First Night....Sore throat.

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:39 am

I got all of the new equipment yesterday around 5 pm. Went and got my distilled water with cpap dreams racing through my head. I got myself all set up and headgear adjusted, Jumped in bed an did pretty good.....for about an hour. I kept leaking. I got up and changed from the petite mask to the small mask and went back to sleep in minutes. At 12:00 I woke again with avery sore and dry throat and mouth. I was not breathing through my mouth and double checked the humidifier. Not sure what is going on. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this something I need to just deal with until I get used to sleeping this way?

jcarn · Post by **jcarn** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:04 am

idahogal wrote:I got all of the new equipment yesterday around 5 pm. Went and got my distilled water with cpap dreams racing through my head. I got myself all set up and headgear adjusted, Jumped in bed an did pretty good.....for about an hour. I kept leaking. I got up and changed from the petite mask to the small mask and went back to sleep in minutes. At 12:00 I woke again with avery sore and dry throat and mouth. I was not breathing through my mouth and double checked the humidifier. Not sure what is going on. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this something I need to just deal with until I get used to sleeping this way?

I would say that you are mouth breathing .. the same things happens to me if I don't use a mouthpiece w/chinstrap.
There are plenty of things to try .. taping is an option. Of course there is the FF mask.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:35 am

You don't mention what equipment it is that you have. You might want to add it to your profile so it lists at the bottom of your posts as mine does.

Is the humidifier a heated humidifier? Which model? And if it is heated, what setting did you have it at?

My first night I had it too high and got rainout. The second night I had it set too low and got a sore throat. The 3rd night it was OK, but it wasn't until I got a heated hose that I was able to get enough humidifcation to be really comfortable.

sleepylady · Post by **sleepylady** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:40 am

I would agree with jcarn that you are mouth breathing. Now you may not normally be a mouth breather, however, you need to remember that with this air being forced in it may be enough to "pop" your mouth open some. I had the exact same experience. I did try a chin strap, but found I was able to get more used to the pressure so I didn't open my mouth at night. Keeping my tongue tight against my teeth helped.

You may want to try a chinstrap or even taping your mouth for awhile.

Melinda

Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:43 am

It's probably the mouth breathing as the other said. But another thought is, did you remember to turn the humidifier back on when you changed mask sizes? Also, what is your humidifier set at?

PEELS · Post by **PEELS** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:21 am

I agree that mouth breathing can be a significant cause for a dry mouth and throat to some extent but Bill brought up some good points that need to be considered about the humidifier. And Linda, good catch. you may be right on target.

Idahogal, Bill also mentioned about getting a heated hose. Without it you are more apt to get condensation and a situation that is called "rainout". You'll know what that is when you get it The higher the setting for the heated humidifier, the greater possibility of rainout. But you need a higher setting to get enough moisture to your throat.

Good luck and I hope you have a better night.

George

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:42 pm

And the survey says.... USE A CHIN STRAP!!!! LOL. Ok, Thank you all for your help. I will try that again tonight. I tried last night to post my equipment but it did not show up for some reason so I am trying again. Thanks.

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:57 pm

OK, fixed one issue for sure. After the mention of the humidifier setting, I checked that and it was set on 1. The RT did not mention the fact that the humidifier could be set. I set it on two and between that and a chinstrap maybe I can get some sleep tonight. Thanks again all.

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:39 am

Success!!!!!! I cranked up the humidifier last night and tried that first. I woke up again at 12:00 and put on the chinstrap. Slept form 12:30 until 5:30 this morning! I think I am well on my way to some better days. WAHOOOOOO

Kemosabe · Post by **Kemosabe** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:29 am

Congrat's idahogal! One more hurdle conquered.

Mask

Additional Comments: cpap pressure: 12

Humidifier

Additional Comments: Auto range 11-15

Mask

Additional Comments: cpap pressure: 12

Mask

Additional Comments: cpap pressure: 12

First Night....Sore throat.

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