First, if you have sleep apnea it is very important to NOT stop therapy without discussing it with your doctor. Sleep Apnea is associated with MANY elderly issues including dementia and Alzheimers.
Second, I use Resmed and my wife uses Respironics, and they are supplied and maintained through the VA, so we will. contact the VA at once.
We do not use any cleaning equipment but clean by hand instead.
Thank you very much for posting this extensive information, I appreciate it.
And a word of advice, if you snore, if you wake up tired, if you are tired during the day, ask your PCP to refer you for a sleep study. It is fast, easy, painless (you sleep) and if you do have sleep apnea a CPAC machine can significantly imp[rove your quality of life, and help reduce the odds of dementia and other conditions.
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