Greetings!
So I'm relatively new to using a CPAP, started back in December. I have the Airsense 11 with a heated tube and full face mask (ResMed AirFit N20). I live in the Northeast US where it is pretty cold right now. House is typically dry from the heat running. I set the humidity to 5 out of 8 possible (finding I can't really go much higher without rain out) and have kept the tube setting a bit high (around 82 degrees). I thought warm moist air would be best given it is winter. However, here's my issue: every day I wake up with some extra phlegm in the back of my throat that just continues to be produced all day. It's like when you are at the end of a cold and are almost over it, but not quite. I'm not necessarily stuffed up or heavily congested, just a runny nose and phlegmy at the back of my throat all day. This has been going on ever since I started. I figure it must have something to do with my settings and don't know what I should try next.
So what is your sage advice? In cold dry weather, should you have the humidity up this high, or do I have it too high? What about the tube temp? If the tube temp is high are you more or less likely to get rain out with a high humidity level? I'm wondering how these two elements work together and what settings you tend to use in such winter weather when everything is cold and dry.
Thanks!
Good guide for setting humidity and tube temp in NE dry winter? AirSense 11 machine
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