bacteria and allergies?
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From: Barbara in CT on 31 Jul 2008 06:46 Tiger_Lily wrote: > Brenda wrote: > >> I understand that bacteria can form in my bipap equipment if not >> cleaned regularly. Question is: can bacteria cause allergies to >> flare up with sniffles, sneezing, watery eyes, etc. I asked my bipap >> provider and they say no but no matter what medication I take, my >> allergies act up every few days and this has been going on for several >> months. >> >> Brenda >> > have you changed the air filter on your CPAP? > > my allergies have basically gone away since i started CPAP > > i wash the filter out a number of times before i deem it 'time to replace' > My allergies go away while using the CPAP. As soon as I take it off, they gradually reappear, at least during the summer, when my grass and pollen allergies are at their worst. Barbara in CT
From: Andy Hall on 31 Jul 2008 07:25 On 2008-07-31 01:46:42 +0100, Denny <anywhere(a)usa.com> said: > Brenda wrote: >> I understand that bacteria can form in my bipap equipment if not >> cleaned regularly. > > How, and where, did you get this understanding? > > Stop and think! You are breathing the same air as you and your family > are breathing 24/7, but your air is also filtered. If you are using > distilled water, as you should be, there is no bacteria in it. 1) You don't need to use distilled water in a CPAP humidifier 2) Unless you use expensive pharmaceutical grade distilled water, it can contain bacteria 3) As soon as you open a sterile distilled water container, it can acquire bacteria.
From: Karen C. on 31 Jul 2008 09:47 "Brenda" <dixiesugar1(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:kE6kk.1456$Ep1.1153(a)bignews2.bellsouth.net... >I understand that bacteria can form in my bipap equipment if not >cleaned regularly. Question is: can bacteria cause allergies >to flare up with sniffles, sneezing, watery eyes, etc. I asked >my bipap provider and they say no but no matter what medication >I take, my allergies act up every few days and this has been >going on for several months. Could be it's mold that's setting up in your humidifier and tubing and mask that's causing you trouble. (Mold allergy is one of the most common problem allergens for us allergy sufferers.) Karen C.
From: Brenda on 31 Jul 2008 16:43 To all who replied, thank you. The nurse from my bipap provider told me that bacteria can form from the water being heated and then being left in the tank. I haven't seen any mold but that is an allergy of mine so maybe there is something there as well as cleaning filters more often. Brenda "Brenda" <dixiesugar1(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:kE6kk.1456$Ep1.1153(a)bignews2.bellsouth.net... >I understand that bacteria can form in my bipap equipment if not cleaned >regularly. Question is: can bacteria cause allergies to flare up with >sniffles, sneezing, watery eyes, etc. I asked my bipap provider and they >say no but no matter what medication I take, my allergies act up every few >days and this has been going on for several months. > > Brenda >
From: Tiger_Lily on 1 Aug 2008 01:19
Brenda wrote: > To all who replied, thank you. The nurse from my bipap provider told me > that bacteria can form from the water being heated and then being left in > the tank. I haven't seen any mold but that is an allergy of mine so maybe > there is something there as well as cleaning filters more often. hmmmmmmmmm i have used a heated humidifier since ............. 2001? and i have never cleaned it out.......... i just top up the water every day very interesting opinion you got from her what do you need to look for to ensure bacteria hasn't formed? boy, i'm a BAD CPAP'er |