CPAP hose allergy

[silvercarper]

Is this possible????
Im grabbing at straws or should I say hoses

[James @ Intus]

Everything is possible! But I've never some across any having such an allergy in over 5 years dealing with CPAP and thousands of users.

Cling film, flece wrap etc. may offer a sufficient barrier between the hose and you. Have you tried anything to that effect?

[silvercarper]

To be more specific.
I have a skin rash on the inside of both arms and I have noticed that its occurring where the CPAP hose is touching my arms.

It seems I have some options to try.
1 Obtain a hose made from different plastic.
2 Lift the hose out of the way of my body.
3 Cover the hose with a wrap.

Wearing a long sleeve top is out of the question at present as any clothing touching my arms makes the irritation worse.

Are there any other options.

[James @ Intus]

1. I don't know of any unfortunately, they all have the same ingredients.

2. The Hose Lift is perfect for this. Has more benefits than moving it out of the way of your arms alone. Tigers Fan made his own suspension rig, with some great pictures in that thread. If you PM me your address, I have another gizmo that may help too. Free!

3. Anything will probably do. We have this fleece wrap but it's easy to make stuff yourself too.

[silvercarper]

Crunch

I woke up during the night with itchy arms and in my half awake state trying to put cream on my arms I sat on my mask. CRUNCH!!!!!!"
What is annoying is that I have recently bought replacement headgear for it.
What is even more annoying is that it looks like there is going to be a post strike.
A trip arround the M25 might be necessary