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Ultrasonic Humidifier?
I had a patient this week that was hating his humidifier like I've never seen a person hate anything.
Didn't know a person could become so impassioned by a little water in the air.....
But any-who! This patient swore up and down that the air he was breathing, (on 10cmH20) with a Optilife interface, "wet jungle air" with a humidity setting of 1 using a Remstar M Series Blower.
I have never heard of this problem in literally thousands of patients. Not even on HH settings of 3.
He thought that he heard of a CPAP humidifier that was ultrasonic instead of heated. In my own research I couldn't find an ultrasonic humidifier for use with a CPAP. I found several for home use, but none that could actually be integrated with a CPAP.
Anyone hear of such a thing? Our Respironics rep looked at me like I was crazy...which is ironic because she's crazy.
Jason
Didn't know a person could become so impassioned by a little water in the air.....
But any-who! This patient swore up and down that the air he was breathing, (on 10cmH20) with a Optilife interface, "wet jungle air" with a humidity setting of 1 using a Remstar M Series Blower.
I have never heard of this problem in literally thousands of patients. Not even on HH settings of 3.
He thought that he heard of a CPAP humidifier that was ultrasonic instead of heated. In my own research I couldn't find an ultrasonic humidifier for use with a CPAP. I found several for home use, but none that could actually be integrated with a CPAP.
Anyone hear of such a thing? Our Respironics rep looked at me like I was crazy...which is ironic because she's crazy.
Jason
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Permalink Reply by Melinda Hertel on
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That is the funniest thing I have read on SleepGuide.com so far! I'm still laughing while I'm typing. And what is wrong with jungle air? Unfortunately, I have never heard of an ultrasonic humidifier, but I had to share my laughter with you! Why doesn't the patient just turn the heater to zero and see if that is less jungly?
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Permalink Reply by Brett Berry on
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There is no such thing as ultrasonic HH for cpap. The humidifier heating plate is not a very complex concept. It's basically a cooking plate. As far as I know, the heat is not "precisely" calibrated to the rheostat setting, so the heat can vary from machine to machine. Between manufacturers, heat levels can vary greatly,(i.e. a 2 setting on a M series can be like a 4 on an S8 - and vice versa.) Another thing is the room temp. I'm sure you know the affect on condensation also differs with varying room temperatures. FP has the thermosmart technology. I know a couple sleep docs that use it and prefer it. Sounds like he had a faulty rheostat or temp selector mechanism though.I have seen this a couple times. Hope this helps.
Brett
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Permalink Reply by Tim on
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Does the patient require humidification? I can't tolerate a humidifier and feel the same as your patient about it.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Never heard of an ultra sonic humidifier. Sounds to me like this pt just needs to use his machine without the humidifier.
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Permalink Reply by Saz RPSGT on
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Thanks for the responses. I couldn't find such a thing as an ultrasonic humidifier for CPAP either.
He did require humidity. I don't know that he had a faulty plate, though he may have. I just think he was a little quirky and wanted something a little different.
I really can't relate to the feeling of heated humidity at 1 feeling too humid. Even at 5 on an M series just feels like a steam room...which really isn't that bad. He may have been much more sensitive to humidity than most. Some people have better senses of smell than me. My wife thinks I stink sometimes and I think I smell like a petunia. Oh well...
Thanks again for the responses.
Jason
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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on
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Well, finally, this one problem I DON'T have with humidification issues!!!! Funny post, Jason!!
-Susan :-)
J. Sazama RPSGT said:Thanks for the responses. I couldn't find such a thing as an ultrasonic humidifier for CPAP either.
He did require humidity. I don't know that he had a faulty plate, though he may have. I just think he was a little quirky and wanted something a little different.
I really can't relate to the feeling of heated humidity at 1 feeling too humid. Even at 5 on an M series just feels like a steam room...which really isn't that bad. He may have been much more sensitive to humidity than most. Some people have better senses of smell than me. My wife thinks I stink sometimes and I think I smell like a petunia. Oh well...
Thanks again for the responses.
Jason
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