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Permalink Reply by Chris H on March 8, 2011 at 5:57pm

Hi Kathy, Take a look at John Krainik's postings his most recent one in adi's discussion about cpap drying out throat may be helpful. He is CRT RPSGT Good Sleep,Chris 

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Permalink Reply by Donna Medin on March 9, 2011 at 8:14am

I would set your humidifer higher.  I set mine at 4 sometimes. You get more moisture at 4.  My humidifer goes as high as 5 but I don't set it that high!!!

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Permalink Reply by RL on March 10, 2011 at 12:11am

Hi Kathy,

The two "balms" I have tried and liked are Ayr gel and RoEzit cream.  They do not have any mineral or petroleum product in them.  The gel is thinner and non oily.  The RoEzit has emu oil in it among other things and is very soothing.  Also, make sure to drink plenty of fluids during the day (to close to bed time may cause waking for bathroom breaks), and that your nutritional intake fully supports skin and vascular health.  Adjusting your cpap humidifier can help too as mentioned by others.  

 

I think variations like you refer to  can be related to atmospheric temperature and humidity fluctuations, and your body may act differently with hormone fluctuations and even stress.  It is normal to have occasional issues like that, and having something available to address it right away or even help prevent can make a big difference in your ongoing comfort and ease with your cpap therapy. 

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Permalink Reply by Gordon H on March 14, 2011 at 7:53am

Hi Kathy:

I also use a steroid base nasal spray twice a day that cases my nose to dry out and cause nose bleed in addition to the air flow from the BiPAP machine. I used to use plain old vaseline until they diagnosed sleep apnea.  My sleep therapist told me not to use this at night at particles could get into my lungs. She suggested Ayr Nasal Geland CPAP Moisture Therapy Cream. I tried the Ayr Gel first for five 0.5 ounce tubes. This becomes a liquid like substance, and I found this annoying. I have just switched to the CPAP Cream which comes in 1.0 ounce tubes. This seems to be working much better.

 

I cannot adjust my humidifier any higher than three without having problems with too much moisture in my mask. I have wrapped the tubing to minimize the condensation. I also get a banging when the moisture is too great, so setting the humidifier too high is not going to work for me. This is primarily due to the fact that we live in the Northeast corner of Vermont and always sleep with our windows partially open even when the temperature is -30F outside. Our room may get to 50F at night.

 

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on March 14, 2011 at 10:06am

thank you!  I'll find that gel and try it.  It seems if I put my humidifier above 2 it fries my nose worse.  They told me that when I got the machine.....sometimes I don't listen tho and see if it helps....nope!  Right now it seems to be better - it has its times..  Thanks!

Gordon H said:

Hi Kathy:

I also use a steroid base nasal spray twice a day that cases my nose to dry out and cause nose bleed in addition to the air flow from the BiPAP machine. I used to use plain old vaseline until they diagnosed sleep apnea.  My sleep therapist told me not to use this at night at particles could get into my lungs. She suggested Ayr Nasal Geland CPAP Moisture Therapy Cream. I tried the Ayr Gel first for five 0.5 ounce tubes. This becomes a liquid like substance, and I found this annoying. I have just switched to the CPAP Cream which comes in 1.0 ounce tubes. This seems to be working much better.

 

I cannot adjust my humidifier any higher than three without having problems with too much moisture in my mask. I have wrapped the tubing to minimize the condensation. I also get a banging when the moisture is too great, so setting the humidifier too high is not going to work for me. This is primarily due to the fact that we live in the Northeast corner of Vermont and always sleep with our windows partially open even when the temperature is -30F outside. Our room may get to 50F at night.

 

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Gordon H on March 14, 2011 at 2:20pm

Hi Kathy:

 

Just to be clear, I wasn't completely thrilled with the Ayr gel. However, that is available at your local drugstore. I did have to order the CPAP Moisture Therapy Cream online. I do like this better so far.

 

Gordon

Kathy said:

thank you!  I'll find that gel and try it.  It seems if I put my humidifier above 2 it fries my nose worse.  They told me that when I got the machine.....sometimes I don't listen tho and see if it helps....nope!  Right now it seems to be better - it has its times..  Thanks!

Gordon H said:

Hi Kathy:

I also use a steroid base nasal spray twice a day that cases my nose to dry out and cause nose bleed in addition to the air flow from the BiPAP machine. I used to use plain old vaseline until they diagnosed sleep apnea.  My sleep therapist told me not to use this at night at particles could get into my lungs. She suggested Ayr Nasal Geland CPAP Moisture Therapy Cream. I tried the Ayr Gel first for five 0.5 ounce tubes. This becomes a liquid like substance, and I found this annoying. I have just switched to the CPAP Cream which comes in 1.0 ounce tubes. This seems to be working much better.

 

I cannot adjust my humidifier any higher than three without having problems with too much moisture in my mask. I have wrapped the tubing to minimize the condensation. I also get a banging when the moisture is too great, so setting the humidifier too high is not going to work for me. This is primarily due to the fact that we live in the Northeast corner of Vermont and always sleep with our windows partially open even when the temperature is -30F outside. Our room may get to 50F at night.

 

Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Chris H on March 14, 2011 at 4:09pm

Hi Kathy, Do you take vitamin E and or krill /fish oil suppliments ?? Anything to bolster cellular integrity ? Good sleep,Chris

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Permalink Reply by Sharon Fine on March 15, 2011 at 10:31am

Mine does the same thing.  I use a little vaseline on the inside of my nose.  I also change my humidity setting as the need arises.

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Permalink Reply by garllo on March 15, 2011 at 1:10pm

I find the need at times to raise the setting on my humidifier and that seems to do the trick!

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Permalink Reply by Donald R. Byrd on March 15, 2011 at 3:41pm

Is your Resmed a s-9 that has a heated circuit option that optimizes humidification if not close the window and warm the bedroom this should help reduce condensation problem.

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Permalink Reply by Gordon H on March 15, 2011 at 3:55pm

Donald,

If you were replying to my post, we are aware that closing the window will stop condensation. However, we live in the Northeast corner of Vermont for a reason. The night setback on our thermostats are 56 degrees and windows are open a few inches in the winter because we can't stand the heat. We know this doesn't make sense to have the room down to 50 degrees at night to most people, so we don't complain about the condensation. We just use a room humidifier, use a comfy on the hosing, and run at a setting of 3. Sometimes my wife (past menopause) puts the ceiling fan on. Fortunately, we both have the same metabolisms.

You can just imagine what happens when it hits 90 degrees up here!

Donald R. Byrd said:

Is your Resmed a s-9 that has a heated circuit option that optimizes humidification if not close the window and warm the bedroom this should help reduce condensation problem.

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