Make CPAP Therapy More Comfortable In Winter

Posted by bencopper on April 21st, 2021

Use a Humidifier

The most effective way to get rid of winter drought is to use Auto CPAP with Heated Humidifier to add moisture to the air passing through your CPAP machine. This helps to reduce congestion, dryness, and swelling to make your machine more comfortable using it. Many humidifier settings are easy to use so that you can adjust the moisture content to suit your personal preferences.

There are a few different types of CPAP humidifier:

Built-In Humidifier -This is CPAP with Humidifier! The humidifier is built into the CPAP machine and cannot be removed. They usually help your CPAP machine take up less space.

Integrated Humidifier- In this Integrates Humidifier CPAP, the Humidifier Chamber connects directly to the machine it is designed to experiment with. Usually, they will not fit with other devices. These can be removed for easy cleaning. 

Stand Alone Humidifier -This humidifier can be used with any CPAP machine, as long as it does not have a built-in or integrated CPAP humidifier. They connect to CPAP machines and use ambient tracking to maintain humidity.

Passover Humidifier - To add moisture to the air, these humidifiers use room temperature water. They do not heat water or air, so it can not be easy to increase the air temperature or humidity. If the temperature in the room falls, the air humidity temperature will also fall.

Heated Humidifier - Auto CPAP machine with heated humidifier uses high temperature to warm water so that it can be added to the airway. Water sits in a smaller chamber than a Passover Humidifier chamber, and heat can be regulated to determine the quantity of moisture in the air.

Avoid CPAP Rain Out

Always remember that humidifier CPAPs increase the risk for rain. This happens when the air temperature passing through your CPAP home is warmer than your room temperature. Warm air can hold more water, so as the air temperature drops, water droplets fall and may gather in the tubing.

If you have ever splashed water on your face during CPAP therapy or on your CPAP mask, you have been a victim of CPAP rain. Fortunately, you don't be a victim again, as it is easy to stop the water from collecting.

What a CPAP humidifier does

A CPAP humidifier helps protect you from drying your nose as well as dry mouth, runny nose, chapped lips, sinus-type headaches, and nasal bleeding - all done by doing one simple thing, which is our nose usually do it on their own.

When we breathe naturally, our nostrils act as moisturizers, heating our body temperature to inhaled air so that it is more comfortable to breathe, delicate to our upper airways and lungs. Do not damage the tissues, and it will not wake us up. The air coming through the CPAP machine requires its own humidification because it is rapidly entering our upper airways, as much as our nose can heat it. This is particularly true for those who live in cold or dry weather and/or require high pressure.

Auto CPAP with Heated Humidifier is a great selection for those who struggle with dryness in the nasal passages and gorge. Humidifiers provide excellent relief as they keep the air at a controlled humidity level suited to your needs. They can help demolish congestion due to illness or allergies, add moisture to the air if you live in a desert-like situation or your bedroom's AC is dry with air.