Warm sweaty nose/lips from pillows - suggestions?

[cpap450]

I'm one month into CPAP now and the adaptation has gone very well.

I slept great before, and sleep great now. But my wife appreciates that I don't snore, so that constitutes an improvement.

My main current complaint is that, although I have about the most-minimal face covering I could want - under-nose pillows - if I wake up in the middle of the night, which I often do, my upper lip and nose - the parts touched by the pillows - are warmer than I like, and mildly sweaty.

Even if I remove the mask and wash my face with cold water, then dry it, the relief ends when I put the mask on, and as a newbie, I want my seven hours in the mask. But rest assured, the first moment I wake after seven hours, I take the mask off for facial relief.

Any easy suggestions I could use to improve this?

For what it's worth, it's winter where I am, and the nighttime temperature in the bedroom is in the low 60s. So it's not like I have too much heat.

[jimbud]

Do you have the heated hose.
If so, maybe turn the temp. down.

All I got.

JPB

[harrywr2]

You might try turning the humidity setting down 1.

[Pugsy]

Are you using a heated hose? If so, try turning the hose air temp down a few degrees.

Consider maybe adding a barrel cozy...the material is extremely soft and feels really good against the skin and could absorb some of the sweat. Overall might make things less annoying.
https://www.padacheek.com/barrel-cozies-1

[cpap450]

Thank you for the helpful suggestions.

I don't have a heated hose. My humidity has always been on 4, so I clicked it down to 3 and will see what happens.

The night that triggered this post, I'd been to a party and ate and drank too much, and I think that contributed to my being unable to sleep once I woke after a few hours - I'd actually "tested" the CPAP before, by overeating or having a few glasses of wine, and it never affected my sleep. Not a big deal because I rarely normally do either.

Guessing the small humidity adjustment will make a noticeable difference, so, again, thanks.

[djams]

I don't have a heated hose.

Are you sure? Heated hose is standard equipment on the AirSense 10 Autoset.

[Pugsy]

I don't have a heated hose.

Are you sure? Heated hose is standard equipment on the AirSense 10 Autoset.

Unfortunately it's not standard.
ResMed has a product code for the entire package that means a non heated slimline hose is included.
They also have a different product code for the entire package that means a heated hose is included.
Meaning DMEs can buy the wholesale package either way.
It's an internal product code used for ordering ResMed products. I had the list handy but can't find it at the moment.
Trust me on this one.
They have similar differing codes for a complete mask package vs a piece or two pieces of a mask package. Lots of options when ordering stuff.

[cpap450]

Thanks for more helpful information.

Although I don't know for sure what kind of hose I have, the unit does have an air temperature setting I'd ignored (climate settings were on auto). So I set it to manual and dialed the temp down from 81 to 70. Might be some trial and error involved.

[Pugsy]

If you have a hose temperature setting available on the screen....you are using a heated hose.
If you were using a non heated hose there would be no temperature setting available. All you would get is a humidity setting number.

[palerider]

Thanks for more helpful information.

Although I don't know for sure what kind of hose I have, the unit does have an air temperature setting I'd ignored (climate settings were on auto). So I set it to manual and dialed the temp down from 81 to 70. Might be some trial and error involved.

If it has a air temp setting, then it's a heated hose.

What does the end of the hose at the machine look like?, Straight or right angled?

[jimbud]

Thanks for more helpful information.

Although I don't know for sure what kind of hose I have, the unit does have an air temperature setting I'd ignored (climate settings were on auto). So I set it to manual and dialed the temp down from 81 to 70. Might be some trial and error involved.

Get your clinical manual and educate yourself:

Clinician manual:
https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap- ... tup-manual

JPB

[zonker]

Are you using a heated hose? If so, try turning the hose air temp down a few degrees.

Consider maybe adding a barrel cozy...the material is extremely soft and feels really good against the skin and could absorb some of the sweat. Overall might make things less annoying.
https://www.padacheek.com/barrel-cozies-1

Came to read this, left satisfied.

[CynthiaR]

If the hose isn't heated I would attribute it to drinking alcohol. The metabolism definitely changes when drunk.

[cpap450]

The dialing humidity down from 4 to 3, and the temperature down from 81 to 70, did the trick. Far far more comfortable last night. Thanks again.

[djams]

Unfortunately it's not standard.

Thanks for the info/correction.

Trust me on this one.

I trust you on ALL of them