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Re: New to C-PAP (Bronchitis)

Posted by BostonBoy on January 02, 2002 at 13:43:40:

In Reply to: New to C-PAP (Bronchitis) posted by The Chorus on January 02, 2002 at 05:53:29:

1. As a general principle, the higher humidity keeps mucus moving better, and tissues sliding better against each other: but that's an engineer's perspective, not a medical opinion!

2. If distilled water has gone into your humidifier (a fail-safe recommendation, which cuts across all argument about local water quality - both mineral and bacterial loading) then the rainout in your mask is just distilled water vapor that has condensed on the colder surface of your mask. It's an irritant, rather than a hazard. But it is also a disrupter of sleep if it is arousing you even short of full waking, and it therefore needs attention. Look for posts relating to mask and hose insulation, and to suspension and routing of the hose.

3. The dry mouth comment is actually the most important of your three observations: it is a likely indicator that you are sleeping with an open mouth for a least some of the time, and thereby negating the value of CPAP. You may need to learn to plug your mouth with your tongue (a lot of people master that trick in 3-7 nights), or you may have to resort to using a chin strap, or to taking the ultimate step of capitulating to the use of a full face mask. Comments by an observant sleeping partner can often be very helpful.

So keep all of these things in maind as you catch up on CPAP 1.01 and the tips and tricks for which this form is praised.

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