Question on my Humidifier and Mask

Hi im kind of concerned, here in Cruces its kind of a hot and dry environment and its starting to get kind of cold i personally live in a trailer park and in the morning that i wake up its cold &., the hose coming out of the humidifier and the mask have little drops of moister on them.... im concerned because i wake up with my throught and nose feeling kind of wierd! is it reallky necessary to have the humidifier on??? what else can i do to improve this??

It's not necessary unless you yourself decide that it's necessary to use your humidifer. Just make sure that you have all of the pieces to run your machine without it.

The condensation is "rainout"... can be addressed by moving your machine so that it's lower than the head of your bed, and/or covering your hose (and possibly even your mask hose).

Welcome to the forum! The problem you describe is very common, especially as the weather gets cooler. It's called "rainout," and it's caused by condensation forming due to the difference between the cooler room temperature and warmer, moist environment inside the hose.

If you search the forum, you will find many suggestions. You can increase the room temperature and place the machine lower than the bed. Putting most of the tubing under the blankets can sometimes help. Some people use a heated hose. ResMed S9 machine users can purchase the heated ClimateLine hose. The SleepZone heated hose (aka "Aussie heated hose") is popular. Some people use a Reptile Heater, which wraps around the hose. You can find more information on those options here: viewtopic.php?t=5305.

Often, an insulating hose cover works well. You can make your own (out of fleece fabric, old sweatshirt, etc.--either wrapped and secured, or sewed) or purchase. Here's one at cpap.com: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/snuggl ... cover.html. Karen at http://www.padacheek.com makes a very nice hose cover. It is more expensive than some others, but it's also thicker and well-made.

Just turning down the humidifier level may help too.

For those that use a mask with small tubing, such as nasal pillows masks, a covering for the small tubing will help. You can make your own from fleece material, an old sweatshirt, etc. They are also available at padacheek.com.