Congestion and humidity - a simple poll

englandsf · Post by **englandsf** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:08 am

Just trying to prove or disprove the adage that humidity helps ease congestion for the majority of CPAP users...

grayghost4 · Post by **grayghost4** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:46 am

you are missing an option

Humidity has no affect on my congestion

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:39 pm

And there's nothing about how it's affected by local conditions, climate, season, or if you use a room humidifier at some time to add to it. It's just not comprehensive.

englandsf · Post by **englandsf** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:43 pm

Trying to keep it simple, but could have done better. Can't edit a poll I don't think - for obvious reasons

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:55 pm

I found my sweet spot. Luckily, the Auto and my Climateline handles what it needs to.

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:39 pm

Poll limited to only those that suffer with congestion. I've never had congestion in the 8 years I've used CPAP.

Gasper62 · Post by **Gasper62** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:44 pm

Uh, "more" than what ? FWIW, I read about some people using up a full reservoir of water in 4-5 hours time. If I inhaled that much water vapor in that amount of time, I'd feel like I was waterlogged and suffering double pneumonia.

Gregzeng3 · Post by **Gregzeng3** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:20 am

100 per cent humidity from my current CPAP setup. Nose needs cleaning before the cpap face mask is used. If there is mask leaking, the nasal passages can become dry, hardening the nasal . mucus linings

If the mucus is thick and/ or streaming in large quantities, that is an unhealthy result of poor health. Irritants, infections, or psychological. ...

If the mucus is colored, or with contamination, nasal cleansing might help. It is part of my normal bedtime routine.

The major reason for nasal congestion for myself is mask movement
This allows poor humidification of the air. If my mouth opens outside of the mask, the air dries the nose and mouth passages. When I awake, this becomes very obvious.

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 11:37 am

Gregzeng3 wrote:100 per cent humidity from my current CPAP setup. Nose needs cleaning before the cpap face mask is used. If there is mask leaking, the nasal passages can become dry, hardening the nasal . mucus linings

If the mucus is thick and/ or streaming in large quantities, that is an unhealthy result of poor health. Irritants, infections, or psychological. ...

If the mucus is colored, or with contamination, nasal cleansing might help. It is part of my normal bedtime routine.

The major reason for nasal congestion for myself is mask movement
This allows poor humidification of the air. If my mouth opens outside of the mask, the air dries the nose and mouth passages. When I awake, this becomes very obvious.

What happens during the day when you are breathing this same air without the benefit of air filtration and humidity.

hegel · Post by **hegel** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 3:51 pm

I assumed you meant congestion from having a cold...??? I'm curious about more/less humidity when your nose is plugged up from a cold. Assuming that you can start out with a relatively mucous free nose when you lie down. I think that more humidity helps me here...but I'm not sure. and yes I have a full face mask for these times (well, an amara view.)

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 4:17 pm

englandsf wrote:Just trying to prove or disprove the adage that humidity helps ease congestion for the majority of CPAP users...

OK...443 people have looked at this poll and 19 have voted...NOW...What has it proved or disproved, aside from the fact that Polls are useless.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Fri Dec 25, 2015 4:46 pm

LSAT wrote:
englandsf wrote:Just trying to prove or disprove the adage that humidity helps ease congestion for the majority of CPAP users...
OK...443 people have looked at this poll and 19 have voted...NOW...What has it proved or disproved, aside from the fact that Polls are useless.

It could mean that the rest didn't fit into the options.

TheDuke · Post by **TheDuke** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:28 pm

High humidity has definitely helped my nasal congestion.

Wulfman... · Post by **Wulfman...** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:51 pm

LSAT wrote:
englandsf wrote:Just trying to prove or disprove the adage that humidity helps ease congestion for the majority of CPAP users...
OK...443 people have looked at this poll and 19 have voted...NOW...What has it proved or disproved, aside from the fact that Polls are useless.

Most of it is probably the 19 that voted rechecking the thread every time it receives a vote and is bumped to the top of the thread list.

Den

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russmac · Post by **russmac** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:03 pm

I didn't complete the poll because I have always used used humidity and never adjusted it. I don't know any different so I can't see whether I like something else better. But, in the 4 years that I have been using my machine, I have thought many times about how I don't seem to stay congested very long from a cold. It seems like the air flow from the mask will often get rid of it by morning. I can't prove it, but it sure seems like using the machine clears nasal passages.

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