Traveling is necessarily stressful to anyone, yet in the case of a user of a portable CPAP machine, there are some additional considerations. Traveling at a new time zone, sleeping in new bed, new place all the time, and so on, can make a therapy tricky unless you are ready. Fortunately, the portable CPAP machines are meant to facilitate the life of the travellers. With proper preparation, you will be able to keep the sleep schedule and have a pleasant staying at home or at the hotel.

 

Preparing Your Portable CPAP for Travel

It is better to ensure that your portable CPAP is packed before you go. Make sure that everything is clean and operating. Check your mask, tubing and filters and bring spares in case of a prolonged trip. A travel bag would be a good small one to keep all things in order so that nothing is lost to carry your device and the other accessories without any problem.

 

Another consideration is power. Hotels can be limited in the number of their outlets or the position of the outlets can not be favorable to your bedside arrangement. To eliminate that problem, one can pack a small extension cord or a surge protector. When going abroad, remember to carry the right plug adapters. Ensuring that you can have stable power wherever you are is the key to continuous therapy.

 

Setting Up in a Hotel Room

When you are there, the second thing to do is to set up your portable CPAP. Locate a flat and level surface close to an outlet. Ensure that the device is not too near the edge of the table or it is not obstructed by furniture to allow air to circulate freely. strapping on your mask and tubing to make them fit snugly and they will not become mangled with bedding. There might be a variation in the hotel pillows and mattresses compared to the home and as such, it will be good to have a time of experimenting with the positioning to avoid a leak or discomfort.

 

A cut out or grooved pillow to fit the mask and tubing is common among many travellers. This is used to ensure that the seal is not pulled or shifted during the night. Even minor changes such as this can bring a massive difference in comfort and effectiveness of therapy.

 

Maintaining Comfort and Hygiene

Carrying your portable CPAP with you also implies that you should be careful about keeping clean. Although it may seem that your hotel may offer easy-cleaning materials, you may carry your own disposable cleaning wipes or travel-size brush to clean the mask and tubing and make sure that nothing gets dirty. Rinsing the mask every day and deep washing at intervals will serve to minimize the bacteria count and keep your treatment process flowing well.

 

Hotel rooms may also be humid and hot. Should your portable CPAP have a built in humidifier or a water chamber as an option fill it with distilled water so that it does not accumulate minerals. Other travellers like to change the humidity of the room temperature to a certain degree to avoid the effects of dryness in the throat and nose.

 

Staying Consistent While Traveling

Consistency is one of the greatest problems that CPAP users face during traveling. Any few nights without therapy may cause fatigue and decrease the effect of the therapy. Luckily, the portable CPAP machines are meant to be easy and user-friendly and it is possible to continue doing your routine regardless of the place you are sleeping. After the set up, it is a second nature to plug in, set the mask and begin therapy even when in a hotel room.

 

It is also important to be consistent so that your body will adapt more quickly to new conditions. Although the room may be a new one, your daily therapy at night makes you wake up a fresh and prepared to get on with the day regardless of the location.

 

Enjoying Sleep Anywhere

Tourism does not imply depriving oneself of sleep or comfort. Therapy is more than ever easy to maintain with a portable CPAP machine. At home to hotels, the proper preparation, installation and minor alterations make you spend your peaceful nights with no reservations. Always act on a regular basis and take care of your device anywhere, these ways will help you to travel without fear since you know you can sleep at any time.