Do you use a C-PAP device? Well if you do, you probably know that it can be a source of bacterial overgrowth unless regularly cleaned.
For many years, patients have been using solutions of bleach, soap and water, and vinegar to clean their C-PAP machines. The problem is that these methods are not always effective.
So, different manufacturers have been busy making devices to clean C-PAP units. I want to report on one device that makes the most sense to me.
The device is called SoClean. You can see it at www.soclean.com. The reason I like it is because it uses ozone as the disinfectant. On the website, they refer to the ozone as “activated oxygen.” Whatever you want to call it, ozone is without doubt the best antibacterial cleanser of all. Here’s why.
First of all, because it is so powerful, ozone is able to kill all bacteria and viruses. Nothing escapes! And secondly, the microbes can’t become resistant to ozone like they can to other sanitizers. And because it is just oxygen, ozone is not going to be allergenic, harmful, or toxic like some sanitizing chemicals are.
So, if you are on C-PAP, and would like to have a device that can clean your equipment, it makes all the sense in the world to use the power of ozone to do it.