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I have sleep apnea . I once went to Colorado without having a piece. Altitude changes the ability for your blood to absorb oxygen and you have ti hydrate often
by zitterbewegung 2y ago
I have sleep apnea . I once went to Colorado without having a piece. Altitude changes the ability for your blood to absorb oxygen and you have ti hydrate often (I was buying one water bottle every time I went up a flight of stairs) even when I was doing that I had brain fog and headaches .
It’s hard to bring your cpap to Confrences because you must find distilled water or deal with the fact that your cpap will collect impurities with the water. Regardless it gets my brain fog away and since I’m not hypoxic it enhances my ability to recall things , problem solving and how I feel . Sleep apnea is real and if you have brain fog or other symptoms get tested. It takes a day to do the study but it is worth it . It is literally like a second wind to yourself .
Also, stay hydrated this is a big thing I have to work on personally.
- dsr_ 2y agoBring an extra toothbrush. Scrub your humidifier tank with the toothbrush and toothpaste, once a day. Now you can ignore distilled water for a week or two.
- zitterbewegung 2y agoI get new humidifier tanks often enough so I don’t have to do this to clean but I use distilled often so nothing builds up to the point that it could be a problem.
- mosdl 2y agoYou can just disable the humidifier in those cases, I've found that I only really benefit from it when its really cold and dry.
- TMWNN 2y agoFor the AirSense 11, a replacement sidecap is available that automatically disables the water-warming function.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoWhat kind of impurities? Consult your service manual first and foremost, but there should be information on cleaning it. If it wasn't a medical product I'd recommend straight vinegar to get the limescale buildup out.
- singleshot_ 2y agoCitric acid would work too and the aftertaste might be a little less terrible.
- zitterbewegung 2y agoDissolved in all off the shelf water is minerals to make it safer to drink. Distilled water is recommended because it is just water but it is extremely unsafe to drink because it doesn’t have those minerals I could clean it but replacement parts get shipped to me that I don’t have to.
- TMWNN 2y ago>It’s hard to bring your cpap to Confrences because you must find distilled water I gave up on using distilled water with my AirSense 11 after the initial supply. I don't mind unhumidified air. While it's possible to run the device with an empty water tank, a replacement sidecap is available that automatically disables the water-warming feature.