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How do you store your CPAP mask? - AaronW - 04-08-2019
Wondering how you all store your CPAP mask each day when you're not using it.
I've gotten into the habit of disconnecting the mask cushion, wiping it down inside and out each morning with a CPAP cleaning wipe, then snapping it back on and draping the hose across the machine, with the mask resting face down on my bedside table. Between the abundant Arizona dust and shedding dog hair, I'm thinking there might be a better way.
So, what do you do?
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - Hydrangea - 04-08-2019
I tuck it behind my pillow or drape it off the side of the bed. My primary thoughts are: having it upside down, so any lingering water can dump out (a walk the tightrope of avoiding rainout), and also having it not prominently available to my curious dogs.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - bluesboybob - 04-08-2019
(04-08-2019, 03:18 PM)Hydrangea Wrote: I tuck it behind my pillow or drape it off the side of the bed. My primary thoughts are: having it upside down, so any lingering water can dump out (a walk the tightrope of avoiding rainout), and also having it not prominently available to my curious dogs.
I think it's a good idea to leave the mask in a position that air can freely circulate through it. Any moisture is more likely to dissipate through evaporation than by draining. After cleaning I usually just hang the mask by draping the attached headgear over a post in my headboard. This allows for good air circulation and keeps it away from dirt and dust. Bob
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - Big Guy - 04-08-2019
I'm currently using a ResMed AirFit F30 mask. I was using an AirFit F20. I simply hang it on a "J" hook on the wall, just above and off to the side of my bedside stand.
The J hook gets inserted into the hose opening of the mask. That way, the straps don't have a load on them.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - OMyMyOHellYes - 04-08-2019
Usually just hung over the headboard. Or left on the unmade bed. Or on the floor between the bed and nightstand if it happens to fall off. No big whoop.
Don't overthink it.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - Sheepish - 04-09-2019
It hangs from one of these, then the hose doubles back so as to lay the mask gently atop the CPAP machine on the nightstand.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - mesenteria - 04-09-2019
My machine sits right next to the mattress, but on the night stand. When I awaken, the hose and headgear are draped behind the machine with the headgear mostly sitting between the machine and the wall. The machine will continue to flush the hose and filter with air for a while after it is turned off. Mine are dry anyway since my humidity is turned down to the lowest level.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - ardenum - 04-09-2019
i leave it somewhere on the bed so i can find it later in the night, i dont remember really well where I put it.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - RNeil - 04-11-2019
I unplug the hose and drape it over the closet rod. I remove the water reservoir and dump it to keep everything dry.
RE: How do you store your CPAP mask? - RichardVT - 04-11-2019
I toss it on the bed after washing it out.
I don't attach it to the headgear until I'm ready to retire.