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SleepyInSeoul wrote:
And the design of the humidifier/hose seems strange that you can't adjust the humidity level.

Sleepy,
I'm sorry you're having problems with extreme dryness. I have also experienced extreme dryness in the early days of my journey. You can increase humidity when using the heated hose when you adjust the temperature upward. After you select a temperature, the S9 will know how much water vapor (absolute humidity) can be delivered to the mask and it will adjust to make sure it happens at a relative humidity of 80%. If you would rather adjust to humidity levels, then you can take it off the auto mode, disengage the hose by turning it out of the electrical connection and the temperature control will no longer show in the panel. However, when you do this and turn the humidity level higher, condensation might occur in the tube.

I have been experiencing dryness too, in the last week or two. Never a problem before (started CPAP in Aug). Waking up with my throat in particular, hairy dry. Need...water..

With ResMed 9, does the machine adjust itself to maintain a chosen humidity level? Or is the output static, and has to be adjusted manually. ie. a setting of 2.5-3 was always most comfortable for me. Will it maintain that level, adjusting for variance in room humidity? Or would it be expected to need to raise the level for the same feeling, in the dry winter months?
I have upped the humidity a bit at a time. Getting a little better I think, but by 5 I experienced rainout for the very first time. <gurgle>

Wondering, if the dry throat and nasal passages is a result of the much lower room humidity level (and machine does not compensate), or if I might have just suddenly developed mouth breathing habits? I am a very light sleeper, have felt the sensation of CPAP air escaping through my mouth while awake, and find it hard to imagine I could snooze through that sensation and sound. No feedback from hubby either, of me mouth breathing. Would mouth breathing show up as leaks or other sudden changes in my data? That has been pretty stable too.

With a Full Face mask if you breath through your mouth it will dry out. With the resmed s9 with climate control and the hose is attached. The only adjustment is the temperature. The higher the temperature the more humidity. My room is usually at 69 F and I set the temperature to 79 F. For my circumstances it gives me the least dry mouth. If I could breath through my nose there wouldn't be a problem.
The dry mouth beats the headaches and feeling terrible all the time using nothing.

barrett1179 wrote:I have an S9 auto set with the Hi5 Humidifier. The problem that i am having is my nose keeps drying out real bad to the point that it gets hard to breathe. I have the humidity level at 5.5 and the water temp set to 70. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hello dear barrett, Either you can lower the humidity level or use a mask to solve your problem.... Take a change for your betterment........... Thanks.......

Slartybartfast wrote:Two words:

Saline Nasal Spray. My sleep doc told me it's very important to thoroughly saturate your schnoz with saline before putting on the mask. Said otherwise nasal congestion and drying will be a problem.

Give it a try.

I totally agree,I had the problem also but now that I use saline spray before going to bed that problem is history!
Good luck to you!

I have only used my CPAP a few times, but have noticed extreme mouth dryness only when I mouth breath. I've tried a chin strap but it does not prevent the mouth breathing unless it is so tight that is is uncomfortable.

Bill B wrote:Second post and really don't know much about apnea yet. I've been on the system just over a month.

REMstar System One with humidifier set at 5. Room temp 62 to 65. Room humidity is 45% Water usage during the night is 4 oz. This thing causes enough dryness in my throat that I end up drinking a glass of water prior to bed, and then 3-4 times during the night, I wake up and have another glass to rehydrate. Between this, getting used to the mask, and the noise of the machine, I think I'm getting less sleep than before.

Am I wrong, doing something wrong, not even sure what to ask?

Bill, I have the same equipment as you, but different mask - using nose pillows. I can sleep a good 4-5 hours and then my throat is so dry I start coughing and wake up. DME told me to make sure that I am very hydrated. Tonight I am bumping up to 5 on the humidifier to see if the dryness decreases.

I'm resurrecting an old thread...but I wanted to ask about the nasal sprays.

I saw a video about the neti pot, and it looks like the woman is pouring the water in one nostril, and the water drains out of the other. Is that right?!

I bought Simply Saline, which is a nasal saline spray, but it just drains back down out of the same nostril. And after I use it, I'm more stuffed up than I was before I started. I does seem to help with the burning in my nose, though.

Usually if you have a dry mouth, tongue, and throat you are breathing through your mouth. I have to tape my mouth shut. If your nose is dry and stuffy go to your drug store or Wally World and by this: http://www.drugstore.com/ayr-saline-nas ... e/qxp11581 It was recommended by my sleep doc and it worked for me.