Blame equipment for getting sick?
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From: Fran on 10 Jan 2008 18:54 Hi everyone, Fran again. I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. Ever since I have been on cpap I get sick 4 to 6 times a year. One year it was sick 3 weeks well 2 weeks sick and then all over again. It starts in my chest and goes up to my sinus. I have always blamed allergies but I am wondering if it could be my hose, mask, H20 chamber or a combination. I have consulted my primary care physician and he is clueless. I am thinking of going to an allergist but before I do I wonder if I am not cleaning my hose, mask and humidifier properly. Have any of you had any problems like this? How often do you buy a new hose, mask and H2O chamber? I tend to hold on to mine for a year. Any ideas you may have will be appreciated so much, Thanks, Fran
From: Gary C on 11 Jan 2008 00:53 "Fran" <lalwesson(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:584d23d7-4234-421e-a18b-4c856f66344d(a)q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Have any of you had any problems like this? Me too, Fran! Three nasty colds this season so far. I'm usually good for 1/yr, but now with CPAP, it has changed (it seems) and winter has only recently started!
From: maria on 11 Jan 2008 02:27 Fran wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Fran again. I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. > > Ever since I have been on cpap I get sick 4 to 6 times a year. One > year it was sick 3 weeks well 2 weeks sick and then all over again. > It starts in my chest and goes up to my sinus. I have always blamed > allergies but I am wondering if it could be my hose, mask, H20 > chamber or a combination. I have consulted my primary care physician > and he is clueless. I am thinking of going to an allergist but > before I do I wonder if I am not cleaning my hose, mask and humidifier > properly. Have any of you had any problems like this? How > often do you buy a new hose, mask and H2O chamber? I tend to hold on > to mine for a year. Any ideas you may have will be > appreciated so much, > > Thanks, Fran I'm having the opposite results. I used to get sick all the time, but since using CPAP (now APAP), I've only had 2 colds in the last 10 years, even though I'm exposed to colds often (children and co-workers). Sometimes I get seasonal allergy attacks, but if I use a nasal rinse before going to bed (the neti pot is great!), I wake up without symptoms. I'm sure the allergy filter in my machine helps. I only replace my equipment if it breaks or if a new improved machine or mask comes out that I want to try. I've been using the same hose for over 5 years. As for cleaning my equipment: Except for using a mask wet-wipe around the parts of the mask that touch my skin, I really don't wash anything else, since it doesn't seem to make any difference. I use my humidifier a couple months out of the year, and I rinse the chamber out about once a week. Maria
From: David Ruether on 11 Jan 2008 11:33 "maria" <maria(a)sonic.invalid> wrote in message news:47871a57$0$84207$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > Fran wrote: >> Fran again. I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. >> >> Ever since I have been on cpap I get sick 4 to 6 times a year. One >> year it was sick 3 weeks well 2 weeks sick and then all over again. >> It starts in my chest and goes up to my sinus. I have always blamed >> allergies but I am wondering if it could be my hose, mask, H20 >> chamber or a combination. I have consulted my primary care physician >> and he is clueless. I am thinking of going to an allergist but >> before I do I wonder if I am not cleaning my hose, mask and humidifier >> properly. Have any of you had any problems like this? How >> often do you buy a new hose, mask and H2O chamber? I tend to hold on >> to mine for a year. Any ideas you may have will be >> appreciated so much, > I'm having the opposite results. I used to get sick all the time, but > since using CPAP (now APAP), I've only had 2 colds in the last 10 years, > even though I'm exposed to colds often (children and co-workers). > > Sometimes I get seasonal allergy attacks, but if I use a nasal rinse > before going to bed (the neti pot is great!), I wake up without symptoms. > I'm sure the allergy filter in my machine helps. > > I only replace my equipment if it breaks or if a new improved machine or > mask comes out that I want to try. I've been using the same hose for over > 5 years. As for cleaning my equipment: Except for using a mask wet-wipe > around the parts of the mask that touch my skin, I really don't wash > anything else, since it doesn't seem to make any difference. I use my > humidifier a couple months out of the year, and I rinse the chamber out > about once a week. > > Maria My experience is similar. Same machine, tank, and hose for over four years, and I go about a year(+) with each mask, and may wash it about once every many months (only wet-wiping the mask and skin contact areas just before bed). I rarely rinse out the humidifier tank. I do use both the pollen filter and dust filter in the machine (the first is replaced and the second is washed every couple of months). My often-clogged nose generally clears out soon after turning on the machine, and I rarely have colds, so... --DR
From: Tiger_Lily on 11 Jan 2008 12:33
Fran wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Fran again. I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. > > Ever since I have been on cpap I get sick 4 to 6 times a year. One > year it was sick 3 weeks well 2 weeks sick and then all over again. > It starts in my chest and goes up to my sinus. I have always blamed > allergies but I am wondering if it could be my hose, mask, H20 > chamber or a combination. I have consulted my primary care physician > and he is clueless. I am thinking of going to an allergist but > before I do I wonder if I am not cleaning my hose, mask and humidifier > properly. Have any of you had any problems like this? How > often do you buy a new hose, mask and H2O chamber? I tend to hold on > to mine for a year. Any ideas you may have will be > appreciated so much, > > Thanks, Fran > Fran, CPAP has cleared my allergies up over night i use the very fine particle filter on the back of the CPAP, so that all pollen and dander is filtered from the air, and my sinuses get a break over night while i'm using the CPAP machine how often do you change your filter? kate |