Comments on: On the origin of CPAP snot. https://habitablezone.com/2022/03/12/on-the-origin-of-cpap-snot/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2022/03/12/on-the-origin-of-cpap-snot/#comment-48807 ER Sun, 13 Mar 2022 15:43:13 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=92354#comment-48807 Whether it is as pure as advertised I do not know. It is ironic that the supposedly sterile medical equipment of an amateur astrobiologist is a habitat for extremophiles. Thanks for the reference. It was enlightening. Whether it is as pure as advertised I do not know.

It is ironic that the supposedly sterile medical equipment of an amateur astrobiologist is a habitat for extremophiles.

Thanks for the reference. It was enlightening.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2022/03/12/on-the-origin-of-cpap-snot/#comment-48805 podrock Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:40:05 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=92354#comment-48805 that those things don't have a built in UV sterilizing light. Where do you get your distilled water? Have you considered making your own? About a hundred bucks will get you a decent electric still. There was a post on local social media with someone with a CPAP who could not find distilled water in the store due to the supply issues. Might be a good idea. Microwaving the water might help? It might be interesting to grow a culture? Is there a local lab that might do that? Given where you live, I would suppose the moist air is full of all kinds of interesting bacteria / fungus. Update: Microbial life at extremely low nutrient levels <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11537832/" rel="nofollow">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11537832/</a> that those things don’t have a built in UV sterilizing light.

Where do you get your distilled water? Have you considered making your own? About a hundred bucks will get you a decent electric still. There was a post on local social media with someone with a CPAP who could not find distilled water in the store due to the supply issues. Might be a good idea. Microwaving the water might help?

It might be interesting to grow a culture? Is there a local lab that might do that?

Given where you live, I would suppose the moist air is full of all kinds of interesting bacteria / fungus.

Update: Microbial life at extremely low nutrient levels https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11537832/

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