water in mask

[parrot]

I am getting a lot of water in my mask at night, has anyone got any suggestions.

Thanks,
 Parrotvader

[snorybob]

To much humidity will cause that,  Then try to have your machine lower then your pillow. Having a hose buddy (hose holder) will keep the hose higher then your head thus keeping water out off your mask.  


                                                                    snorybob.

[snorybob]

I forgot, you could use a hose wrap & also make sure you don't overfill the water tank for the humidifier.

[Gary1of2]

Could it be drool? Poise panty liners no. 1 slid under edge of mask works to asorb fluid.

[SarcasticDave94]

Possibly your humidifier setting is too high. And if you have a heated hose, you could try turning that up. As another stated, the CPAP can be positioned lower than your pillow.

[mesenteria]

What the others have said.

You are either drooling into your mask (full face mask?), or your feed air has too much moisture in it for the temperature it falls to once it reaches the mask.  Remember, too, that your own exhaust air, your expiration, will be heavily saturated with moisture, so you're only adding to the problem inside the cool mask.

There are potential 'cures', not all of them advisable or particularly pleasant...or practical.

A. Warm your bedroom some.  The ambient heat will transfer to your mask and hose and could help quite a bit with the condensation, whether in your hose or just in your mask'

B. Turn up your hose temperature if yours is the heated kind:

C. Reduce your reservoir temperature setting (usually the humidification setting with the hose temp being a separate setting); or,

D. Dehumidify your bedroom if the first three don't work.  This will be more costly, but the dehumidifier will offer you a bit of heat as well since in dehumidifying it adds air temperature in the process.  Note that this already contributes to the first suggestion above.

[Ockrocket]

All of the above.. but definitely put the machine below mattress level, and have the hose arc above your head and back down to your pillow.  
Both of these things helped me reduce the condensation forming in the mask.

[Fats Drywaller]

Other possibilities are to use the heated hose (Climateline is Resmed's name for it) if you aren't already doing that, and to set the heater to "Auto".

[DaveL]

Welcome to the forum!
Water in the mask is a pain. It's often called rainout by cpap users.
Others have identified the causes.
If your humidifier is set too high, and/or your room air temperature is too low, water condenses in the hose.
You can experiment with an insulating cover over the hose.
Or you can buy a heated hose. I bought a heated hose and really like it. I find cpap treatment is more comfortable
* using my humidifier
* using a heated hose
This combination helps me keep my mask on all night so I get good cpap treatment.

How long have you used your cpap? Have you always had this problem? If not, what have you changed?

[lynneat]

excuse me but if the machine is below your mattress why do you need to LIFT the hose above your head (as it goes to your mask)?  I don't understand.  It keeps water from going into the mask I'd guess but no one told me to do that.  If water gets into the mask you have the probability of water getting into your lungs....no?
Sorry I'm new.