New to CPAP – huge sleep improvement, but dealing with constant nasal congestion
Hey everyone,
I'm brand new to CPAP therapy (just over a week in) and honestly the difference in sleep quality has been incredible. Before starting, I was getting up 4-5 times a night to pee — now I'm sleeping straight through with zero bathroom trips. Wild difference.
That said, I'm running into an issue and wanted to see if anyone's dealt with this. I'm using a ResMed AirSense 11 with a heated tube and the humidifier, ClimateControl is set to Auto. I started with the AirFit N30i. Sleep was decent, but the mask kept shifting out of place, and after a few days my nose was completely stuffed up — not just at night, but during the day too. We switched to a full face AirFit F30i hoping that would help, but I'm still dealing with constant nasal congestion, even hours after taking the mask off.
Is this a normal adjustment phase thing, or is something else going on? Has anyone else experienced this with a new setup, even with heated tube + humidifier + Auto ClimateControl running? What helped for you — different humidity/temperature settings, saline rinses, nasal spray, different mask type, something else?
Any advice appreciated!