CPAP and Bronchitis Don't Mix!

[ardenum]

I stopped having bronchitis after i had my tonsils cut. Before that usually every 2 months.

[snorer2018]

I know this is an old post but I had chronic bronchitis too! Bronchitis resolves on its own in a week or two as they (Mayo Clinic) say. Faster with antibiotics. After a few times of this month long choking I sterilized my CPAP mask etc with hot water and dish detergent and wola, much better now!   I may try to run my CPAP machine with few a few drops of esssential oil in the humidifier water to kill whatever is inside of the CPAP machine too!

[Diggers4pg]

When I am sick, it is my go to.  And I do exactly what you do.  If you have teeth, better get the sugar free or else your teeth will rot out of your head!

[Sleeprider]

I know this is an old post but I had chronic bronchitis too! Bronchitis resolves on its own in a week or two as they (Mayo Clinic) say. Faster with antibiotics. After a few times of this month long choking I sterilized my CPAP mask etc with hot water and dish detergent and wola, much better now!   I may try to run my CPAP machine with few a few drops of esssential oil in the humidifier water to kill whatever is inside of the CPAP machine too!

Essential oils should not be added to the humidifier water. Instead, apply a few drops to a cotton ball and place that near the intake.

[VVVV]

My experience over the past 9 years is that CPAP helps me when I am sick, in fact I seek it out, try to get more sleep etc.   Different results for different folks.  BTW I use a FFM perhaps a difference?

Never had bronchitis, but my colds became less severe, quicker recovery and infrequent after I started CPAP. It was quite a contrast to my before-CPAP days.

[Lumami]

Dealing with this now. Caught the flu in December…. Was coughing 6 months later….now I have chronic bronchitis…on steroids with an inhaler and off cpap because it was prolonging the infection and inflammation the whole time??‍♀️

[Sleeprider]

Dealing with this now. Caught the flu in December…. Was coughing 6 months later….now I have chronic bronchitis…on steroids with an inhaler and off cpap because it was prolonging the infection and inflammation the whole time??‍♀️

How do you think CPAP or your equipment was prolonging your infection and inflammation?  Very unlikely. Feel free to start a new thread and we can help. If you have had a chronic infection for 5-6 months, the problem is not your CPAP, it's your healthcare.