How do you prepare for change like daylight-savings time with CPAP?
If you’ve had your CPAP for more than a few months, you already know how frustrating it can be to have your routine changed. If this is your first time change with CPAP, you’re in luck for finding this before it happens. In fact, experts say that daylight-savings time can interrupt our sleep schedules, leading to possible:
- Circadian rhythms imbalances
- Social jet lag and mood disturbances
- Public health and safety risks from general sleep disturbances
And that’s without even focusing on needing a CPAP at night! We naturally align our sleep schedules with when it gets light and dark during the day, even when we’re using alarms to dictate when we’re awake. So changing the time makes our body feel off from when we should be tired or able to sleep. You’re already dealing with weather changes as the seasons change, but your CPAP settings and equipment may need adjustments for daylight-savings time, too. We’re here to guide you through weekend of the time change and beyond.
Here’s 4 tips for making your daylight-savings time CPAP experience easier:
1. Replace your supplies that you’ve been neglecting.
When your supplies are old, the therapy will become less and less effective. Because this happens slowly over time, most folks end up not noticing it. Instead, they will tighten their mask a little more, thinking they just need the seal a little closer.
Eventually this leads to over-tightening that can cause pain, marks, and the annoying “hot mask” feeling. The less comfortable your CPAP supplies are, the harder it is to stay compliant and get your CPAP benefits. You can avoid this by replacing your supplies with fresh ones every season, which lines up with most insurance-backed schedule.
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2. Have a machine that automatically adjusts for you.
Most alarms adjust on their own now, so why shouldn’t your CPAP? Your pressure needs vary through the night, but so do your comfort needs. Worry about that hour of sleep and not your CPAP settings, since new CPAP machines adjust themselves breath-by-breath. We prefer ResMed’s AirSense 11 AutoSet, which offers:
- Humidification: 7 levels of humidity and an optional heated tube ensures you don’t dry out
- EPR: Expiratory Pressure Relief reduces pressure upon exhale, avoiding high pressure mask leaks
- AutoRamp: Starts your sleep therapy at a low pressure so you fall asleep more comfortably
- Humidification: 7 levels of humidity and an optional heated tube ensures you don’t dry out
- EPR: Expiratory Pressure Relief reduces pressure upon exhale, avoiding high pressure mask leaks
- AutoRamp: Starts your sleep therapy at a low pressure so you fall asleep more comfortably
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3. Avoid seasonal allergens and illnesses by keeping your supplies clean.
The time change can alter your sleep routine pretty quickly. Plan for different lighting as you sleep and rise, but make sure you’re still keeping up with your CPAP schedule too! Weak seals and CPAP illnesses are big barriers to compliance. That’s why keeping your supplies clean can make or break CPAP therapy. The Lumin CPAP Sanitizer will handle it all with:
- Simple and Quick: Lumin kills 99% of bacteria in a one-touch 5 minute cycle
- UV Technology: specialized UV-C light source targets harmful bacteria, viruses, mold, and fungus
- Complete compatibility: No adapter needed
- Simple and Quick: Lumin kills 99% of bacteria in a one-touch 5 minute cycle
- UV Technology: specialized UV-C light source targets harmful bacteria, viruses, mold, and fungus
- Complete compatibility: No adapter needed
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4. Subscribe and save to be prepared for next change before it comes around.
Replacing your CPAP mask regularly is an important part of your therapy. Let daylight-savings time be the last time you worry about it! You can automate your recurring CPAP supplies so that you have the best possible CPAP experience, on time. Subscribing to a mask means you’ll receive it automatically, plus it will:
- Keep you healthier: Reduces germs, bacteria, and viruses on your CPAP
- Maximize the lifespan: No mask will be wasted and your therapy will be more effective
- Eliminate the hassle: Never worry about when you need to order a new mask
- Keep you healthier: Reduces germs, bacteria, and viruses on your CPAP
- Maximize the lifespan: No mask will be wasted and your therapy will be more effective
- Eliminate the hassle: Never worry about when you need to order a new mask
Save 15% on any mask you subscribe to!
