Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 I have sleep apnea and use a cpap machine with a humidifier. This means I have a mask over my nose and mouth and plastic hoses that attach to the cpap machine and to a tiny humidifier thing (a plastic container filled with distilled water). Could there be mold in there? Could this be aggravating my chronic sinusitus? I clean all the apparatus with apple cider vinegar, but not every night. Should I? Thanks!!! Ann -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Ann, I, too, use a CPAP machine with a humidifier. If you keep you system closed...that is cap off your hose going to the mask each day (I use a baggie and rubber band)...you only need to clean the humidifier container and hoses every 3 or 4 days when you need to add distilled water to the container. You do however need to wash your mask daily. I use a simple castille soap and water solution, rinse well and wipe dry with a soft cloth. Since being on Bee's program, my sinusitis is virtually non-existent; and my apnea symptoms have improved as well. I can actually take a short nap without my machine now...something I could not begin to think about doing five months ago. Ellen [ ] mold question >I have sleep apnea and use a cpap machine with a humidifier. This means I > have a mask over my nose and mouth and plastic hoses that attach to the > cpap > machine and to a tiny humidifier thing (a plastic container filled with > distilled water). > > Could there be mold in there? Could this be aggravating my chronic > sinusitus? > > I clean all the apparatus with apple cider vinegar, but not every night. > Should I? > > Thanks!!! > Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 ellen, how long on this diet did it take you to see results? sue Tiger Lily <sweettiger@...> wrote: Ann, I, too, use a CPAP machine with a humidifier. If you keep you system closed...that is cap off your hose going to the mask each day (I use a baggie and rubber band)...you only need to clean the humidifier container and hoses every 3 or 4 days when you need to add distilled water to the container. You do however need to wash your mask daily. I use a simple castille soap and water solution, rinse well and wipe dry with a soft cloth. Since being on Bee's program, my sinusitis is virtually non-existent; and my apnea symptoms have improved as well. I can actually take a short nap without my machine now...something I could not begin to think about doing five months ago. Ellen [ ] mold question >I have sleep apnea and use a cpap machine with a humidifier. This means I > have a mask over my nose and mouth and plastic hoses that attach to the > cpap > machine and to a tiny humidifier thing (a plastic container filled with > distilled water). > > Could there be mold in there? Could this be aggravating my chronic > sinusitus? > > I clean all the apparatus with apple cider vinegar, but not every night. > Should I? > > Thanks!!! > Ann --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Hi Sue! My sinusitis started getting better within a week...but I am an " all or nothing " type person and jumped into this program pretty much full force. With the exception of taking a few days to wean myself off of caffeinated coffee, I started the actual diet (including 5-6 TBS coconut oil and 5 cloves raw garlic daily) day one. Also added all the supplements right away. Then about a week into the program I began doing the garlic tea nasal washes and drinking clove tea. Two days later I had no sinus problems at all. A couple of times since I felt I was getting stuffy or sniffly and did a nasal wash and drank a cup of tea and was clear again. As for the sleep apnea clearing...I have been on program for almost 5 months and noticed just the past two weeks I am doing much better and feel comfortable napping sans machine. I will discuss this with my doctor when I see her the end of next week. She may order another sleep study (we haven't done one for 3 years) or want to wait until I lose a bit more weight as I'm sure that is contributing to improvement as well. Ellen Re: [ ] mold question > ellen, > > how long on this diet did it take you to see results? > > sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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