Nasal Pillows and HME?

viviantheodosia · Post by **viviantheodosia** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:12 am

HI all,

I am having a problem with the wind on my nose waking me up to itch my nose during the night while using a nasal cushion mask (currently a airfit N20). I could never sleep with a fan because the breeze or under the covers as just my own breath annoyed me. So I would like to switch to a nasal pillow. I'm using the z2 auto travel cpap machine and need the HME for humidity. I have not found a nasal pillow style mask with a short hose so that the hme is close enough to my face to be useful (the HME needs to be right there to capture the out breath moisture. Suggestions?

-Vivian

Jas_williams · Post by **Jas_williams** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:59 pm

viviantheodosia wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:12 am
HI all,

I am having a problem with the wind on my nose waking me up to itch my nose during the night while using a nasal cushion mask (currently a airfit N20). I could never sleep with a fan because the breeze or under the covers as just my own breath annoyed me. So I would like to switch to a nasal pillow. I'm using the z2 auto travel cpap machine and need the HME for humidity. I have not found a nasal pillow style mask with a short hose so that the hme is close enough to my face to be useful (the HME needs to be right there to capture the out breath moisture. Suggestions?

-Vivian

The Resmed P10 has the same short hose as the n20

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:54 pm

viviantheodosia wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:12 am
HI all,

I am having a problem with the wind on my nose waking me up to itch my nose during the night ..... Suggestions?

-Vivian

Trim your nose hair.

viviantheodosia · Post by **viviantheodosia** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:04 pm

The hose for the n20 is also too long.

It is the exterior of the nose that itches.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:57 pm

viviantheodosia wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:04 pm
The hose for the n20 is also too long.

It is the exterior of the nose that itches.

No, it's not. It's your nose hair being blown around, and our animal brain thinks *BUG! SCRATCH*

Many people have said the same thing as you, and then found relief with a trim.

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:14 pm

Try this, it might work:

Scratch your nose really, really well before you put on your mask. Maybe scrub it with a dry scrubby wash cloth. Then see if you have the problem. Sometimes we can "attenuate" (decrease) the sensation by overwhelming the sensory nerves. This is a cheap, easy solution if it works. Worth a try.

viviantheodosia · Post by **viviantheodosia** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:01 pm

Janknitz wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:14 pm
Scratch your nose really, really well before you put on your mask. Maybe scrub it with a dry scrubby wash cloth. Then see if you have the problem. Sometimes we can "attenuate" (decrease) the sensation by overwhelming the sensory nerves. This is a cheap, easy solution if it works. Worth a try.

I'll try it as I don't have any better ideas.

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:45 pm

viviantheodosia wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:01 pm

Janknitz wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:14 pm
Scratch your nose really, really well before you put on your mask. Maybe scrub it with a dry scrubby wash cloth. Then see if you have the problem. Sometimes we can "attenuate" (decrease) the sensation by overwhelming the sensory nerves. This is a cheap, easy solution if it works. Worth a try.
I'll try it as I don't have any better ideas.

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