Seasonal Allergies and CPAP

HI,
I'm new to CPAP and have had great results over the last 3 months. My problem is with the warmer temps here in Arizona my allergies are starting. The last week I am stuffed up at night and feel bad in the morning for not getting sleep, are there and filters or other tips that can help? My doc says a dental mouth piece is the only thing he can recommend.

Thanks,

Tony in AZ

There are filters BUT you didn't specify your machine or mask type.

Cpap usually helps a lot with seasonal allergies because for 8 hours you are breathing clean filtered air. If you nose is stuffed you will probably want to use a full face mask so you can mouth breath if you have too. Doing a simple nasal rinse before bed time also helps.

Turn down your humidity setting - it's probably too high and that's what's congesting you.

After 3 months of successful therapy at whatever humidity you have been using I doubt that humidity setting is the main issue but you could try altering the amount of humidity being delivered to see if it helps or hurts the situation.
Some people need more humidity and some people need less humidity....so if you are already using a higher setting you might try a lower setting or if you are already using a lower setting you might try a higher humidity setting.
Humidity needs vary widely among individuals and it nothing more than personal preference.

If it is really allergy related then you do what you can to help alleviate the nasal congestion just like you would do if you weren't using a cpap machine. Whatever works for you and gives you some relief is what needs to be done. Talk to your doctor if you can't get a handle on things yourself because there are nasal sprays that will help.

Thanks for the feedback. My machine is the ResMed AirSense elite. Ill try adjusting the humidifier.