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Rainout


Posted by Ruby on January 12, 2001 at 19:59:55:

In Reply to: Re: Shades of Gray! posted by Morpheus on January 12, 2001 at 07:29:42:

Hi Morpheus ~

I've had quite a bit of trouble with rainout, especially since I switched to nasal pillows. One person (I think it was Cue Miller) speculated that there is more rainout with the pillows due to the narrowness of the tubing causing greater condensation. This accumulates in the housing and lurks there until there's enough to drip down your face and wake you up.

One suggestion that seemed to help some is to place the humidifier lower than your head, and also lower than the CPAP. Another place I read that if there is any dip in the hose as it exits the humidifier will cause water to collect, and causes the air to blow through the water rather than over it, again contributing to rainout.

I've read many posts from people who found that the hose sleeve was the most effective solution. I ordered one from the sleep mall (CPAPMAN), but haven't received it, so I can't speak from personal experience yet. They aren't expensive, but if you are handy with a needle, there are also suggestions on this forum for making your own. A search for "rainout" will bring up a lot of possibilities.

More to the point, I think fragmented sleep is the biggest issue whether the arousals are caused by apnea, rainout, dryness from trying to avoid rainout by not using the humidifier, etc. I just don't think we can afford any extra stresses, and every single solution, however small, is a worthwhile and important piece of the puzzle.

Looking forward to hearing of your successes in puzzle-solving ~

Ruby


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