CPAP Machines require very little actual maintenance. Mainly a little cleaning and changing or washing the air filters.
CPAP Mask Cleaning
Since the CPAP Mask is against your face every night all night, the cleaning of the mask will depend on your skin. Once a week is probably more than enough for most people and maybe too often for others. Using a mild anti-bacterial soap and hot water in the sink you can just dip the entire mask including headgear into the sink, swish it around a bit and let it air dry.
CPAP Machine Filters
Some CPAP Machines have disposable filters and other have filter you can just wash out, usually by hand in the sink is good enough. Changing your filter will depend on your environment, once every couple of weeks or once a month is usually plenty. Cheap CPAP Machine Filters are easy to find. The CPAP Machine Product List on the right sidebar has a Filter listing or you can click here.
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