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A couple of months ago, I posted here asking how people manage their CPAP equipment, and the responses were genuinely helpful.
Your answers helped me understand how differently people manage their things like masks, cushions, filters, hoses and replacement parts, and I ended up building a very early prototype around some of what I learned.
I’m now looking for a handful of CPAP users who’d be willing to test it and give me honest feedback. I’m not selling anything. I mainly want to watch how real CPAP users interact with it, see what makes sense, what doesn’t, and whether it’s actually useful.
It should only take around 15 minutes.
If you’re interested in helping, leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll reach out.
Thanks again to everyone who helped with the original post. A lot of what you said genuinely shaped what I built.

I’ve been using my CPAP machine for about 2 years now and I’ve only replaced my cushion and air filter once. Never replaced tank and tube.
I still feel great and my therapy seems to be working well, so I’ve never really thought much about replacing things more frequently.
But now I’m wondering could replacing the cushion, filters, tubing etc. more regularly actually make a noticeable difference, even if I currently feel fine?
How often do you guys replace your CPAP equipment, and have you noticed a difference when you replace things?
Also, how do you actually know when something needs replacing?