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Re: adjusting to dry nose and mouth


Posted by Ken Rothwell on March 11, 1998 at 13:12:58:

In Reply to: adjusting to dry nose and mouth posted by TK Speer on March 09, 1998 at 17:00:10:

I work as a tech @ a sleep lab here in Denver. Hope I can help. The first issue is passover vs. heated humdification. In my experience the heated kind is best. I have had patients come to me after trying three set-ups: room air with CPAP, passover with CPAP and heated with CPAP. Heated wins hands down. Distilled water is not neccessary but I would wash out the water container for a heated humdifier daily (bacteria loves a warm, moist enviroment in which to culture). If you have a dry mouth it suggests you are mouth breathing with CPAP on. Not only does this affect mouth dryness but also the treatment of your sleep apnea. It is important to keep the mouth closed during sleep with CPAP. Try a chin strap & if that doesn't work you may have to switch to a full face mask (but that can cause other problems). The heated humidifer we use in the lab is called a Fischer and Paykel HC300 (or 100 I forget). Good luck with everything.

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