Premium Insulated Tube Cover

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Important Tips

1. Just unzip the tube cover.
2. Push the end of your CPAP tube through the tube cuff.
3. Zip the tube cover closed.
4. Fold over the zipper tab.
5. Wrap the Velcro strap around zipper tab to secure.
6. Install CPAP tube with Premium cover between mask and machine.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is rainout?

Rainout is the accumulation of water in a CPAP tube due to warm moist air cooling and condensating on its way from your CPAP machine to your CPAP mask.

The image below from Fisher & Paykel explains how rainout is formed. Warm moist air leaves the heated humidifier and travels down the CPAP tube. As the air travels down the tube the room temperature can cool the tube and therefore cool the air traveling down the tube. As the air cools, it releases its moisture and condensation occurs, otherwise known as rainout.

Solutions to rainout include:

• Raising the temperature of your bedroom.
• Keep your CPAP machine at the same level as your bed.
• Insulating your tubing with a hose cover like Snugglehose.
• Purchasing a CPAP machine with a rainout reduction comfort feature.

Why would I want to insulate my CPAP hose?

Cool air holds less moisture than warm air. If warm air from a heated humidifier cools while moving through the CPAP hose, water will condensate inside the hose rather than travel to the user. The condensation that accumulates inside the CPAP hose is referred to as "rainout."

Insulating the CPAP hose will help maintain the moisture in the airflow all the way to the mask.

What is a hose cover?

A hose cover is placed over the hose in order to insulate the hose and to make the hose more comfortable. The simplest and most cost effective way to insulate a CPAP hose is to wrap it in an insulating fabric. This enables the hose to remain flexible and adds little weight.

Companies such as Snugglehose provide a cost effective tubing insulation available in several colors and styles. Not only will the covers reduce or eliminate rainout, they also provide a more personal and less institutionalized appearance. An example of a Snugglehose is shown below.