POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

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How much do you use your humidifier?????

25% of the time
9
3%
50% of the time
9
3%
75% of the time
12
4%
100% of the time
213
78%
Never use it
29
11%
 
Total votes: 272

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Lou Cypher
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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by Lou Cypher » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:51 pm

Use mine 100% of the time. Setting = 4. Anything less and I am dried out by morning...

Must be the weather in my area.....

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by KITTYPLAY » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:02 pm

i use my humidifier every night. since it's connected to the cpap, I thought that's what's it there for..to be used

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by Jason S. » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 am

Nightly at a setting near 2.0 Otherwise a REALLY dry mouth.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by Section1 » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:30 am

When I first started CPAP I used it but for the last few months I haven't. Now I don't even miss it. I expected to have some trouble like dry sinus but it wasn't the case. I don't plan on using it but wouldn't get rid of it just in case.

I live in KY.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by late4work » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:22 pm

Depends on the season. Here in PA it's humid enough during the summer that I don't need it at all. Come fall, when the home heating system is fired up, the indoor humidity drops and I need to use a 2 or 3 setting. During the coldest and driest days midwinter, I sometimes use 4, but rainout is often a problem at that setting.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by roster » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:46 pm

late4work wrote:Depends on the season. Here in PA it's humid enough during the summer that I don't need it at all. Come fall, when the home heating system is fired up, the indoor humidity drops and I need to use a 2 or 3 setting. During the coldest and driest days midwinter, I sometimes use 4, but rainout is often a problem at that setting.
About the same pattern of usage in NC. My usage is inversely related to the relative humidity of the bedroom.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by pagetc » Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:32 pm

I have used a lot of different masks. I have found that I always use a humidifier with nasal pillows . I often use a mask with nasal cushion . I never need a mask with full face or hybrid .
Since regular full face is a killer on the bridge of the nose , presents leakage around the eyes , and gives me an extra smile line wrinkle , I pretty much stick to the hybrid. Unfortunately it took a lot of getting used to for me to get the leaks right . The secret for me was a safety pin tightening up the strap across the top of the head . Now, (after about 5 years of experimenting with different masks and options) no more problems at all .

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by raggedykat » Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:42 pm

Must be the weather in my area
Lou - I miss that weather. I am from Ohio - 40 miles west of Pittsburgh and I sure miss it!
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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by Too tall » Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:11 pm

I tried using it when I first got the cpap but found it to not be helpful so I quit using it.
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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by LSAT » Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:50 pm

Too tall wrote:I tried using it when I first got the cpap but found it to not be helpful so I quit using it.
Good for you...... responding to a 6 year old poll and post.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by Goofproof » Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:05 pm

Very informative info, I don't know how we could live without important info like this. If it wasn't for the POLLLOCKS, we'd never get any useful info, better late than never.

To add to this wealth of must have info, I'll post mine, I use mine all night every night, 2 years ago I even put distilled water in it, and turned it on, now I just use it dry. Feel free to return your seats to the upright position, and go on the the next useless poll. Jim
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Don't use the humidifier, but do use the chamber.

Post by Physician » Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:54 pm

Kantou wrote:try to estimate your humidifier usage!

I use the humidifier CHAMBER so that ClimateLine tubing can be used. I never add water to the chamber. Have never found the need for humidification, but having warmer inhaled air during Winter is nice.

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Re: POLL-How much do you use your humidifier????

Post by 49er » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:21 am

LSAT wrote:
Too tall wrote:I tried using it when I first got the cpap but found it to not be helpful so I quit using it.
Good for you...... responding to a 6 year old poll and post.
And that means ten years in prison for Too tall for that heinous crime.