Dry throat vs Rain-out/condensation? (ResMed Auto 10 + Humidifier)

[andrewlondon]

Recently bought a ResMed 10 Auto set device and quickly got used to sleeping with the mask and so on.

One thing I did notice was the very dry mouth/throat, which I had seen commented on in forums previously, so I went ahead and bought the humidifier and heated tube as an add on.

On the auto-climate settings, the dry throat was still there, and definitely wakes me up/makes it difficult to go back to sleep.

I set the humidifier to manual at Special and the throat was fine but then I was woken up with water gurgling in the tube/on my face. Same at Uncategorized Groups Tube temp at 27-28C.

I have placed the CPAP machine on the floor to encourage any condensation to run back into the tank vs the mask and this is an improvement but still a problem that wakes me up/disturbs my partner.

The sleep that I am getting with the mask on is definitely better quality! And I get around 4 hours unbroken sleep before either dry throat/water in tubes wakes me up.

But with my apneoas, they would wake me up frequently but at least I would go straight back to sleep! With the CPAP it's a load of fiddling around with settings/the mask and it's hard to return back to sleep, which is frustrating.

I feel like I'm nearly there! Can anyone offer any advice/suggested settings etc for the humidifier/tube/general set up to help please?

Thanks

[Kelly @ Intus]

Good Morning

Thank you for your post.

It is recommended that you CPAP machine is situated at head height next to your bed, so I would not recommend putting your CPAP machine on the floor.

There are 2 settings on the machine for the humidifier and heated tube. What is your humidifier and heated tube set to?
Please read the manual and set the 2 settings accordingly. You may need to play around with these settings to get the comfort you require, as everyone is different.

Can I kindly ask which mask you are using?

Kelly

[andrewlondon]

Hi Kelly, just re-read my post and where I've used the "#" symbol, it's removed the numbers i put.

Humidifier levels were at 5 and 6 on seperate nights, Tube temp @ 27-28 respectively.

Since I made that post I have increased the tube temp to the max @ 30C and this seems like an improvement... I was able to increase the humidifier to 6 with only minimal rainout by 5am...

Mask is the AirFit F20, which after some initial adjustments fits well, I like it...

[Kelly @ Intus]

Good Morning,

Thank you for your post.

I am glad the mask you have fit well and gives you a good seal.

The humidifier and heated tube settings do take abit of playing around with to get the right comfort setting for you, but it seems what you have done so far has helped.

Kelly