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SnuggleHose Cover for 10ft Hose Overview
A ten-foot CPAP hose affords you the freedom and flexibility to move around (or sleep in the middle of the mattress), but it can make you more susceptible to rainout or skin irritation. With the SnuggleHose Cover (For 10 Foot Hose), you can eliminate condensation build-up and minimize sleep disruptions.
Learn More About the SnuggleHose Cover (For 10 Foot Hose):
- Makes Wearing a CPAP Mask More Comfortable and Can Improve Your Sleep Therapy Compliance
- Ideal For Active Sleepers: Enhances Range of Motion While You Snooze
The shade of your SnuggleHose cover may vary slightly, but the color of the product does not impact its performance.
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Makes Wearing a CPAP Mask More Comfortable and Can Improve Your Sleep Therapy Compliance
The hose cover is made with soft polyester fleece to keep you comfortable. It fits over the hose and fastens with a hook and loop closure. The hose cover can make your CPAP parts look less like medical equipment while improving your sleep therapy compliance by ensuring your hose and mask are more comfortable to use.
What’s Included:
- One Polyester Fleece SnuggleHose Cover (For 10 Foot Hose)
This product does not include the hose. It is the hose cover only.
Cleaning Instructions:
The SnuggleHose Cover (For 10 Foot Hose) can be machine washed in cold water on a gentle cycle and machine dried on low heat. To prevent attaching or wrapping around other clothes, it is recommended to fasten all velcro fasteners or place in a delicates bag.
Alternatively the SnuggleHose Cover (For 10 Foot Hose) can be hand washed in cool water and laid flat to dry.Historically, a standard CPAP hose is six feet long, has an internal diameter of 19mm and a connector cuff with an internal diameter of 22mm. Today some hoses are 6 feet long, others are 4 foot long, 8 foot long and 10 foot long. Some hoses have an internal diameter of 19mm (standard) and others have an internal diameter of 15mm (thin or slim style). To use a slim 15mm hose, the machine must have a menu option setting to accept the narrower diameter of a 15mm hose and still deliver the prescribed pressure to the mask to ensure effective therapy.
All hoses have a 22mm connection cuff and fit on all CPAP masks. The connection ports on all CPAP, APAP and BiLevel machines, humidifiers, and masks are a standard size, so a standard CPAP hose will fit on all. Some of the very small machines use a hose adapter between the machine and the 22mm cuff of the hose.
Some manufacturers offer a heated hose option designed to work only with their machines. To read more about heated hoses see the "What is a heated CPAP hose?" article included in this FAQ section.
A few auto-titrating CPAPs and BiLevels require a pressure line sensor to detect breathing patterns and pressure needs. The sensor may be in the form of an adapter with narrow tubing attached or the narrow tubing is threaded inside the six foot hose. In both cases, one end of the narrow tubing is plugged into the machine. Those machines will not operate without the pressure line sensor.
A heated CPAP hose contains copper coils embedded in, or wrapped around, the hose. These coils are gently heated to conduct a constant temperature throughout the length of the hose. This enhances the comfort of the therapy and reduces or eliminates rainout caused by the water condensing as it travels through the hose to the mask.
Heated hoses are more expensive alternatives to cloth tubing insulation, but they prevent rainout in nearly all cases. The Hybernite Rainout Control System is a stand alone option that can be used with any machine to prevent rainout and increase delivered humidification.
Some manufacturers have developed heated hoses to work specifically with select machines in their product lines. The ClimateLineAir™ Heated Tube for AirSense™ 10 and AirCurve™ 10 Machines is an example of a heated hose used by the AirSense™ 10 and AirCurve™ 10 Machines.
Here are some heated hoses we carry:
ClimateLine™ Tubing for S9™ and H5i™ Climate Control System
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.
Here are some hose covers we carry:
Tubing Wrap for AirSense™ 10, AirCurve™ 10, and S9 Series SlimLine™ Tubing
Respironics Insulated Hose Cover
ResMed Zippered Tubing Wrap
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Solutions to rainout include raising the temperature of your bedroom, insulating your tubing with a Snugglehose, or purchasing a CPAP machine with an integrated heated hose.
