Struggling getting used to CPAP. Help!

DavidCarolina wrote:Use a quiet fan to blow air in the direction of your body and your machine intake.

COOL air makes you feel significantly less confined than warm stale air.

Or simply crank the AC and use an extra blanket. Breathing cold air makes all the difference.

Do you have exhalation relief set to max?

I agree, I tend to sleep much better when things are just a bit cool. I haven't messed with the exhalation settings yet; I intend to give that a try this evening. I wonder if lowering the temperature setting on my humidifier would make a difference?

Some people are very sensitive to higher temps and feeling closed in. Based on what you describe, I would be tempted to first play with the epr settings on your machine as Messing with temp will affect your humidity levels. I would suggest starting with epr 1 and try that a few nights. Then try 2 a few nights, etc. That will allow you to get used to the new setting and make an informed choice rather than respond while you are still adjusting to the feel of the new setting. My personal rule is I make one change, and try to go a week without changing anything else so I can really tell how that change affected me.

If you are using the ClimateLine heated hose in automatic humidity delivery mode (that's the factory default when the heated hose is attached) you can change the temperature and not be changing the humidity delivery...it will still try to maintain 80% delivery no matter what temperature you choose. Now if you choose low...you might get condensation in the hose or mask that's a potential draw back to using much cooler temps, like in the 60s. Also remember that any air temp is going to start with the room air temp. If your bedroom is hot...the air will be warmer by default. There's no mechanism in the S9 to cool hot air.

In the summer I like cooler temps in the low 70s and in the winter I like warmer temps in the 80s (I keep a cold bedroom in the winter) but I always like higher humidity. With these new heated hoses and the ability to maintain a certain humidity level no matter what the air temp is...it's a real blessing. In the past without the heated hoses we had to sacrifice added moisture to get lower air temps and that's something my nose didn't like at all.

So if you are using the ClimateLine...and since you can select temperature then that means you are because temperature selection is not available when using a non heated hose ....then you can lower the air temp and not sacrifice humidity.
Since you hadn't even been into the setup menu I am sure that your machine is set to "automatic" with the ClimateLine. That's the factory default and you would have had to manually change it to manual/patient to get something else.

I think the default temp is around 80 degrees F. You could lower it to the low 70s and see how that feels and most likely not have rain out in the hose or mask. You will know it when/if the condensation/rain out happens. Lots of noise in the hose and you get a cold shower on your face. Won't hurt you but highly annoying.

Pugsy wrote:If you are using the ClimateLine heated hose in automatic humidity delivery mode (that's the factory default when the heated hose is attached) you can change the temperature and not be changing the humidity delivery...it will still try to maintain 80% delivery no matter what temperature you choose. Now if you choose low...you might get condensation in the hose or mask that's a potential draw back to using much cooler temps, like in the 60s. Also remember that any air temp is going to start with the room air temp. If your bedroom is hot...the air will be warmer by default. There's no mechanism in the S9 to cool hot air.

In the summer I like cooler temps in the low 70s and in the winter I like warmer temps in the 80s (I keep a cold bedroom in the winter) but I always like higher humidity. With these new heated hoses and the ability to maintain a certain humidity level no matter what the air temp is...it's a real blessing. In the past without the heated hoses we had to sacrifice added moisture to get lower air temps and that's something my nose didn't like at all.

So if you are using the ClimateLine...and since you can select temperature then that means you are because temperature selection is not available when using a non heated hose ....then you can lower the air temp and not sacrifice humidity.
Since you hadn't even been into the setup menu I am sure that your machine is set to "automatic" with the ClimateLine. That's the factory default and you would have had to manually change it to manual/patient to get something else.

I think the default temp is around 80 degrees F. You could lower it to the low 70s and see how that feels and most likely not have rain out in the hose or mask. You will know it when/if the condensation/rain out happens. Lots of noise in the hose and you get a cold shower on your face. Won't hurt you but highly annoying.

Yes, I am using a ClimatLine hose. I was able to find the temp adjustment and I've lowered it to 74, which seemed to be sufficient for me to fall asleep comfortably. I'm also very heat-sensitive and I have to keep my bedroom cool (72 - 73) at night just in order to fall asleep (even without a CPAP), so I'm definitely going to make adjustments towards the cool side of things. I'm happy to hear that I can alter the temperature without having a significant effect on the humidifier performance. Thanks for the advice.