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Use and cleaning CPAP post transplant (BMT)

Transplants | Last Active: Jan 19 3:43pm | Replies (16)
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@lag630

No, they didn’t give us a protocol. I told them I would try alcohol and rinse.
DH swore he could still taste it, same with vinegar and rinse. I went back to mild soap and rinse. We had no issues.

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jrwilli1 | @jrwilli1 | Jan 19 8:37am

I bet you could taste it.
Thanks

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Jan 19 3:43pm

one thing I found with the rinse of espically the hose is to hang it up straight so it can air out vertically. I used a close pin on a hanger on a high closet rail was high enough. Then when I put it on the machine, I would do a final blow it out using the machine with no mask attached. I would usually still get a few drops of water. I never have tasted anything afterwards. Remember it was 1 part vinegar to 4 parts waters. I use about a cup of vinegar so the bowl I use has a total of 5 cups of solution. I use a small plate to hold down the hose under water. Most salad dressings have a higher concentration of vinegar than that. I would think rinsing out soap would be harder. Too each there own I guess.

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