture

Post by George-NewCPAPuser » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:42 pm

Hi!
New CPAP user here and am now sleeping thru the night. I write to ask if anyone has come up with some good ideas of CPAP machine placement in the bedroom, instead of just placing it on the nighstand. My aim is to have it readily accessible but easily put away out of sight during the day. What I've done at the moment is to put a large wicker basket next to the bed, placed a couple of folded blankets inside and then a phone book ontop as a platform to place the machine on. The blankets and phone book are so the machine doesn't sit near the floor of the basket. During the day I just put the hose inside and cover the basket with its cover.

My only remaining concern is possible dust or other particles from the blankets going into my breathing.

Anyone else have any similar, bedroom-tidying ideas they've used?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by Burkebang » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:01 pm

I have documented my setup here:
viewtopic/t72611/Let-us-see-your-machin ... -mine.html

It works very well for me.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by George-NewCPAPuser » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:43 pm

That is an awesome set up! Thank you for pointing it out. I'm gonna look into a new nightstand with drawers.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by cowlypso » Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:52 pm

My nightstand is more of an end table. It's got 2 shelves, so the lamp, alarm clock, tissues, etc. are on the table top surface. The power strip and CPAP machine are on the shelf underneath. I just hang the mask and chinstrap from the bedpost during the day. Keeps everything mostly out of sight, but very readily accessible. I don't care so much about hiding it because it's not a secret from my family, and I don't really invite visitors to my bedroom.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by nanwilson » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:58 pm

I went to walmart and bought a plastic cabinet on wheels..has 3 drawers for all my stuff and can be wheeled into the closet during the day. Cost was under $20. Its so portable, I just wheel it out to my motorhome when I am heading out.
Started cpap in 2010.. still at it with great results.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:30 pm

Just a reminder: If a new or custom wood night stand is used,
make sure all odor is gone from glues and finishes before using.
Even traces of these chemicals can be very bad to breathe.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by zoocrewphoto » Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:23 am

I have mine setup in a little cabinet with wheels. I already have a desk next to my bed, and no room on that desk. So this allows it to be next to the bed, but I can move it if I need to.

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I keep the mask, filters, etc in the top drawer. Larger supplies and travel bag in the bottom drawer. All drawers are closed during the day, and the middle drawer is open at night. The air is pretty clean since there isn't much dust or anything getting in there, so my filters last a lot longer than my mom's filters (same machine, setup in the living room, no cabinet).

My main concern was that my cat my get sick on it during the day. She has a tendency to go up high and provide maximum splatter. At night, I can at least hear the warm up noise and move her in time. She hasn't gotten sick on it all, though she has managed to turn it off twice. Not a big deal since I was all the way asleep and just turned it back on. She's VERY helpful

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Re: CPAP Furniture

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by avi123 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:30 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Just a reminder: If a new or custom wood night stand is used,
make sure all odor is gone from glues and finishes before using.
Even traces of these chemicals can be very bad to breathe.

Do you mean formaldehyde in plywood? But it's NOT from dry glue!

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by avi123 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:33 pm

Don't forget space for a Battery supply in the cases of power stoppages!

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by LSAT » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:34 pm

Zoocrew...FYI...You are responding to a 2 year old post.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:31 pm

Our hosts also have a bedside shelf:
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/cpap-b ... older.html

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by zoocrewphoto » Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:37 pm

LSAT wrote:Zoocrew...FYI...You are responding to a 2 year old post.

There was a new post that has since been deleted. It was on the front page when I replied to it, and had a current date.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by Pugsy » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:58 am

zoocrewphoto wrote: There was a new post that has since been deleted. It was on the front page when I replied to it, and had a current date.
It was removed because it was spam...had a link to somewhere on the web for purchasing office furniture.
Sneaky spammer...finding a thread about furniture and making an innocuous comment and then sneaking their spam link in.

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Re: CPAP Furniture

Post by Slartybartfast » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:12 am

avi123 wrote:[snip]

Do you mean formaldehyde in plywood? But it's NOT from dry glue!
The urea resin glue that's used to make particleboard that is commonly used in inexpensive furniture outgasses formaldehyde long after the pressed wood/particleboard is made. In tightly sealed homes the level can become a health concern. Best to avoid particleboard and all pressed wood products or purchase furniture that is certified to be formaldehyde-free.

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formaldehyde.html