I'm a newbie and found this sight because of the same problem. I was told that having the humidity to high can actually make things worse. I had mine maxed out like you. I turned it down and yes, it seems to have helped. I'm still experimenting with different settings. I also tighened up my mask the...

Dave and all, I'm quite sure the issue is mouth breathing. Although the saliva flow decreases naturally during sleep, the bone-dry situation you describe must be mouth breathing. As I understand it, the full face masks are for mouth breathers. Rooster's take seems right on, but you still need to fi...

Try Oasis, it is at most pharmacies. An oral surgeon told me about it. I have used it for a couple of years and it helps a lot. Supposed to keep Dry Mouth away for a couple hours or more. Dry Mouth can mess up your teeth (per dentists) so don't ignore it. Could you tell me what "oasis" is please?

Thank you to all that replied to my post. I still need advice. I am still NEW to this website and am finding it hard to use. I am NOT a seasoned veteran with CPAP and am not a blogger or whatever other computer geek terms you can think of. I actually have a real job. So I don't like spending alot of...

Thank you for the reply and advice. The Dr suggested I do what you suggested, However his reasoning was that the heater was actually making the humidity evaporate to quickly. This didn't make alot of sense to me. I turned it down for a few hours but ended up turning it right back up because as you s...

Hello All, I have been using CPAP for about a year now. I have a ResMed "ELite" and use a full face mask- Mirage Quattro. I have been at 10 up until last week when they bumped it up to 12. It didn't seem like any difference to me. Anyhow, it seems like I can never get enough humidity out of the thin...