what water to use...

[ashley]

ive had my cpap for about 6 months now & i am wondering what water to use..the hospital told me to use either deionised water or distilled water, as i could`nt get hold of destilled water i used deionised water but i started getting a bloody nose on a morning when i woke up,then having spoken to another cpap user they said they used boiled filtered water or is normal tap water ok.... any ideas anyone

[MoutheBreather]

Hi Asley and welcome ot the group!

Purified water would be best, I think. In tap water (and bottled) are many components that shouldn't go into the human body so the more you can filter out, the better. If you can afford it, a filter with RODI (Reverse Osmosis and DeIonisation) would be best, so I've heard. The osmosis sytem pushes the water through such a fine maze filter, all molecules other than water gets taken out. Some of them even make medically pure water.

In order of desirability from what I understand about water:

- Tap water
- Boiled (then cooled) tap water
- Bottled water
- Deionized water
- Cheap filter water (Brita)
- Reverse osmosis
- RODI

[Joe McManus]

Some health shops also sell large buckets (5 litre) of purified water. Sometimes this can also be found in aquatics shops.

Using pure water also reduces wear and tear in the humidifier and mask. You can also try saline nasal sprays before and after sleep, to cleanse the nose and prevent build up of material from the water and air that shouldn't be there.

PS welcome to the forums!

[ashley]

rodi filter

thanx very much for your speedy reply`s, you`ve been really helpful...
like you said these filters are a bit expensive so i`ll just carry on with my brita filter for now...

[ashley]

saline nasal sprays

any idea were i can buy these saline nasal sprays

[Joe McManus]

any idea were i can buy these saline nasal sprays

From the same people who sell Respironics CPAP machines: http://www.justbuyonline.co.uk/healt...rgy-c-3_8.html - I've used the Sterimar regularly myself.

[katiemcewan]

Hmmmm they look nice, I'll have to get some for my hubby who can get a bit blocked up every now and then. Thanks for the link!