09-06-2018, 02:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-06-2018, 02:27 AM by PoolQ.
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RE: CPAP cleaning system
Without even talking about the SoClean at all.
Just because one person has not had a negative effect really does not have anything to do with what happens to another. You might get the same result and you might not. So saying that I have not had a negative effect for 100 years really does not tell anyone about what may happen to them. There are 7.6 BILLION people in the world and a "study" of ONE is not relevant. Sorry but no.
It does not matter that there are trillions of good bacteria in your system, it only take one or a few bad ones to make a problem and there are more than a few bad ones in our guts. Get some E-Coli on your hands, touch your mask and put it on your face and hope that it all goes well.
All that said, is the SoClean required NO not at all. The key here is "required" and not does it do anything or does it help or would it be better to have one. YES if you clean your equipment that is enough. Now if you are like many or at least some, then well you don't clean it all the time, or as much as you should or you are not doing it right well then you "may" have a problem.
If you carefully look at the SoClean web site you will find that it does exactly what the company says. There are some quotes from customers that claim lots of things, 2 of which claim to reduce colds. Well that is a sample size of two out of 7.6 BILLION people, this may or may not be right and "sounds" good, but really does not "mean" anything.
SoClean does not "clean" you CPAP, it kills any bacteria that the Ozone touches-this is not a bad thing. Oil on the mask is not effected by Ozone, so you need to wash it off, along with all the other bio matter that comes from humans. You also need to clean your CPAP equipment, or use some other way to keep it clean, or you can just take your chances and use a dirty CPAP system, you "may" be just fine-it's your call.
There is not doubt that many people can go their entire life without a SoClean and do just fine, many can also never clean their CPAP and also do just fine. It's up to you and nothing is for sure.
Those that say the SoClean does nothing are wrong.
Anyone that says the SoClean is required is wrong.
Each of us needs to decide if it works for us. How do you clean your CPAP and how often? How sensitive is your system to bacteria? Can you afford it and does it make you feel better about your health? What is the risk of breathing bacteria into you lungs (it's not all bad)?
No one can tell you this, you must decide what risk you are willing to take for the money you are willing to spend or what you are willing to do so you don't have to spend more money.
We do this all the time. Do you grow your own food? do you buy it and prepare your meals? do you get take out? do you go to restaurants for every meal? This is all the same. Do you wash your CPAP? do you replace your CPAP on the medicare schedule? do you us SoClean? Same-same.
Just because one person has not had a negative effect really does not have anything to do with what happens to another. You might get the same result and you might not. So saying that I have not had a negative effect for 100 years really does not tell anyone about what may happen to them. There are 7.6 BILLION people in the world and a "study" of ONE is not relevant. Sorry but no.
It does not matter that there are trillions of good bacteria in your system, it only take one or a few bad ones to make a problem and there are more than a few bad ones in our guts. Get some E-Coli on your hands, touch your mask and put it on your face and hope that it all goes well.
All that said, is the SoClean required NO not at all. The key here is "required" and not does it do anything or does it help or would it be better to have one. YES if you clean your equipment that is enough. Now if you are like many or at least some, then well you don't clean it all the time, or as much as you should or you are not doing it right well then you "may" have a problem.
If you carefully look at the SoClean web site you will find that it does exactly what the company says. There are some quotes from customers that claim lots of things, 2 of which claim to reduce colds. Well that is a sample size of two out of 7.6 BILLION people, this may or may not be right and "sounds" good, but really does not "mean" anything.
SoClean does not "clean" you CPAP, it kills any bacteria that the Ozone touches-this is not a bad thing. Oil on the mask is not effected by Ozone, so you need to wash it off, along with all the other bio matter that comes from humans. You also need to clean your CPAP equipment, or use some other way to keep it clean, or you can just take your chances and use a dirty CPAP system, you "may" be just fine-it's your call.
There is not doubt that many people can go their entire life without a SoClean and do just fine, many can also never clean their CPAP and also do just fine. It's up to you and nothing is for sure.
Those that say the SoClean does nothing are wrong.
Anyone that says the SoClean is required is wrong.
Each of us needs to decide if it works for us. How do you clean your CPAP and how often? How sensitive is your system to bacteria? Can you afford it and does it make you feel better about your health? What is the risk of breathing bacteria into you lungs (it's not all bad)?
No one can tell you this, you must decide what risk you are willing to take for the money you are willing to spend or what you are willing to do so you don't have to spend more money.
We do this all the time. Do you grow your own food? do you buy it and prepare your meals? do you get take out? do you go to restaurants for every meal? This is all the same. Do you wash your CPAP? do you replace your CPAP on the medicare schedule? do you us SoClean? Same-same.
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