Humidifier settings ?

Hurricane · Post by **Hurricane** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:35 am

Keep my room 64 degrees at night, keep my humidifier set at #3 setting, DME delivered new mask a couple weeks ago and noticed my humid. set at #3 and said I would be better set between 1-2, I don't experience any rainout, have a hose cover, yet i still get a dry mouth sometimes during the nite, my numbers are good 0.7 on the AHI, snore index is low, curious as to what numbers others are setting their humidifiers on, or does too much humidity cause any health problems. I have in the past tried highest setting and didn't know if pumping a cup and a half of water down your nose was harmful in any way. input appreciated.
Hurricane

Severeena · Post by **Severeena** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:46 am

I would leave your setting where it is since you are not experiencing rainout, only dry mouth once in a while. You may want to turn it up a half to see if the dry mouth stops.

We know what we need not the DME's and at times doctors don't either.

Good luck.

cajapato · Post by **cajapato** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:50 am

I have settled comfortably on 3.5. I have no rain out nor dry mouth.

cajapato · Post by **cajapato** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:53 am

Severeena wrote:

We know what we need not the DME's and at times doctors don't either.

My DME delivered the unit to my house. He could not even get my mask together or show me how to wear it. He did manage to get my humidifier on the S8 and then could not remove. I took everything before he broke it and told him I would figure it out. No way would I heed any of his advice.

Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:04 pm

cajapato wrote:
Severeena wrote:

We know what we need not the DME's and at times doctors don't either.

My DME delivered the unit to my house. He could not even get my mask together or show me how to wear it. He did manage to get my humidifier on the S8 and then could not remove. I took everything before he broke it and told him I would figure it out. No way would I heed any of his advice.

Unfortunately that appears to be true in many cases. And these people are treating our life threatening illness? .......

DannyB · Post by **DannyB** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:34 pm

For me, higher is better--up to the point of rainout

roster · Post by **roster** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:48 pm

[quote="DannyB"]For me, higher is better--up to the point of rainout

KeziasPurr · Post by **KeziasPurr** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:02 pm

My humidifier is sometimes more trouble than it's worth. I can't fill it to the maximum fill line b/c water blows out like a spigot when my machine is on. I can only fill it halfway, therefore I have to fill it every night, if I want to have enough water to last until morning. I set my machine at 2 -3. Am I just being lazy??? When it's time to go to bed, I just want to get into bed and not have to worry about filling my tank again.

Anyone experience this with their Resmed humidifier?

WillSucceed · Post by **WillSucceed** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:04 pm

Hurricane wrote:

yet i still get a dry mouth sometimes during the nite,

Dry mouth is often an artifact of mouth breathing. You have not mentioned what your software (if you have it) says about leak rate. If you have software, take a look at the data and see if there were some nights that you had a higher leak rate, particularly just before you woke up; I'd bet that on the mornings that you wake with dry mouth, your leak rate is high, indicating that you might have been mouth breathing.

I don't believe that breathing overly-humid air can harm you, but it might be uncomfortable and wake you up. I find that if I have the humidity too high, I am awakened during the night thinking that the air is to warm and muggy. Since getting the Aussie Heated Hose, I have turned the humidifier down, use less water overall and have a great sleep.

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:11 pm

Dry mouth is often an artifact of mouth breathing

I think Will is right on. Opening the mouth with either a full-face or nasal only mask,
will dry out your mouth. Another problem is if you open your mouth with a
nasal only mask, your treatment will suffer.

Hurricane · Post by **Hurricane** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:58 pm

Yes Oldgearhead, I think your right about me mouth breathing, i thought I managed to learn how not to breath thru my mouth, but in my subconcious state I must be mouth breathing, I have a Ultra Mirage FFM, which I tried using that I thought I could mouth breath and not have any dry mouth, but as you say either mask mouth breathing will cause dryness if mouth is open, I'm guessing FFM you still get cpap benifit, I tried chin straps several found they didn't do much still my wife would say every so often I would sound like a motor boat puffing air thru my lips even though closed, still trying to go without tape, having a mustache. I'll get this down right one of these days.
Hurricane

pedroski · Post by **pedroski** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:07 pm

Hey bro,

I'm sensitive to the humidifier for some reason, and I love it cranked right up. I sleep better and feel heaps better the next day if I have it cranked. I use the Humidaire 3i and drain nearly the whole tank each night. I use a Swift and I'm one of the lucky ones who doesn't mouth breathe.

Good luck

Peter

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Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:17 pm

The HH is a comfort thing. Den and I use it as passover only, as we don't like heat. If I get extream congestion I tirn it on 1, but usually wake up and turn it off.

As far as dry mouth, It sounds like you are loosing your treatment out your mouth. A hh can't overcome that, a fire hose maybe, providing you can drink fast. Jim

Hurricane · Post by **Hurricane** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:34 pm

Hey Goofproof, I'm thinking of running a drip hose over my head with a timed trip device, better yet one of those novelty hats that you put your beer can in, and let gravity slowly give you a buzz, Headache yes, dry mouth no.

WillSucceed · Post by **WillSucceed** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:06 pm

Hurricane:
If you are using a FF and your mouth opens, you will still get some dry mouth, but can reduce this some by jacking up the humidity. You will likely get increased rainout in your hose & mask, but could reduce this considerably if you used the Aussie Heated Hose.

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