How Do You Adjust A Cpap Machine To Get Warmer Air?
my wife uses a cpap machine but keeps taking it off because she says it freezes her lips. The heat is adjusted as high as it will go and it is set on 9 for airflow. I think the flow is too high and the cold is caused by windchill. any suggestions.
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It sounds like the humidifier she is using is not a heated humidifier. In that case you need to contact your respiratory company and let them know you want a heated humidifier. Most CPAPs come with a cold air humidifier. Using chapstick will help with the coldness. The air flow of 9 is something that you should not mess with. The doctor has set that number for her specifically because of her lungs. She needs that number to be at 9.
Put on lipbalm. I was surprised how much the lipbalm helped.
Slow the air flow and check the room temp also
Did you buy the machine or rent it? In either case, call the place you got it and they will help you with the adjustments.