Your CPAP hose will last longer if it is detached every morning and hung to air dry.
Drying the hose each morning will also prevent bacteria from growing in the damp interior and help reduce the possibility of colds and other health issues. Remember, what is in the hose goes into the airway.
If you are not drying the hose daily, then be sure to replace the hose very frequently as negative health issues will result!
Hose care tips:
- Remove the hose by gripping the end or cuff, not the hose itself
- Hang the hose to dry after each use
- Wash hose weekly to avoid residue and maintain health
- Protect the hose from curious pets
Hose care tools:
- A Hose Quick Connect helps the tube to easily disconnect from the humidifier
- Purdoux Mask and Hose Soap is specially formulated mild soap designed to clean a CPAP hose and mask.
- The Tube Cleaning System is a tube care kit to rinse, soak and dry the hose.
- The CPAP Tube Brush Second Gen is used to scrub the inside of a tube. It is available for both slim line and standard diameter hoses.
- The Republic of Sleep Hose Cover wraps the length of the tube in soft fleece material. Although its intention is to help reduce rainout (water collecting in the tube) many CPAP users report it deters pets from using the hose as a chew toy.
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Signs of wear include dry, cracked places on the inside lining or on the rubber ends; "stretch marks" near the rubber ends; mineral deposits or mold from water left inside the hose; or a visible puncture or tear in the material.
There are a few ways to keep from getting tangled up in your CPAP tubing. Try running your CPAP hose behind the headboard of your bed. Also, there are several types of suspension systems we carry here at CPAP.com. You can see the different types of Hose Management Systems under our Comfort & Cleaning section. One example is the HoseBuddy Tangle Free CPAP Hose Suspension System:
Here are some items we recommend that may help with hose comfort:
CPAP Hose Lift
HoseBuddy
Tube Management Clip
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I have another one I have used for more than 10 years. I have cleaned it in the washing machine/dryer repeatedly. I always use my SnuggleHose cover. The cover makes the hose less intrusive when I go to sleep, and helps to reduce condensation in the hose in the winter. I heartily recommend it to all CPAP users.
I use the 10 foot long hose snuggler because I use a 10 foot long hose. I like the hose snuggler as it decreases the noise of the hose.
This product works fine, as described. The only problem with it is that it is pretty tough to get the air hose back inside it after you take the hose out for cleaning. To do this conveniently I use a 30 inch length of 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe. It's a snug fit but I can slip the SnuggleHose over this pipe, bunching it up tightly. Then use the pipe to slip it back over the air hose later.
The features of this machine are great. But the quality of the machine's parts are less than poor. Everything keeps breaking. Very poorly made obviously. For the price you pay for this machine you will keep putting money into it to replace parts that keep breaking. Like the water chamber, that keeps leaking and the filter door cover that keeps breaking. Judging from the reviews of these parts I am not the only one. These seem to be an ongoing problem. I would understand if the machine were used hard, but it just sits there. Things break for no reason what so ever. It's crazy!! And good luck with trying to contact ResMed about their crappy products. Evidently they know it's crappy and don't want people complaining. I would advise going with another company and another cpap machine.
I was skeptical at first as to whether I really needed this item so I didn't put it on my hose at first. Second night of using my machine with the humidifier, my hose started gurgling. WELP...you know what that means! Dried out the hose and installed the Snugglehose. Hasn't happened since. Nothing more to say...
The hose cover is cozy. It reminds me of those car seat covers that make your car seats nice and warm without being sticky.
I am very satisfied with this hose cover. Thank you for the prompt delivery.
I like these, they make the hose "disappear" when sleeping
This product does a good job of insulating the hose to prevent condensation...and I love the soft feel of the fabric compared to the cold, hard hose. The fabric also prevents the hose from sliding off the bed easily. It's also easy to put on and take off the hose for cleaning. Very pleased.
This is a good addition to your setup. Makes the hose much comfier
Why would you want the noise of clinical tubing or a cold hose touching you? Get it! PS.....tried to make my own-----this is way superior and cheaper!
Hard to find a 10 ft hose cover. Glad to find one and it is very soft!
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