Every night I put the mask on and pray that this is the night I make it through the night getting treatment.  But each night my ability to keep it on gets shorter and shorter!  The air going through my nose makes the back of my throat soooo dry.  I start coughing and coughing.  The the air starts coming in like a jet engine and it causes me to cough so badly I throw up!

I have a humidifier, and I've bumped it all the way up to the highest setting - it's not helping.  I've been drinking water all day long - I've been doing it ALL.

Please, PLEASE help.  This is awful.  Would a room humidifier help?

Hi TSPTD:
Are you still using a Swift?  Why not try a full face for a night or two and see what happens.
sleepydave

Are you using the ramp feature to get up to your pressure? I've found it is easier to adapt if you use that.

Thanks you guys - you all are truly the best!

1. I am definitely not opening my mouth - I tried putting the machine on while awake - and after about an hour or so, the back of my throat was dry. Also when I wake up having slept with my mouth open, my WHOLE mouth is dry - not just the back of my throat. So I'm not certain how a full face mask would help.

2. I haven't been using the ramp feature - as I had read that it bothered a lot of folks - so I figured I'd try turning that off. I'll turn it back on.

I'll keep trying - maybe put the pressure down a bit, or turn it back to auto and see if that will work.

I'm sure I'll be back with more questions!

tosleepperchancetodream wrote: The air going through my nose makes the back of my throat soooo dry. I start coughing and coughing. The the air starts coming in like a jet engine and it causes me to cough so badly I throw up! I have a humidifier, and I've bumped it all the way up to the highest setting - it's not helping. I've been drinking water all day long.


tosleep: I do not know what type of device you have, but you definitely need humidification IN your flow generator. Many companies make either flow generators that you can attach a humidifier to or that you can purchase a humidifier for that attaches to your flow generator. If the air is coming in too much for you, it may be set too high. I hope this helps!