I have moderate to severe sleep apnea. I use my CPAP religiously. Except....I don't put distilled water in it. Mainly because I had "double pneumonia" a few weeks after using it and I found a tiny bit of mould on the water chamber dispute my best efforts to dry it.in between. I was basically septic and not immunocompromised.
Got a new chamber(and run it dry) and been using it for 5 years. New one coming next month. If I continue using it am I harming my lungs?
The way I see it I am exposed to the same humidity as the room, however at much higher flow rates. No other complaints symptoms. Cpap rules and gives me a new life.
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I have moderate to severe sleep apnea. I use my CPAP religiously. Except....I don't put distilled water in it. Mainly because I had "double pneumonia" a few weeks after using it and I found a tiny bit of mould on the water chamber dispute my best efforts to dry it.in between. I was basically septic and not immunocompromised.
Got a new chamber(and run it dry) and been using it for 5 years. New one coming next month. If I continue using it am I harming my lungs?
The way I see it I am exposed to the same humidity as the room, however at much higher flow rates. No other complaints symptoms. Cpap rules and gives me a new life.
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