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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The CPAP should not be on the floor, it’s drawing in the filthiest air in the room at floor level, air filled with dead skin cells and all other sorts of yuck. Yes it has a filter, but it’s still not a good choice.

CPAP should be elevated, on a bedside table where it lives all the time. If for some reason you don’t want to see it during the day, lay a towel or other decorative linen over it. But don’t let it live on the floor.

I’ve been using a CPAP for nearly 20 years and I don’t clean my machine daily, I don’t know many who do. The mask should get wiped daily and rinse the hose at least a few days a week, but a thorough cleaning of the machine’s interior isn’t necessary. The machines that hook up to the CPAP are actually warned against by many manufacturers because they can potentially damage the CPAP.

[b]If you don’t want it on the bedside table, you could purchase a little cart for it that goes into the closet during the day so your bedroom can look like Better Homes and Garden in case the queen drops by.[/b] [/quote]

I know you meant this to be sarcastic, but I actually do like this suggestion.  Thank you

-OP[/quote]

I honestly was only being partly sarcastic. I work in home healthcare and have seen patients who manage their CPAP this way - some are more particular about home decor than others. FWIW, I was diagnosed when I was fairly young (and slender) and was self conscious about having the machine on my bedside table so I always put the mask and hose in a drawer and covered the machine with a lovely embroidered linen cloth.

A nice little rolling cart could hold the machine and the hose/mask and go into the walk in closet every morning. Just make sure you’re vigilant about making sure he’s taking it out and using it every night, to keep his heart healthy. [/quote]

What if it leaks and the cart gets wet?[/quote]

CPAPs don’t leak unless you tip them sideways with the humidifier full, and then you’re more worried about the damage done inside the machine than you are the damage done to a cart or a tile floor.

The kind of cart I’m thinking of would be a wire cart, so no wood or plyboard to get wet/warp. [/quote]

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