Originally Posted by scho63:
It seems like everyone is pointing to the newer smaller models as best fit, comfort and function.
Do all these machine "push" oxygen during any stopping of breathing?
I am awaiting my results but I'm 98% sure I got apnea.
They don't push oxygen. What a CPAP does is push air (humidified air) into your nose. If you have obstructive apnea like most folks, this action prevents the muscles that over-relax from over-relaxing and obstructing the airways. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
They don't push oxygen. What a CPAP does is push air (humidified air) into your nose. If you have obstructive apnea like most folks, this action prevents the muscles that over-relax from over-relaxing and obstructing the airways.
Originally Posted by Holladay:
It is moist air but I will wake up 2 x and have a water container with a straw on the night stand. It isn't "dry" mouth per se though.
I've had a glass of water on my night stand for years though. The CPap probably isn't the root cause.
Drinking tons of water every day is the only naturally healthy instinct I've ever had.
I took the water tank off of my machine and replaced it with a cap. Mostly because I am lazy and I'm not going to rely on myself to always have distilled water at hand. They didn't even give me the machine with a water reservoir until fairly recently. Having gone so many years without it, I figured there's no need to complicate things. [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
Do you wake up with dry mouth? :-)
A lot of this depends on the humidity in the room. If super dry then the humidifier on the machine will run out quickly and then you will start drying out.
This is what I have noticed after two nights of use so far.
I just got a room humidifier that I will run tonight to see if it helps any. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Holladay:
Yes, the humidity in the room/house affects the water level a bunch. Summer vs winter is big.
Originally Posted by Kman34:
You can also adjust the water composition on the CPAP.. Mine has 4 settings..
Humidity is the enemy of a well hydrated palate. You wake up with a dry mouth or worse with a dry throat your good sleep is fucked for the night. [Reply]
