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SnuggleHose Cover for Breeze & Swift Overview
The SnuggleHose Cover for Short Mask Tubes helps reduce condensation inside the hose and minimizes sleep disruptions for those who use masks with short tubes.
Learn More About the SnuggleHose Cover for Short Mask Tubes:
- Soft to the Touch and Helps Improve Sleep Therapy Compliance
- Reduces Condensation Inside the Hose
The shade of the SnuggleHose may vary slightly from the color shown, but the product and its performance are not impacted.
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Soft to the Touch and Helps Improve Sleep Therapy Compliance
The hose cover is made with a soft polyester fleece that fits over the hose and secures with Velcro. The exterior of the cover, on the other hand, improves compliance by helping reduce the appearance of medical equipment.
What’s Included:
- One Polyester Fleece SnuggleHose Cover for Short Mask Tubes
This product does not include a hose or any mask parts. It is the hose cover only.
Cleaning Instructions:
The SnuggleHose Cover for Short Mask Tubes 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 dedicates bag.
Alternatively the SnuggleHose Cover for Short Mask Tubes 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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First time use of this product. Much more comfortable than without.
Good product and price
I first bought the six foot hose cover to keep the cold plastic off my face. I realized that the plastic hose from the face mask was still uncovered and resting on my chin or cheek. This little cover completed the task. Highly recommend.
Excellent. The correct length, easy to get on, nicely soft, and helps avoid a cold nose if you are not using a heated hose system.
If covering hose then mask also
I ordered this hose cover because it says it helps get rid of condensation on the mask, and I have a horrible time with that. The cover works great! I have not had any condensation in my mask since putting this on the hose. However, it is about half an inch too short for my likes. I have made it work by tightening the velcro straps as tight as possible around the ends of the hose. This is well worth the money.
Great Product
Solves the problem of rain out from my short hose. Hope to be able to purchase this product in a multi pack in the future !!!
I have been very disappointed in this product.
I bought these for my daughter to use since she also is on a CPAP machine She just loves them
Its a little long for my Opus tube. So you have to bunch it up on the short tube to get it to fit.
Good for the price
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