Cleaning and Maintaining Your CPAP Machine
To ensure best use practices of your personal CPAP machine, it's good to make sure that everything is kept clean before every night's use. Taking proper care of your CPAP equipment will guarantee that you will not get sick from using the machine and breathing in potentially harmful particles at night. These particles can range from minimally harmful irritants that can make you congested or give you a cough upon waking, to more harmful viruses that can get you sick for days. No one wants to experience an uncomfortable night's rest, let alone get sick from something that is supposed to be helping improve their health. That would be counter-productive and potentially even life-threatening, especially if the patient has immune system issues as it stands. Proper CPAP Maintenance Unfortunately, not everyone has the ability to take time or even the know-how to maintain their machine on their own. If you have a designated caretaker, they should already be aware or be made...