Archangle:Disconnecting a CPAP Hose

How to Disconnect a CPAP Hose

Sometimes CPAP hoses are difficult to disconnect. Here is a trick to make it easier.

The trick is not to pull or twist. You need to work on one side of the connector and break it loose. After it's broken loose, you'll probably find it comes off easier.

You want to "bend" the connection like this:

Practice doing this and you'll probably get the feel of it and be able to do it with very little force.

I find the easiest was is to push down on the ends and up in the middle like this:

This illustration shows doing this on a mask where it's easy to get to the connection. If you're trying to disconnect from somewhere like the back of your CPAP machine, there may be less room, but hopefully if you get the "feel" of how to do this, it will help in that situation as well.

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