I've tried to "analyze" my OSCAR/SleepHQ data to see if there is anything that I can see that could explain a trigger for me taking the mask off, but haven't seen anything obvious... The only thing that I think might be an issue is the humidity setting, mainly because when I do semi-consciously wake up when I take my mask off, I *THINK* that my throat feels a little dry (but I am half asleep, so I am not 100% sure).
My humidity setting was set at 4 by my sleep therapist, and that was obviously too dry for me. So over time, I have moved it to 6. I wanted to move it to 7, but when I did so, my tubing and mask started making popping noises due to the excess humidity, so I dialed it back to 6... I also moved to a heated tube for these colder winter months, and it seems to be doing well...
So now, I was going to raise my humidity level to 7 (and ratchet it up a single digit at a time) to see if it improves my ability to keep my mask on throughout the night. However, I didn't realize that once I connected the heated tube, the "Climate Control" setting defaults to "auto", and I lose the ability to raise the humidity unless I switch to manual... So I did... And when I do so, the temp is at 80F and the humidity is at 6.
I've read that if you don't know what you are doing (and I don't), that leaving the Climate Control in the "auto" setting is recommended...
Any guidance on playing with these two settings? Should I just leave the 80F and start to raise the humidity levels up to see if it results in better comfort? Is there any guidance or suggestions on how to "play" with the heat tube temperatures? What behavior would indicate I have the temp set too high or too low? Is the temperature setting just for reducing humidity build up inside the tube? Is it just for air temperature comfort?
I know, I know... I am probably overthinking this... That's my special power...
