new user swollen puffy eyes sneezing

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livingstone
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new user swollen puffy eyes sneezing

Post by livingstone » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:06 pm

Hi,
I'm a new user. nasal pillow mask. I wake up sneezing, runny nose, and swollen eyes. Any remedies?
Thanks

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pickuptruck
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Re: new user swollen puffy eyes sneezing

Post by pickuptruck » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:57 pm

You need to adjust the humidity. Some people need more some less. Need to adjust for your comfort level. Also ambient room humidity makes a huge difference.

livingstone
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Re: new user swollen puffy eyes sneezing

Post by livingstone » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:46 pm

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I have tried adjusting the humidity. Setting it on higher setting seems to make it worse. Currently I have it set on 1 which is the lowest setting. Is it o.k. to use no humidity?
I am very frustrated. Can't seem to keep the mask on over 3-4 hours per night. Humidity in the room is around 35%. I'm wondering if anyone has had similar issues and what they have done to resolve it. I have noticed some posts on this board asking similar questions but no answers to what they have found to resolve the problem.

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pickuptruck
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Re: new user swollen puffy eyes sneezing

Post by pickuptruck » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:13 pm

It will not hurt anything to run the humidifier at 0. With enough room humidity you might want to leave the water tank empty with it set at 0.