Reddit reviews CPAP/BIPAP Inline Bacteria Filter | Filters Out Moisture and Unwanted Particles to Purify Your CPAP Experience | Available in 5 &10 Packs Effectively Filters Over 99.99% of Contaminants (10)
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I never found cleaning to be effective. The machine is just compressing room air and pushing it over the water in the humidifier.
I did add an antibacterial inline filter like this one between the mask and hose. One lasts me about a month. The other thing I did was put my humidifier heat to it's lowest setting for dry winter days, and off completely most of the year.
I always had difficulty breathing through my nose my entire life. TBH, I grew up in the days when everyone smoked cigarettes everywhere--restaurants, offices, homes. So even though I never smoked, I still got the full benefits of second-hand smoke.
Fast-forward to 2001, when I was diagnosed, I still had trouble breathing through my nose. I struggled with masks and found the only ones I could tolerate were the nasal prong masks.
I also had significant weight to lose, and about five years ago started a keto diet. That entailed eliminating sugars and grains from my diet. Both of those are inflammatory foods. Eliminating them helped me to lose 85 lbs. over the next year.
To my surprise, though, my bones stopped aching from head to toe almost immediately after I transitioned to that way of eating--and over the next year I gradually realized my sinuses had stopped being constantly congested.
I still have seasonal allergies, but since one of them is to grasses, and grains are grasses, the connection seems pretty clear to me. But the good news is that OTC allergy meds work effectively during the couple of months a year I need them.
Good luck to you!
When your face was swollen was it tender? If so, I'd hazard a guess that it might be a sinus infection. You really should see a doc about it if you can afford it.
As for what is in the tank, does your machine have an air filter and what shape is it in? That's the only way I can imagine a lot of stuff getting into your tank. Also, did you routinely run your CPAP till the tank dried out? Other than that, the only thing I can think of is that maybe your distilled water isn't distilled.
Finally, you might be interested in these. I don't use them myself, so can't comment on their effectiveness.