Too much or too little humidity

[moondoggy]

I'm wondering if someone can give me some advice? I have a Resmed S9 Autoset. When using my system there have been nights that I have gone to bed and felt like my nasal passages have been blocked. Other times it's been OK. My system is preset to 80 degrees termperature and someone suggested that I should up the temperature from 80 to 83. The first night or two I was OK but now feel a bit conjested which could be unrelated or caused by me increasing the temperature. Can anyone shed any light on whether there is a cause/effect relationship here?

[archangle]

Humidity is trial and error. Try changing it.

With some people, higher is better, for others, lower is better. There's no one answer.

[ems]

Humidity is trial and error. Try changing it.

With some people, higher is better, for others, lower is better. There's no one answer.

Yes, I agree. I started with 3.5 and now have it set to 2.5. It depends on the temp in your bedroom.

[Quality Zees]

I live in Inland Southern California. Sometimes, especially in the winter when the wind sweeps in from the desert (the famous Santa Ana winds), the humidity is very low. Right now it’s 18 percent. A couple of days ago, I checked at midday and it was 7%! For me, I have to keep track of the humidity and adjust accordingly.

I must have a humidifier. Without one or with one set at too-low a temperature, my sinuses dry out and crack, causing severe sneezing and a runny nose for a day to a few days. It’s miserable. For me, I never have too much humidity as long as I avoid rainout. I know that's not the case for everyone.

I use saline nasal spray when I first get up and before I go to bed to moisturize my sinuses. I use it sometimes during the day in especially dry times like now. I know there is a saline gel called Ayr available also that people use, but I haven’t tried it yet.

I wish they made a tube with a sensor near the mask; the sensor could measure the humidity and make adjustments to the water chamber temperature accordingly to keep the humidity that enters the mask more constant.

Has anyone ever heard of or have such a device?

[Pugsy]

Has anyone ever heard of or have such a device?

They are getting real close with the new machines that have the heated hose and humidifier settings.
https://www.cpap.com/cpap-machine/pr-sy ... -tube.html
""Use the on-screen menu to select one of three available levels of relative humidity (70, 80 or 90 percent). Next, adjust the control dial to choose from 5 levels of heated tube temperature, ranging from 4 to 16 degrees above room temperature. The optimum humidification level at the mask is easy to maintain when using the PR System One REMStar 60 Series Auto CPAP with humidification assembly. ""

Looks like it is a bit more customizable than the ResMed S9 ClimateLine heated hose settings.