The Best Ways to Clean Your CPAP Cleaner

These days you will find it difficult to access reliable information about various Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices. After receiving their diagnosis, patients are typically sent to a private corporation or manufacturer of reliable hospital devices to get a CPAP machine and other related products.

Directions on how to clean this machinery are usually provided at the time of purchase. If you skipped it, here are some quick step-by-step tips. You will find how to clean CPAP without requiring a costly sanitizer kit to protect your machine.  

Why You Need To Clean Your CPAP

 

It is necessary to look after your CPAP machine properly to safeguard yourself and your device from infections. You can do some things to disinfect your CPAP machine in the comfort of your home.

Most patients need to use their CPAP machine continuously for about eight hours every night. The room's airflow goes to the unit, the filter, the pipe, the mask, and the nasal cavity. The air that is breathed out then reaches the mask, tube, and machine again.

There's moisture from your body in the exhaled breath. Microbes and pollutants thrive on this kind of moisture.

A crucial component of your fitness, wellbeing, and CPAP devices' durability is keeping your CPAP unit, mask, and accessories clean. Cleaning your CPAP devices will help keep you safe and deter germs from spreading.

Reasonable CPAP cleaning strategies will help minimize the risk of you getting sick from diseases such as common cold, fever, and COVID-19 while guaranteeing you breathe healthier air. 

How To Clean Your CPAP Regularly

Regularly scheduled cleaning of your appliances may be recommended by your equipment supplier or your doctor. Reliable health machinery suppliers and manufacturers often recommend sanitizing the mask, tubing, and water tank.

Here is a simple guide to clean your CPAP machinery from the comfort of your own home.

Equipment You Require 

Before you start with the cleaning process, you should get your gear assembled. This gear includes: 

• Your CPAP  machine 
• The CPAP machine accessories: mask, headgear, tubing, humidifier water chamber
• Soft cotton cloth
• Hot water
• Soap Tray (mild antibacterial is preferable)
• Simple sink, bathtub, or basin
• Towels

CPAP Measures for Cleaning

Follow these instructions for a clean CPAP machine. While the equipment should be washed every three days, washing it once every week is good enough. 

Detach Your CPAP Machine

1. Unplug your CPAP computer from its power source. If you do not, there might be a chance of an electric current.
2. Detach the CPAP piping from your mask.
3. If the headpiece is in your mask, remove it.
4. Other re-attachable parts should also be removed. 
5. If the humidifier in your CPAP machine can be detached, please do so before proceeding. 
6. If your CPAP machine has a water tank with a humidifier, you can detach it easily. Many new water chambers are available but may not be divided into separate components.

Cleaning The External Surface 

1. Take a microfiber cloth and use warm water to wet the external surface. 
2. To clear dust, clean the exterior surface of the CPAP machine carefully. (Again, make sure the machine is uninstalled before you proceed). 

Soaking The Pieces

1. Using warm water to fill a small sink, pool, or basin.
2. A small quantity of mild dish soap should be used. Some also use a tiny vinegar in the water (distilled with water at a ratio of 1:1), but this is optional. 
3. Immerse the mask, headgear, piping, and any accessories in the lukewarm soapy water.
4. Let the equipment settle for a short while in this mild solution (about 30 minutes). 
5. Alternatively, use a washcloth and hot water, clean off the mask, and squirt liquid soap through the piping.
6. Allow everything to air dry. 

Reconstruction

1. Reassemble the different parts after they have been properly air-dried.
2. Attach the tube back to the humidifier or directly to the CPAP unit, add the headpiece to your mask, attach the helmet back onto the tube together with any accessories.
3. Switch the device on and check for any air leaks that formerly were not there.

Cleaning the Humidifier

Note: It is a good cleaning habit to clean the humidifier once every week. 

1. The liquid tank of the humidifier should be washed thoroughly with an unscented cleanser.
2. It should be left to dry as well.
3. Don't forget to place just filtered water in the humidifier. There is an increased chance of sickness if you don't, as well as the possibility of hard crystals building up on your machinery.

Filtering

There are filters already installed on some CPAP devices. It would be necessary to check your supplier's instructions or ask your equipment supplier about how they should be managed.

Precautions and Tips

1. Keeping your equipment sterile is a must. Keep in mind that you breathe whatever could grow inside the CPAP machine. 
2. Clean your appliances more often if you have recently been sick. 
3. Try always to implement your suppliers' recommendations and the company's cleaning guidelines for your CPAP.
4. Do not clean your devices with any fragrances or cleaning products other than a gentle soap. These will make your lungs irritated and make you sick. The humidifier must only comprise distilled water to stop the deposition of minerals in the storage tank.
5. In general, removing reusable filters should be performed at least once a month and as much as every two weeks.

Do I have to use a CPAP cleaner?

You can use a CPAP cleaner or SoClean sanitizer system to clean your CPAP appliances. If you clean your CPAP device regularly, there is virtually no chance of contamination.

Conclusion

An integral part of your CPAP servicing regimen is CPAP washing. Having your equipment cleaned doesn't have to be a hassle with such a wide variety of cleaning choices. Once you develop a daily cleaning routine, you will find that you will feel significantly healthier. Then you're a lot closer to having your CPAP devices safe from sickness and getting a better experience.