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Smoking Room Didn't Use CPAP
So I checked into a hotel last night and could only get the smoking room because that was the last one available. As soon as I opened the door, i was hit by a thick odor of smoke. sort of like an ashtray. rather than risk getting that smell/odor into the cpap machine, i just went without using the cpap last night, which led to other problems, but...
... would you guys do the same thing, or is there an easy way to get a smoke smell out of a cpap machine once it's in there?
... would you guys do the same thing, or is there an easy way to get a smoke smell out of a cpap machine once it's in there?
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lyons on
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Mike,
Sorry for your hardship, but being a smoker I can't help you.
I stay in a smoking room when I travel, but of course, I can't detect the odor.
You have the filter on your machine which should remove 80% + of the odor. You could also use the aromatherapy strips available.
Smoking isn’t your worst enemy in motels these days. The druggies are using them to manufacture methamphetamine in. It doesn’t matter what chain or cost of the room, they are using them all.
The residual residue from it’s manufacturing is totally undetectable with out the proper devices and chemicals. It is however, absorbable thru the skin and inhalation.
Several larger chains have even hired decontamination firms to clean their facilities instead of the regular staff.
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Permalink Reply by Nat Pike on
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Smoking or other odors, I've noticed my machine retains the smell of wherever I travelled. Sometimes it's just an odd unfamiliarity; other times it is something bothersome like smoke or mildew.
My solution: burn an incense "flavor" that I like on my first night back. I'm partial to sandalwood or frankincense, but it gives me a nice scent for the night (and some times a couple of nights after), and completely wipes out the odd smells from the road.
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Permalink Reply by BeeAsleep on
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I think I would have left the CPAP in the car, or I would have slept in the car with the CPAP. Having asthma and being super sensitive to smoke, I would have been sleeping in the car or the lobby floor. But I wouldn't have risked having smoke in my CPAP.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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I actually did leave the CPAP in the car, and didn't risk it. In the future I'll insist on staying in a hotel with a non-smoking room available only. Thought it wouldn't have been such a big deal, but with the CPAP it is.
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Permalink Reply by amott1973 on
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Ugh, I'm with you. I'd leave and sleep in the car rather than stay in a smoking room. I'm so allergic to smoke it's not even funny. 10 minutes in that room would have knocked me out for 2 weeks with asthma and bronchitis. I'll be sure to make reservations ahead of time now that you bring this up!
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