CPAP and hot weather

KBee · Post by **KBee** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:34 pm

This is my first summer with the CPAP. We have had a heatwave in CA, it's miserable at night. Any tips for coping with using a CPAP when it is hot at night?

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:46 pm

Don't crank the humidifier, and turn on a fan and the AC.

I'm in Oklahoma....I know about heat.

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:48 pm

[quote="JeffH"]Don't crank the humidifier, and turn on a fan and the AC.

I'm in Oklahoma....I know about heat.

OldLincoln · Post by **OldLincoln** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:13 pm

KBee wrote:This is my first summer with the CPAP. We have had a heatwave in CA, it's miserable at night. Any tips for coping with using a CPAP when it is hot at night?

Please take this in a pure sense, but I found the less clothing I sleep in the more heat I can tolerate. Our ceiling fan stays set to push air up which circulates it softly and doesn't chill the bare skin.

Gosh, I really do mean this in the right sense, trying to be helpful. Please don't vote me off the island!

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:21 pm

It was 108F here today, won't be using heat with the humidifier all summer.

If you are going to use air cond, at night is when to use it.

ColoradoDreamer · Post by **ColoradoDreamer** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:34 pm

I agree to turn down your humidifier to what is comfortable for you. If you are using a heated hose put it away for the summer (or unplug it) and use the standard hose. Open a window in the evening and turn on a room fan.

Sounds like you don't have the luxury of AC, I don't either, so the above should help. If you are inland where the humidity is low, consider a swamp cooler. It is very effective in dry climates and is much cheaper to operate.

Sleeping with less does help as does removing any heavy covers one may have been using to stay warm in the winter.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:59 pm

I put a 8,000 BTU A/C in the bedroom set at 64 degrees. I run it at times when it 55 degrees outside. Got to keep my cave cold. HH as passover too. Jim

It has a sleep timer and a remote control..... GE from Sam's Club, in cool weather it doesn't take much electric, runs on fan most of the time.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:04 pm

[quote="rooster"][quote="JeffH"]Don't crank the humidifier, and turn on a fan and the AC.

I'm in Oklahoma....I know about heat.

-SWS · Post by **-SWS** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:03 am

I remember reading that someone placed ice cubes in their humidifier during the hot weather to help them fall asleep. I could be wrong, but I don't think they ran their humidifier with power---just chilled it with ice.

roster · Post by **roster** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:12 am

As far as what to wear, I always wore a cotton t-shirt. Recently I bought a couple of those moisture wicking t-shirts made out of polyester microfiber. They really help keep me cool and dry in bed.

I hesitated to try them because of the concern that polyester would not feel good against my skin. Surprisingly the microfiber is quite comfortable against the skin.

Of course if budget is no concern, go for silk.

-SWS · Post by **-SWS** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:24 am

Rooster's post reminded me. I installed a ceiling fan right above our bed---one with remote control that sits on the nightstand. That ceiling fan was the best "keep-cool-at-night" modification that we ever put in place!

travismcgee · Post by **travismcgee** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:35 am

Agree with the ceiling fan approach. You can buy one for $20.00 and they are pretty easy to install, assuming you have electrical already in the ceiling. Mine runs at high speed 24hrs a day. I have central air too but the fan does make a big difference even w/o the ac turned on.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:48 am

-SWS wrote:I remember reading that someone placed ice cubes in their humidifier during the hot weather to help them fall asleep. I could be wrong, but I don't think they ran their humidifier with power---just chilled it with ice.

This idea has two problems, ice or chilled water, warms up too fast, and the cooled water causes the HH bowl to sweat, and the water drips into the electronics, and can ruin the HH. Jim

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:57 am

Here would be a project, get a passover humidifier, place it in a foam insulated box, use refrigated gel packs in the box to cool off the water.

I have drugs delivered to my house, shipped with these ice packs they would last all night as they could be added until you got the amount of cooling needed. Then you could just freeze them again for the next night.

Time to go to the patient office. Jim

CamiTampa · Post by **CamiTampa** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:40 pm

How about turning on the AC. Set it at 78, leave it on. If you live someplace that you need AC in the summer and don't have it then move or install it.

I try and make it to at least April 1st without AC to save money, but when the nighttime temp in the house passes 80 then it goes on.

If it is too hot to sleep in the house then CPAP is no longer an issue.

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