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101 people found this helpful
It really works--if you're willing to find your own "sweet spot"
By CheriJ on Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017
My first impression when I opened the package was along the lines of "what a piece of junk!" I'd been skeptical of buying this, because my husband had tried one himself a few years ago and threw it out after a few days of misery. But I'd been struggling for nearly 6 years to sleep with a CPAP without getting tangled up in the hose, and was desperate. I first set up the hose holder as shown in the website picture, and it wouldn't stay in place--each time I moved, the base would wiggle around and end up falling to the floor. So I started experimenting with positioning it, and found that if I placed it at the head of the bed, behind my pillow (with the base between the mattress and box springs, of course), and the top angled off towards my CPAP machine, it works great. In addition to previously getting tangled up in the hose--as I'm an extremely restless sleeper who prefers sleeping on my stomach--a major problem was that as I would change position, the hose would rub over the edges of the nightstand and/or headboard, making a noise that sounded somewhat like running a stick along a picket fence: a loud TICKTICKTICKTICK that would yank me straight out of the deepest sleep. I'm thrilled to say that the hose is now elevated enough that in the 2 months I've been using it, I haven't heard that sound once! I'll admit it does look somewhat like an instrument of torture, and I wish it was a bit more substantial, as I'm wondering how long the elastic will hold up. But in the meantime, I'm exceedingly happy to be getting the best sleep I've had in at least a decade. [P.S. I know I'm not supposed to mention other products here, but I do want to note that at the same time I bought this hose holder, I also purchased a new CPAP pillow. I'm convinced it's the combination of these two items that's worked wonders for me. I'll be happy to tell you which pillow I bought if you're interested--just add a comment and I'll respond.]
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16 people found this helpful
Great idea, worked while it lasted - needs more engineering.
By R. Notarangelo on Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2018
Like with most people, I agree that this little contraption was a life changer. It was weird and difficult enough just getting used to sleeping with my new partner, my Resmed cpap, and this little piece of ingenuity made it that much more bearable. It did it's job. It kept my cpap hose up and away from me and it was very forgiving in the times that I would want to turn over or move in what limited area I had to move in being confined to the hose that was now basically keeping me able to breathe while I sleep. If you've ever put up a camping tent, the sectioned pieces of poles for this holder work basically the same way allowing you to take it apart, fold it up and put away each morning. Why I only gave it 3 stars is because the little elastic loop at the end which the hose goes through when it hangs down is poorly designed/created. It would become stretched out over time, becoming weak and frail to the point it just snapped - see picture. This makes the whole unit useless now and I will need to buy another one. I bought this one about 9 months ago so it didn't last quite a year..its a great concept and I loved it as it worked but I believe a bit more engineering on the looping mechanism that secures and holds the hose is needed. Perhaps if you kept the holder up each morning and never removed the hose then perhaps the loop wouldn't become stretched out and weak but you need to clean the hose regularly and if you don't mind your bed looking like a hospital bed in a hospital room with the hose attached and dangling during the day then perhaps the loop would last longer. I suppose if you plan on never removing the hose and keeping the holder up and together and never dismantling it then I guess it would last longer. But in reality, you do need to remove the hose especially to regularly clean it.
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