Another Cold question

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katztoy
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Another Cold question

Post by katztoy » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:57 pm

I have had a cold now for a couple of weeks, I swear I can't kick it. I have noticed that as my nose is more plugged and/or I'm coughing a lot my ahi goes up. This makes sense but does anyone have any suggestions for handling this? Do you raise the pressure? or just deal? My ahi has gone up from a 1.2 to a nearly 5 over the last several weeks.

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Re: Another Cold question

Post by Wulfman » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:04 pm

Depending on what setting your (CPAP) humidifier is set to, you might try turning it down or Off.
Too much humidity can exacerbate the nasal congestion.
Do you do nasal cleansing/rinses before bedtime?


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katztoy
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Re: Another Cold question

Post by katztoy » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:24 pm

I have it set to 3 right now. I do a saline wash at night before bed. I'll have to turn it down and see what happens!

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