Many years ago I tried the heat settings and simply did not like the heated airflow. I guess it reminded me too much of humid weather (currently dealing with). When I walk (which I've done almost every day for 20 years), I MUCH prefer cold weather over hot and humid. But I digress ......
Anyway, I always keep water in my humidifier but I leave the heat settings off, so I get a passive airflow over it. I would estimate that each night I use up about 1/5 of the water.
Just curious if I am the exception to the rule?
Do you use heated humidity?
Do you use heated humidity?
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Re: Do you use heated humidity?
Sloop,
I feel the same way you do about the weather, and the idea of heated airflow sounds uncomfortable to me. When I was using my S7 machine, I never put water in the humidifier and I left it turned off. I tried it once while awake, but noticed no difference in my breathing. My S8, which I use now, does not have a humidifier. I have only been on CPAP since April so I don't know whether I'll want humidity when the weather turns cold.
I feel the same way you do about the weather, and the idea of heated airflow sounds uncomfortable to me. When I was using my S7 machine, I never put water in the humidifier and I left it turned off. I tried it once while awake, but noticed no difference in my breathing. My S8, which I use now, does not have a humidifier. I have only been on CPAP since April so I don't know whether I'll want humidity when the weather turns cold.
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- SleepDepraved2
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Re: Do you use heated humidity?
I just got my BiPAP with the heated humidifier. The tech at the DME told me that I should never turn it above 80 degrees, which is what it is set at now. It's cool enough that I don't feel like I'm breathing in a sauna but just warm enough to help the air humidify. So far I'm using up almost the entire amount of water in the tub.
Re: Do you use heated humidity?
Only one month in for me so far - I had a Remstar brick for the first month and I had it set to 4-Constant. Below that and I would be an extremely dry mouth. Just switched out the brick for a Resmed S9 Elite yesterday but thanks to power outages last night I didn't get to turn it on until 5:30 this morning. I'll add that do to my near constant nasal congestion I seem to be a mouth breather most of the time at night.
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Re: Do you use heated humidity?
All year long.
I set the temp. higher in winter to keep my nose warm; lower in summer to prevent rainout.
I set the temp. higher in winter to keep my nose warm; lower in summer to prevent rainout.
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Re: Do you use heated humidity?
Oh, I thought I was Mr. Tough-guy and bragged about how I like my CPAP air cold and dry. Then I got a nasty lung infection that took two weeks to clear up. Now I like it "warm and wet".
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