Water In Face

[JSL747]

I woke up at 4:30 AM Gagging from water: felt like I was being water-boarded. I ripped off my pillow mask and my face was splashed with water, lots of water. I have never had this happen before in 15 years.

This is my new AC11. Only used 2 nights now.   Settings: Humidity level 5; Tube temp 70 F; Room temp was 68 F

My old AirCurve10 settings:  Humidity 4; Tube temp 75 F; Room temps 66 to 75 F; never had a problem before. 

Could the new settings cause this much of a problem?
I upped the Humidity because my noise was being dried out a bit. I lowered the tube temp because the guy setting up my new machine said I should have the tube temp closer to my room temp.

[Deborah K.]

It's not true that your heated hose temp should be around room temp.  I set mine at 86 F and the air that blows in my nose feels like room temp.  Without the heated hose, the air felt too cold.  Turn it up to something in the 80s.

I cannot at all understand why you would have lots of water on your face.  I've never heard of that happening.  It sounds to me as if something is very wrong with your new machine.  If it were me I'd insist that the DME swaps your machine out for the AirCurve 10 Vauto.  The 10s have a long track record of good service, and the 11s seem to have more trouble overall than the 10s.

[SarcasticDave94]

If you don't have one, you'll also want a hose holder to force the hose uphill of the CPAP. This will help make moisture drain back to the humidifier tub.

[Mecate13]

I had almost the same issue - rainout. I changed the tube temperature to 84 and have not had a problem since then. Hope this helps.

[JSL747]

Thank you all for your reply. I will up the temp tonight and monitor.

My "New Machine" has 747 run hours on it, so it is not so new. The DME said Medicare allows them to distribute machines that have been returned.

[Big Guy]

If you aren't using a hose holder / hanger, you should try one. It will definitely eliminate rain out and it makes hose management so much better. 

I started CPAP Therapy on Sept. 11 of 2018. For the 1st week, I had to try and make the best of the hose lying on me. I'm a side sleeper and I change positions quite a bit during the night.

It wasn't until some on here suggested trying a hose holder. So, I fabricated my own, and it completely changed my outlook on CPAP Therapy. It made the process so much easier. 

[Moesje]

I just saw something about this on YouTube called what is cpap rebreathing and how to fix it.

I had the same thing and have tried a tube holder, moving the machine to the floor, etc. This video helped.

Talk to your therapist about what settings to change.

Moesje

[JSL747]

Well a hose holder/hanger I am willing to try, [DME Link Removed]Supplier #1 has one called Sungell for $14.00. Anybody have a suggestion?

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[Deborah K.]

Amazon has lots of them.  Here's the one I bought.  It has worked well for years.

https://www.amazon.com/North-American-He...184&sr=8-1

[Lucid]

Hi, jsl747

I use heated tubing and have the temperature and humidity set on auto.  Usually that works perfectly.  Last summer, however, there were a few mornings when I woke up, took off my mask, and felt water dripping out of my nasal cushions.  

There didn't seem to be any water in the hose, and I do use a hose hanger, so it's unlikely that water in the mask was coming from the hose anyway.  It wasn't really a problem and wasn't happening on consecutive days, so I didn't look into it any further.  (I would have had to remember not to take my mask off on waking and put a mirror and my phone within reach in order to try to see exactly where the water was collecting.)

I was running the AC constantly in order to keep the room at an ideal temperature for sleeping, and for the white noise.  My hypothesis is that if the room temperature dropped to 68 degrees or below on an unusually humid day, then water vapor was condensing inside the nasal cushions, which, unlike the hose, aren't heated.

You mention your bedroom gets to 68 degrees.  Is it possible that it sometimes drops lower?  Is there ever high humidity in your area?

Good luck figuring this out!