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Re: Bacteria Filter


Posted by RenoTom on July 25, 2000 at 21:04:37:

In Reply to: Bacteria Filter posted by Jim on July 25, 2000 at 18:14:17:

The bacteria filter (a flow through, funnel shaped device), is normally used on the outlet of the CPAP machine itself. The humidifier hose would then connect to that, and then to the passover humidifier.
I used one on my machine during recent hospital stays, but am not concerned for home use.
It sounds like your respiratory therapist is concerned about bacteria transmission from the humidifier through the hose to the nose (sorry).
Research has shown that bacteria cannot travel on water vapor, and the hose itself is not conducive to bacteria. There is virtually no chance for the bacteria to travel in that manner, even in a cold humidifier, and heat kills the bacteria in a heated humidifer.
If you use strictly distilled water, there are no nutrients to support the bacteria, so that does them in also.
There is research available that suports all of the above.
Respiratory Therapists work and study hard to gain their qualifications, and most of them start in the hospitals, where they get little exposure to sleep medicine, but are ever vigilant about creepy critters.
When they get into the home health care end of things, and are exposed to sleep medicine, they have to learn all over. It would be nice if they were given more training in the sleep medicine field.
RenoTom

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