Why do we need a CPAP?

Why don't you just reverse the hose in your vacuum cleaner and attach your mask.

Lukie wrote:Why don't you just reverse the hose in your vacuum cleaner and attach your mask.

LOL, technically you could, and it would work. if you could sleep over the motor noise. you would need real good filters to run the air through as it was a dust collecting machine, if the machine was brand new, not such a big deal, but over kill big time. sort of like saying "let jump in the semi truck with trailer attached and go to the next town and grab a burger". over kill. but could work, would need a good size dump valve and maybe something to slow down the rushing air.

Lukie wrote:Why don't you just reverse the hose in your vacuum cleaner and attach your mask.

Don't laugh, that was how the first cpap machine was invented.

mtnguyen if you have just plain old standard OSA apnea, if there is such a thing, the blower idea will work well. but if you have central apnea then you will need other better machines. the cool thing with the new machines they have data, you can see whats happening, that I do have to admit is worth allot. if your doc said you need a brick and you do not have to have others making sure your doing your treatments is in using the machine at nights, then blower could be a options, but you will have to know what your doing. like a reverse vacuum straight into your mask, not a good thing, not good at all, not sure you would live through it if the mask was on tight enough.

so knowing what your doing is key to it all if your wanting to do the blower, even with a PAP machine you need to learn things. blower just more so.

You need to provide air at the right pressure. You need to provide this pressure when you inhale and when you inhale. You need a mask to keep this pressure, not just blow air up your nose. Too much pressure can be just as bad as not enough.

You need a proper mask design that will leak out the air you exhale, rather than just breathing back the air that you just exhaled.

You need a mask design that feels comfortable and doesn't leak.

Good modern CPAP machines measure airflow and other things to detect whether the therapy is working.

Some machine reduce pressure on exhale to make breathing easier.

Some machines automatically detect problems and adjust the pressure up and down as needed.

You can buy a "dumb" CPAP machine for under $250. You'll also need a mask.