aromatherapy for cpap is it effective?

CavemanSean wrote:so then does this mean you can use any aromatherapy defuser?

or is the stuff for cpap special?

Put a plate at the air intake, put a cotton ball or pad on it. Put a few drops of oil on the cotton.

Ahhh, I'll give that a shot tonight

now all thats left is to get that ohhh so restful nights sleep I've been longing for!

chunkyfrog wrote:I bought the Pur-Sleep variety pack, and my favorites are still the
Fresh rain and Lavender candle scent oils I got at Hobby Lobby For about $3 each.
Caution--no more than a drop or two; I use a 1/4 of a cotton make-up pad on a tiny saucer.
The scent lasts for days.

Sorry to revamp an old thread, but I wanted to share that I purchased Fresh Rain, Ocean Breeze and Lavender from Hobby Lobby (ordered off their website). Not too fond of the Lavender as it's basically the same as the other I have, but the Fresh Rain & Ocean Breeze -- HEAVENLY!!! Wonderful scents but not overpowering.

Thanks for sharing this information. I never would have thought of this and these are now my favorites!!

I have a question for the aromatherapy users.

Does your PAP machine retain the odor of the scented oils for any length of time after removing or the source?

Reason I ask is that I have a Resperonics BiPAP Auto I wanted to sell. I got it used with low hours about 3 years ago, tried it once to make sure it worked and put it away in a box in my closet. When I first got it and tried it I noticed that it had a vanilla-like scent and I assumed the previous owner had used aromatherapy.

Well a few days ago, I took it out and tried it again for a night to make sure it still worked because I plan to sell it. After all this time it still has the vanilla-like scent.

Anyway, just wondering if any of the aromatherapy users have that lingering scent in your machines.

Try changing the filter and running it for a few hours.

If that doesn't help please let people know. Some of us are very very sensitive to scents while others love them so let it go to someone who enjoys that.

BlackSpinner wrote:Try changing the filter and running it for a few hours.

If that doesn't help please let people know. Some of us are very very sensitive to scents while others love them so let it go to someone who enjoys that.

Yep yep. Of course will let potential buyers know of scent.

I have to order some new filters but yes the one it has now has the vanilla scent too.

I've never noticed the scents, even after a few days. I wonder if the filter is the culprit, holding onto the scents. Or perhaps -- the stronger scents like vanilla, which I've never used, linger longer.

I'd be interested in hearing if a new filter solves the lingering scent. I wash mine weekly and rotate two sets, which might explain why I don't notice the scents.

I put a new hepa filter (I'm out of the outer foam filters) and ran it blowing into the room last night.

To me it still has the vanilla scent. I should add that my sense of smell is very sensitive, I can smell a person smoking a cigarette about a block away on a calm windless day.

I think the airborne scented oil particles have made their way into the inside of the blower unit and adhered there.

DreamStalker wrote:I put a new hepa filter (I'm out of the outer foam filters) and ran it blowing into the room last night.

To me it still has the vanilla scent. I should add that my sense of smell is very sensitive, I can smell a person smoking a cigarette about a block away on a calm windless day.

I think the airborne scented oil particles have made their way into the inside of the blower unit and adhered there.

That's interesting and if that's the case, I'm a little surprised that my DME doesn't have a problem with me using scented oils with the ventilator. They own the equipment. But I've asked them twice and they are okay with it.

I just had an introduction to essential oils yesterday and the stuff opened my nose up very quickly and I want more
Just to be clear i would not add any oils directly into the water tank? Just use a diffuser next to the intake filter?
Thanks A T

Always tired wrote:I just had an introduction to essential oils yesterday and the stuff opened my nose up very quickly and I want more
Just to be clear i would not add any oils directly into the water tank? Just use a diffuser next to the intake filter?
Thanks A T

Exactly! Just put the oil (on a diffuser disk or cotton ball/pad) next to the air intake.

Now I'm curious;
has anyone thought of trying a Vicks Vaporizer next to the intake?


I know when ever I'm sick I useto rub vicks on my chest, how-ever with cpap... now it's not that effective...

sadly I cannot find this vaporizer where I am so I'll end up having to order it but am just wondering how effective something like this may be.

When using essential oils, you must protect the table surface, as oils react with everything.
I used a styrene clip to hold a makeup pad with oil on a portion far away from the clip.
The oil migrated to the jaws of the clip, and a part of the clip is a disgusting mess.--permanent!

I bought a recipe holder with a bendable stem. This allows me to clip a aromatherapy disk (or cotton pad/swab) and bend it to the appropriate level of the air intake. I am pretty careful NOT to get any of the oil on the clip.




I'm not sure about using Vicks instead of an essential oil. But I'm *thinking* it would be okay.

CavemanSean wrote:Now I'm curious;
has anyone thought of trying a Vicks Vaporizer next to the intake?


I know when ever I'm sick I useto rub vicks on my chest, how-ever with cpap... now it's not that effective...

sadly I cannot find this vaporizer where I am so I'll end up having to order it but am just wondering how effective something like this may be.

I don't think Vicks is an essential oil. It is petroleum based and discouraged from use with CPAP. Do a forum search for threads -- the topic has been discussed here many times.