Would Aussie hose help? To humid feels like muggy day.

SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:34 pm

I like humidity. without it, my nose is dry, if I have it on a low setting the moisture is cool.

When I up the humidity, the warm moisture feels like a very humid day which is hard to breathe. I can breathe but it takes my breath away.

I am wondering, if I use an Aussie hose, would it heat the moisture from a low humidity setting, to feel warm, or will the heat of the hose just dry up the moisture, if the humidifier is not set to high.

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:04 pm

Good question. primarily it keeps the hose dry. However, if the heated humidifier heat is turned off and the heated hose is turned on, the air will be heated a little bit if you use a low to medium pressure.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:08 pm

For about a week once, I used a BiPAP that didn't have an integrated humidifier. I had loaned my separate heated humidifier to a friend, so had no humidifier at all to use with the BiPAP.

I used the regular hose (with a hose cover) with the BiPAP. The air felt cold coming into my nasal pillows mask, but I thought it would be ok. Within a short time the inside of my nostrils were stinging and burning like crazy from the cold air.

Don't know why it didn't occur to me to simply use the heated hose instead of the BiPAP's regular hose right from the start. Duh. Anyway, once I felt the stinging discomfort in my nostrils, I took the "regular" hose off and hooked my heated hose directly to the BiPAP. That warmed the air just enough to be fine. I was able to use the machine for the rest of the week with the heated hose taking the chill off the incoming air. No humidification at all. Worked fine.

Even with my heated humidifier, it's never felt "too humid" or muggy -- probably because I keep my humidifier's heat down pretty low anyway.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:07 pm

The purpose of the aussie heated hose is to warm the cpap air as it leaves the machine.

It is not to dry out the hose.

If you turn up the heat on the humidifier in an effort warm the incoming air, you will get rainout. You can also get rainout using the aussie heated hose, but most people figure out you turn down the humidifier or turn it off when using the heated hose.

During this time of the year I use the aussie heated hose with the humidifier in passover mode or off.

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:39 am

I keep my HH on 3. I've never had rainout but would wake up with a frozen nose. The Aussie hose eliminated the frozen nose. I did turn the HH to 4 when I had a cold. Still no rainout, still had a nice warm nose.

SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:16 am

Rested Gal, that is what I am looking for. Thanks.

Snoredog, I am not looking to dry the hose (I did not want the hose to dry the humidity), but as you so nicely put it " warm the cpap air as it leaves the machine".

Brenda, I also do not get rain out. I agree with you, the hybrid leaves a cold nose, especially with the lower HH.