Can I get by without a humidifier?

[BlackSpinner]

I do not use a humidifier on my cpap and it has been like that for few year, I think I got used not using one because I have been thru few different cpap machines and they didn't have that option so I got used to going to sleep without it. I have only tried it once, but I couldn't use and adjust to it when I sleep study and they had make go without it. I see humidifier as luxury on the machines, as they ones with more features cost a packet!!!

People who live dry or heated houses badly need humidification. When I visit the coast and it rains every day I don't much and I turn my humidifier down, at home in semi desert conditions or in the winter when the humidity in the house rivals the Gobi desert I use it full blast.

After surviving many Canadian winters in incredibly dry houses I love my humidifier on my cpap. No more due to "winter dried out sinuses" infections.

Oh and there is no need to "shout"

[DreamDiver]

If you are breathing through your mouth, you should remedy that issue before going off the humidification.

+1

[Tipiford]

...Oh and there is no need to "shout"

Large type is not shouting, all caps is. Some people need larger type to read posts/emails/etc. and normally respond in like type. 'Kinda getting there myself.

Tipiford

[Christine L]

Large type is not shouting, all caps is. Some people need larger type to read posts/emails/etc. and normally respond in like type. 'Kinda getting there myself.

Tipiford

"Large type" does nothing when making a post - the box you type in will have normal size type.

Try clicking on View/Zoom and ratcheting it up a bit on your screen not everyone else's screen.

[DreamStalker]

...Oh and there is no need to "shout"

Large type is not shouting, all caps is. Some people need larger type to read posts/emails/etc. and normally respond in like type. 'Kinda getting there myself.

Tipiford

I agree. When I run large type through my NSA secret decoder I get Spanish while all caps gives me SHOUTING!!!. There must be a bug in the system.

[Wulfman...]

Snuffle-nose wasn't typing in all caps, which it the typical form of "shouting" on the Internet. He was using a larger, bold type with upper and lower case letters.......maybe it's easier for HIM to read. Looking back through his posts, I see he's used larger, bold type frequently in recent times.


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[DJD52]

Even without mouth breathing, I find CPAP dries out my nose and throat. Or maybe I've just gotten used to humidification. I'm uncomfortable CPAPing without it.

I second that.

[archangle]

...Oh and there is no need to "shout"

Large type is not shouting, all caps is. Some people need larger type to read posts/emails/etc. and normally respond in like type. 'Kinda getting there myself.

Tipiford

Hold down ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel. Text will get bigger in your browser window. No need to inflict large text on everyone because a few people can't figure out how to work their browser.

Or hold down ctrl and hit plus or minus.

If that doesn't work, switch to Firefox or Chrome.

If you use
large text
unnecessarily,
it makes the text
reflow too quickly
and you don't
get much text
in a single window.
It's especially
rough on those
with small screens
and those who do
know how to
resize text on
their browser