waking up with SWEATY mask

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Junebug999
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waking up with SWEATY mask

Post by Junebug999 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:19 am

So....what's up with this? I'm waking up with my mask being all sweaty....is this rain-out? I don't have drops of moisture, but the mask just feels all sweaty

So, my humidifier heat is set at 1.....if I raise my heat...will it be more or less sweaty? What do my "EXPERT" friends suggest?

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Re: waking up with SWEATY mask

Post by cflame1 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:25 am

did your room temperature change?

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Re: waking up with SWEATY mask

Post by Junebug999 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:40 am

hi there -- well room is cooler -- and I do have a hose snuggie on. room is cooler because outside air is cooler at night i think

so i can turn humidifier off then?

can i turn humidifier off and not have water in the humidifier?

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Re: waking up with SWEATY mask

Post by snnnark » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:45 pm

More heat = more "sweat"
Junebug999 wrote:
so i can turn humidifier off then?

can i turn humidifier off and not have water in the humidifier?
yes and yes (But don't heat without water)

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Re: waking up with SWEATY mask

Post by sunnyway » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:17 pm

I had been using my CPAP with the humidifier running with no heat up until a couple of weeks ago. Someone recommended trying the CPAP without the humidifier, so I disconnected it completely. Maybe come winter when the air is drier I'll want it again, but for now I don't need it at all.

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