Does anyone NOT use a humidifier?

[rested gal]

I suspect you'll KNOW when you need it. It's a personal thing: some need it, some don't. Some use high humidifier settings, others just use passover mode.

Exactly.

I'm one who happens to need humidification. If I try to go without it, my nostrils sting and burn. I don't have to turn the humidifier heat up much. A very low heat setting works fine for me. But I do need just that little bit of extra humidification.

Nan, if I were buying any machine, I'd buy it without its proprietary humidifier. I'd get a separate Fisher & Paykel HC 150 heated humidifier instead. The F&P HC 150 can be used with any brand of cpap/autopap/bilevel machine. With a separate heated humidifier, you're never tied down to using only a particular brand/model of humidifier with your machine. If you ever get yet another machine of another brand, the separate F&P humidifier will work with them all.

I'd especially NOT want the M series integrated humidifier for Respironics M series machines. I'd definitely want to get a separate F&P humidifier to use with an M series machine.

I've used a F&P heated humidifier for years -- with quite a few different brands and models of cpap/autopap/bilevels. Works great!

[fadedgirl]

I do not use a humidifier. That very last thing I want in my lungs is more humidity. I'd pay good money for a cpap that had a dehumidifier attachment.

I spent all summer in the desert and still didn't need or want to use one, and I did hook it up at first because I figured "I'm in the desert, I must need it". Blech, cannot stand it.

I do use a heated hose. I tried not using that for a couple of nights recently, and that was not nice. I am definitely accustomed to a warmer air coming through the hose, I just want it dry as possible.

[john5757]

The first fours years of CPAP I could not stand to use a humidifier but now days I use one full time with no heat.

[snuginarug]

As others have mentioned, it is very individual. But it is possible to survive with out a humidifier. I hate it. I tried it once, just in pass over mode . It was awful, it made me so congested I had to give up for the entire night. Ugh. I'd suggest just trying it out without the humidifier, see how it works for you. Let us know how it goes!

[dtsm]

Tried it for 2 days, total waste. In winter, i use a room humidifier to adjust for dryness in air.
Others need it....think it's a matter of personal choice.

By the way, if anyone needs the ResMed h4i humidaire heated humidifier I've got 2 for sale. One is brand new, the other is the one mentioned above - used for day days. PM me....

[dspeed]

I switch back and forth a lot here in Southeast New Mexico. (Been using a clunky old CPAP for about 5 years)

When it's hot in the summer, I usually don't use either heat or humidity.
When it's cold (and we keep the house cold (<60) at night) heat and humidity help the sinus a lot.
When it's dry, I sometimes use the humidifier with no heat.

I rarely take my current humidifier when traveling - too much hassle.

Dave

[ppharman]

I have two M-series machines. The one at home has a humidifier which I use on the lowest heated position. I have had some condensation issues, but they are manageable. On my boat a humidifier just does not work well because of the colder water that the boat floats in (serious condensation issues). On the boat I do not use any humidifier. I do fine with or without the humidifier.

Not having a humidifier has the following advantages; occupies less space, no jug of distilled water to store, and consumes much less power from the boat batteries. Space on a boat is always at a premium, and power conservation on a boat is almost a must.

Pat

[Rjaye]

Rested Gal wrote:

if I were buying any machine, I'd buy it without its proprietary humidifier. I'd get a separate Fisher & Paykel HC 150 heated humidifier instead. The F&P HC 150 can be used with any brand of cpap/autopap/bilevel machine. With a separate heated humidifier, you're never tied down to using only a particular brand/model of humidifier with your machine. If you ever get yet another machine of another brand, the separate F&P humidifier will work with them all.

That's good to know. I have a RemStar Auto, and I don't need a humidifier at this point, but I may be moving to a drier climate, and wondered about that.

Why do you not like the Respironics humidifier? Just wondering.

[kevinmartinburke@yahoo.ie]

Hi
Ive been using cpap for the last 18 years and been through a fair few machines ive never used a humidifer and learned to live without it easily enough
give it a few nights without it and see how you get on i have found everything to do with the cpap is just a matter of getting used to it
it gets easier over time

[JohnBFisher]

Likewise, 20 years ago a heated humidifier was NOT an option. I learned to not use one. About ten years ago, I purchased a passover humidifier, which helped during the winter months. About three or four years ago I got a new system that had an integrated humidifier. My current ASV unit, which I acquired one year ago includes an integrated humidifier. Frankly, I only use it during the winter months when the humidity drops. Most of the time I do not use one. But then we live in a more humid part of the country / world. If I lived in an arid area, I would always use a humdifier.

[XSnorer]

I rarely use the humidifier and if I do use it it would be in passover mode. Generally this occurs during low humidity days in the winter as noted above.

This question looks to be a good candidate for conversion into a poll question....

[Mebake]

Never a day without

[Mimmie]

I only use it when I am sick or when my room gets too cold in the winter.