Humidifier

[epark300]

Good morning. I just switched to a new therapist and she told me on my humidifier I should go no lower than 3. I did that last night and in the middle of the night I had more moisture than ever. I always had good luck having my humidifier on 2. Is the lower temp a bad thing.

[Lizistired]

She doesn't sleep with it. She also doesn't know what the humidity level is in your house. Put it on what works for you! They started me on 3. I had problems with nasal congestion at night that I didn't have during the day. So I started dropping it. When the humidity is very low in my house I turn it off. Now I have it on 1. I don't notice any "warmth from the humidifier being on. It seems to be different for different people. Do what works for you.

[Catnap]

I would definitely ask her what her rationale is for that. I think if I set my humidifier on 3, I'd have water running down my face by morning.

[Hawthorne]

As others have said, "one size does not fit all!" The humidifier is a comfort addition to cpap. EVERYONE is different when it comes to the humidifer setting and, as others have also said, it depends on the humidity in your area and in your home.

I have never used 3. If fact I rarely use a setting of 2. I am at 1 in the winter (I live in South Western Ontario in Canada - cold damp winters and newer home so low humidity in the house in winter) and in pass over mode (water in the humidifier tank but setting at 0 or off) the rest of the year. I have seasonal allergies in spring and fall and pass over mode works well for me with these allergies.

Lower temperature or no temperature is NOT a bad thing for most people and if you seem to do well at 2, set it at 2 or even 1 if you want to compare. Given your results at 3, stay at 2 or go to 1, in my opinion.

[epark300]

I am setting it back to 2 tonight. I have had it there since I began using cpap. She told me that 3 is resmeds default start point and should go higher if needed. I live in Oregon so moisture and temperature are average for the most part. Newer home that is controlled by heat pump so no drastic changes.

A good switch for me though. I had Lincare as my dme and had no help whatsover. This lady was very informational and is willing to help do whatever it take to get me the correct product. I have a new mask now and she wants to know how my therapy is going regardless good or bad. Something I never had before.

[Big S]

Early on I found a ResMed research article on comfortable temperatures and humidity levels for experienced (more than 6 month compliant) pap users. It was literally a cloud of data or scatter plot with preferences everywhere. There was a small cloud in the middle of the chart but was statistically insignificant. The most important thing to know about humidity is that it is absolutely dependent on what the user finds comfortable and tolerable. It might require some tweaks or dial changes up or down depending on where you live or for seasonal changes, but the best setting is the one that works for you at your house when you strap on your sleeping gear.