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Hi, me again, I found the posting! Thank you Linda3032!

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Actually, none of this will probably help you tonight. But just in case you aren't doing all of these things, here's my pre-printed remedies. Sorry I can't be of more help.


Rainout occurs when you are using a heated humidifier and start getting condensation in your hose. It's caused by the steamy air coming from the humidifier at a higher temperature than the surrounding room air, so it cools on the way to the mask. While it leaves the humidifier as "humid air" when it cools, it reaches the mask as condensed fluid / "water" and you get a damp face.


Ways to try to avoid rainout:

1. Keep your xpap machine below the level of the mattress, as low to the floor as possible.
2. Use hose covers – flannel or fleece tubing to cover your hose. Use as many as necessary. (I use three covers on my Aussie heated hose and I still get a few droplets of rainout using my Aura – but I appear to be an exception, not the rule).
3. Run your heated humidifier as low as you comfortably can.
4. If your hose runs up over your head, try not to raise it really high to where it has a long drop back down to your head.
5. Raise your room temperature as high as you are can and still sleep comfortably.
6. Nasal pillows are usually more prone to rainout than masks.
7. If all else fails, purchase an Aussie Heated Hose from Australia. Not only does it help prevent rainout, but it also warms the air before it hits your face and/or up your nose. Here’s the site:
http://www.sleepzone.com.au

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Thanks for the responses all. I wrapped my hose in that foam insulation for plumbing...pretty stiff, but it helped some. I got several 2 hr periods of sleep. Wish I had thought of #4, because I had my hose going over the head of my bed, and dropping down to my nose...whew! Like a big slide for those water droplets. I'm gonna try the towel thing tonight. LOL, this is a work in progress. bob

It depends a lot on the relative humidity outdoors, in the transitional seasons such as spring and fall, unless you continue climate control inside during those seasons. My wife likes windows open in the spring and fall. I have to agree, it's nice to shut down the money eater in the basement and go natural for a while. I've noticed that if the water closet above the toilet bowl is sweating, I had better turn down the heat on the heated humidifier, or I will experience rain out. Sometimes I am surprised though and will experience rain out when I don't think it should happen. It's all a crap shoot.