Have you ever had an experience where your CPAP has allowed cold water to flow backwards through your nose while you are attempting to sleep? This is experience is called rainout. Rainout will happen when the temperature of the room is colder than the air that is traveling from the humidifier through the CPAP hose. This tends to produce condensation on the inside of the hose. Sometimes when the condensation builds up it will spray the patient in the face. This is not always the case for all patients, but it can happen. As winter seems to get closer, those who use a heated humidifier my experience rainout. There are a few extremely effective ways to help to prevent rainout from happening. By completely insulating the hose the patient can make the hose impervious to ambient temperatures. A few "Do-It-Yourself" ideas for helping to insulate the CPAP hose includes; wrapping a towel around the hose or finding a way to hide the hose under the covers while sleeping. However, a much more effective and affordable way to insulate the CPAP hose is to use a Comfort CPAP Tubing Cover with Zipper. This also allows the tube cover to look more fashionable rather than clinical.
The Comfort CPAP Tubing Cover with Zipper is a standard six feet long, velour tubing wrap. It is constructed of plush velour material that helps to add comfort while also preventing rainout. The zipper closer that the Comfort CPAP Tubing Cover is equipped with is designed to give the user easier use.