Cumulative irritation and humidity

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:46 pm

I think he's been bouncing around with the humidity setting each night and not giving the mucosa a chance to return to normal.

This is exactly what I've been doing.

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:45 pm

Thus, I'll be trying a lower setting. Still not sure if I should abruptly setting it back down, or slowly bringing it down

I don't know what you are using or have been using but I would go back to 4 for right now and see if the congestion goes away.
The nasal dryness might be easier to deal with than the congestion.
I use something like Simply Saline daily to help with nasal dryness (and I have the humidifier set to nearly max).
If I don't use a high setting I get nasal congestion...my nose likes a lot of water.
Your nose may not like so much but still feel dry...and in that case just moisten the mucosa during the day with some Simply Saline solution.