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RE: Humidification Strategy for Airsense 11 - 40plus - 01-12-2024
I have the same model and live in a place with proper winter (sweden) meaning cold dry air in winter time. I tried to manually set the climate in order to maximise the humidity but it resulted in rainout if i tried to go over the auto settings.
Now in the winter the auto setting will keep the humidity at max possible without rainout, if i set manually and go one step above the auto setting i get rainout. So i am confident that the auto setting will give the most humidity possible in dry climate.
However if you have humid air already (like outside temp of 10 degrees C or above) and want extra humidity you might be able to set it manually to give more humidity than auto.
But in cold air and winter time you can leave it at auto and possibly add a hose sleeve and/or sleep with the hose under the cover. What limits the humidity is the temp in the room because that will give rainout at some point. The warmer you can keep the hose the less likley rainout is.
Just to be clear, for proper humidity you need a humidifyer (water tank refilled every evning) and heated hose. That will humidify the air from the room before sending it to your lungs.
RE: Humidification Strategy for Airsense 11 - jaredtaskin - 01-12-2024
Great, thanks!
RE: Humidification Strategy for Airsense 11 - sleepytan - 01-12-2024
This video explains Resmed humidity settings very well - CPAP humidity masterclass
RE: Humidification Strategy for Airsense 11 - 40plus - 01-12-2024
Btw the machine doesent try to match the humidity to the room, it aims to achive 85% humidity which is considerd a sweetspot by many meaning most people will find that enjoyable and your respitory system will enjoy the high moisture thus lessen the risk of congestion in the nose and dry nose or mouth.
On my machine now in the winter time the auto setting will set humidity to 7. If i manually raise to 8 i get rainout even when maxing out the temperature setting. Warm air can hold more moisture, cold air less moisture. So 7 is max for my envirnonment. Possibly i could get to 8 with a hose sleeve or warmer bedroom temp but lvl 7 seems good enough.
RE: Humidification Strategy for Airsense 11 - jaredtaskin - 01-12-2024
Thanks all. Sounds like I should just leave it on "Auto".
Pillow Type for CPAP - jaredtaskin - 01-12-2024
Hi all,
I'm a few days into my CPAP therapy. My pillow is on the firmer side and props my head up a bit. I know that chin tucking is something to be wary of, although my AHI has been <1.0 so far, there have been some minor leaks (none reaching the major leak threshold). Would it be beneficial to use a less firm pillow that doesn't prop my head as much? Would this make any difference in my therapy? I have one that I could switch to if you wall think it would make any difference.
Thanks!
RE: Pillow Type for CPAP - PeaceLoveAndPizza - 01-12-2024
I use the Contour CPAPmax pillow 2.0. It has adjustable height, plus a cool and a warm side. Supplier #1 has them at a good price.
RE: Pillow Type for CPAP - paulag1955 - 01-12-2024
I use a soft floppy pillow that I can wad up to support my head and neck.
Caffeine and CPAP - jaredtaskin - 01-13-2024
Hi all,
New CPAP user here. For years, I have taken a 200mg caffeine pill in the morning. I do not drink coffee. 200 mg is about two normal cups of coffee. Enough to give a good jolt, but still well under the daily recommended limit of 400mg.
Now that I've started CPAP, I feel like I'm feeling somewhat poorly the morning, but better when the morning caffeine wears off.
In the past, when I tried to quit this amount of caffeine, I would feel really horrible for extended periods of time, way worse than could reasonably be explained by withdrawals from such a small amount of caffeine.
My theory now, having started CPAP, is that the caffeine was ameliorating my sleep apnea symptoms, and what I experienced when I stopped was not caffeine withdrawal, but rather my full-blown apnea symptoms. I feel like now that I have started CPAP and essentially eliminated apnea, there's no longer any amelioration benefit, and I'm only feeling the negative effects of caffeine consumption.
So I'm thinking that once I'm a little deeper into my therapy, I should try to cut out caffeine again. Thoughts?
RE: Pillow Type for CPAP - Sleeprider - 01-13-2024
I use a medium fill down pillow ordered online from Costco. The pillow offers good adjustable support for the head and neck, and is flexible enough to be used for back or side-sleeping. I highly recommend not using a firm or contour memory foam pillow as these are more prone to causing positional obstruction.