Hot Air Blowing through mask???

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katkarotsy
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Hot Air Blowing through mask???

Post by katkarotsy » Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:07 am

hi i was wondering.... how come my mask is like blowing hot air though?? ive never had this problem before..... but yet i do remembering..... way last winter i also to had the same problem...... but yet i went to an a a another room with my cpap machine and also the hot ait blowing through my mask has begin to get cooler.... sooo anyhoo.... well since ive been using my cpap machine (or at least TRYING to rememembering to put it on at night cause imma ONLY 21 yrs old and i was diagnosed with sleep apnea like in 2015 when i was at the age of 21 yrs old plus with my asthma too...) but yet when the winter came into my state i rememembering that one winter night it had gotten so cold that my ma had to turn the heater on sooooooo she did and also... not only that ive had hot air blowing through my mask...... had came back and yet i cannnot move into an a a another room since our other 2 bedrooms have like an a a bunchie of stuff in it :'( but yet to make it worse.... IMMA RIGHT BY THE STUPID HEATER VENT!!!!! and yea i know right?? not an a a good idea either.... sooo anyhoo.... i went to see if everything was aok on my cpap machine to make sure there WASNT no leaks or nothing.... EVERYTHING seemed to be AOK but yet i dont know why there is hot air blowig through my mask?? @.@ i still dont have NO IDEA of why it does that?? but since that winter night.... i stopped using it... but then last night about 9pm or so i decided to use it once an a a again to see if the hot air was going to come again... and sure enough it did come back.... id thought it was going to pass since ive havent used it for like an a a since december of 2015..... but soooo as ive waited i went to sleep.... (while the hot air was till blowing through my mask) and all of suddenly... i woke up around...3am this morning..... i woke up SO SO SO TIRED..... and yet ive wanted to go back to bed..... yet i knew i had to stay up and now it is currently like. 5:07am as imma typing this... IF anyone could help me firgure out this problem would be AWESOME!!!

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Re: Hot Air Blowing through mask???

Post by JDS74 » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:37 am

I think you have the incorrect CPAP machine selected in your profile.

Remove the water chamber from the machine and then turn it over and look on the bottom of the blower unit (the one with the dials) and look for model number. Something like REFxxx where the xxx is the model number.
The model number is likely to be one of 260, 460, or 560.

You probably have a model with a heated humidifier which warms the air to keep condensation out of the tube.
So the humidifier should be the one that is called Heated Humidifier with heated hose.

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Re: Hot Air Blowing through mask???

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:42 am

Maybe your cpap is right next to the heat vent.
Can you put your cpap and pillow at the other end of your bed, so your FEET will be warm?

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Re: Hot Air Blowing through mask???

Post by herefishy » Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:58 am

You need to rearrange your furniture so you're not right next to the heater, and also investigate your machine, which probably has an adjustment to heat the hose so the air will be warmer.

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Re: Hot Air Blowing through mask???

Post by GettingBetter » Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:21 am

katkarotsy wrote:hi i was wondering.... how come my mask is like blowing hot air though?? ive never had this problem before..... but yet i do remembering..... way last winter i also to had the same problem...... but yet i went to an a a another room with my cpap machine and also the hot ait blowing through my mask has begin to get cooler.... sooo anyhoo.... well since ive been using my cpap machine (or at least TRYING to rememembering to put it on at night cause imma ONLY 21 yrs old and i was diagnosed with sleep apnea like in 2015 when i was at the age of 21 yrs old plus with my asthma too...) but yet when the winter came into my state i rememembering that one winter night it had gotten so cold that my ma had to turn the heater on sooooooo she did and also... not only that ive had hot air blowing through my mask...... had came back and yet i cannnot move into an a a another room since our other 2 bedrooms have like an a a bunchie of stuff in it :'( but yet to make it worse.... IMMA RIGHT BY THE STUPID HEATER VENT!!!!! and yea i know right?? not an a a good idea either.... sooo anyhoo.... i went to see if everything was aok on my cpap machine to make sure there WASNT no leaks or nothing.... EVERYTHING seemed to be AOK but yet i dont know why there is hot air blowig through my mask?? @.@ i still dont have NO IDEA of why it does that?? but since that winter night.... i stopped using it... but then last night about 9pm or so i decided to use it once an a a again to see if the hot air was going to come again... and sure enough it did come back.... id thought it was going to pass since ive havent used it for like an a a since december of 2015..... but soooo as ive waited i went to sleep.... (while the hot air was till blowing through my mask) and all of suddenly... i woke up around...3am this morning..... i woke up SO SO SO TIRED..... and yet ive wanted to go back to bed..... yet i knew i had to stay up and now it is currently like. 5:07am as imma typing this... IF anyone could help me firgure out this problem would be AWESOME!!!
Hey Kat in Iowa,

Sorry you're having problems. Definitely need to do some re-arranging for the heat vent problem.

The other thing is you need to wear that mask every time you sleep. Every time. That's not just me trying to be the boss of you. I can't do that anyway. It is about helping a young woman that needs to take care of herself. Wearing that mask is not only important for your health, it is a big part of your well being. When rested emotions are less likely to fray over little things, you will feel more balanced. Wearing the mask is a way to practice self care and show yourself you are important, because you are Kat. So wear that mask, okay? Please?

Work on getting used to the mask by wearing it watching tv or working on the computer or playing video games. Fix that hot air problem like a boss and get it goin' on!

Hope all works out.

Kind regards,
GB