i have a sleep apnea machine that drips water from the mask into my nose/face at night?

There should be a humidfier setting on the machine going from 1-5 and it is probably set too high so lower the setting to 1,2, or 3. Also the machine needs to be lower than the bed. Set it on a step stool about 1 foot off the floor so any moisture in hose drains back to the machine. Also go to http://www.cpaptalk.com/ and you will learn anything and everything you ever need to know about cpap machines. The moisture issue you have going on is called "rainout". It is very important to have the machine lower than the bed so the moisture can drain back into the

machine instead of your mouth. My husband has sleep apnea and know just about all there is about it. He is always on this site.

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net/

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

It is condensation and that occurs more in cold weather. Winter brings on more "water" in the face. It's an unfortunate reality as you have already tried most of the remedies. You didn't complain about water building up in the hose but you may want to try a sleeve over the hose that insulates it from the cold, this sometimes helps eliminate or reduce the condensation. http://www.cpap.com/productpage/snuggle-hose-blue.... or http://www.cpap.com/productpage/respironics-tubing...

I am having the same problems with my new machine this winter. It is disgusting and I too have to use it. It never happened with my old unit. I need the humidification but this face wash and drip is awful!! I too am in ontario. Yes it helps to turn the dial back but still it happens.

I have the same problem and was told today that the Machine its self needs to be lower than your bed. I have my up higher than my bed right now so I will try this tonight to see if that helps. I have mine set down on 0 so I cant go any lower. I will post and let you know how it worked for me.

You need to either have your C-Pap checked out quickly or get a replacement this is dangerous. You could possibly in your sleep breath in the water. Your machine shouldn't be doing this.

it is condensation that is causing the problem, either turn the heating unit off or don't put water in the reservoir. The cpap doesn't have to have water in it to function just fine, it simply keeps your tissues from drying out, but if you are getting condensation like that, either the water is too warm, or you don't need water at all. If you don't know how to manipulate your cpap, suggest you learn.

get a new tank