CPAP users

[173rdLRRP]

I was one if the first 100 people in the USA to use a CPAP machine. I was paid $100.00 a month for 24 months than $500.00 for year 3.
A lot of data collection devices on it.
1st machine was the size of a small college dorm refrigerator. Ha ha. I am sure you probably talked to your Dr about a pill change , some pills kick in harder at night than in the day time. Maybe you could switch the time you take your medication to keep nose from dripping. Another thought would be to some how add a absorbent pad in side the mask that would soak up your runny nose. I What to give you some good advice with your condition you need to keep your CPAP machine , mask , Hose as clean as possible other wise you will get infection. I would spend money and get a CPAP machine cleaner and keep everything clean as possible. Once you get the correct mask you will feel so much better. Try as many mask as you can. MD

Sterilizing system is important as others have noted.

The pink bacteria Serratia marcescens that can form in moist areas will form in my water tank if not emptied, dried, and sanitized. It can cause respiratory problems.

My wife does have a greatly compromised immune system so we shall continue to wear masks even after Covid has passed. I put the used masks in the plastic bag with ozone sanitizer and CPAP each day.

 

[gjgalligan]

Dan. I've been using a CPAP for almost 10 years now. Stopped using distilled water after the first or second year. Sometimes in the middle of the night I would breathe in a nose full of water. Quit the water altogether and your observation is correct as I can't recall having a cold in years. If I have a stuffy nose it usually clears up with using the CPAP.

Make sure your machine is lower then face level, that should prevent the water problem.

 

[Peter]

A friend of mine in a conversation made the statement "Since I got my CPAP, I have not had sinus infections or a cheat cold." I had been using one for about five years, it was at that point I realized had not missed my twice a year meeting with my doctor to get a Zpack for a sinus infection, upper or lower raspatory infections. Yes, there are filters that will keep the pollen count down (although in some models those same filers will kill you with other illnesses). I think the other thing a CPAP does is stops that major suck of air when you body screams "BREATH OR YOU ARE GOING TO DIE FOOL!!" My wife told me that a number of times she thought I was going to suck the bed sheets off the bed I sucked air in so bad when I started to breath.