Transcend AirFlex Lightweight CPAP Hose – 4 ft (1.2 m)

Transcend AirFlex Lightweight CPAP Hose, 1.2 m, New

The AirFlex is Somnetics' lightweight CPAP hose for the Transcend range, and this is the short one at 1.2 m. It carries standard 22 mm cuffs at both ends, so it connects to any CPAP device and any mask built to the 22 mm fitting rather than only to a Transcend machine.

Length is the whole decision here. A standard hose is 1.8 m, which is right when the machine sits on a bedside table across from the pillow. At 1.2 m there is a third less hose in the bed, and that changes three things. There is less weight hanging off the mask, so the seal is pulled less when the sleeper turns. There is less loose hose to coil around an arm or drop off the mattress and pull the mask sideways. And there is less tube surface for warm humid air to condense on, so rainout has less opportunity to collect.

It suits a machine that sits close: on a shelf behind the headboard, on a bedside cabinet within arm's reach, or clipped to a hose management arm above the pillow. It also suits travel, where 600 mm of hose saved is real space in a case and the machine is usually on whatever surface is nearest the bed. What it does not suit is a machine on the floor or on a table across the room, where 1.2 m simply will not reach and will tug at the mask all night trying.

The construction is flexible rather than ribbed and rigid, which is where the lightweight name comes from and why it tracks movement instead of resisting it. Somnetics also make the AirFlex in a 1.8 m length under catalogue number 503120 for anyone who finds the short hose too short. This hose is supplied new, and weekly cleaning is the maker's guidance.

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Features

• 1.2 m length, a third shorter than a standard hose, so there is less tube in the bed.
• Less weight hanging off the mask, so the seal is pulled less when the sleeper turns over.
• Less loose hose to coil around an arm, drop off the mattress or drag the mask sideways.
• Less tube surface for warm humid air to condense on, so rainout has less opportunity to collect.
• Standard 22 mm cuffs at both ends, fitting any CPAP device and mask built to that connection.
• Flexible rather than rigid construction, so the hose tracks movement instead of resisting it.
• Saves 600 mm of packed length against a standard hose, which is real space in a travel case.
• Suits a machine on a headboard shelf, a close bedside cabinet, or a hose management arm above the pillow.

Information on this page is provided for guidance and does not replace advice from a qualified clinician. Always read the manufacturer's instructions before use, and check that a device is suitable for the patient and the prescribed therapy.