When do the morning headaches stop?

[DariaVader]

Also want to ask if the hydration makes much of a difference. Cause these morning headaches feel quite 'sinusy', not that I can take sinus meds due to hi bp. I started my hydration on the S9 at 2.5 and last night put it at 3. Is that a typical % for hydration?

i took mine off auto and put the heated hose up to the max, and set humidity to 4. If I have any upper respiratory "stuff" going on, i move humidity higher than that, it helps loosen things up.

Other things i do to help with sinus (it's a big issue for me)

• nasal spray - plain saline, or saline with xylitol (i use xlear)
  
• low dose diphenhydramine (discussed daily use with dr)
  
• Guaifenesin (mucinex) helps increase secretions and make them less sticky. Herbs like fenugreek are helpful for this if you prefer to avoid drugs.
  
• hydration - make sure i drink plenty of water
  

[Sleeping Beauty]

I've just read most of these posts from a year ago. The first thing which stood out for me was the fact that the person with the headaches on the new CPaP was using a nasal pillow instead of a full face mask. Nobody seems to have picked that up; I used the nasal pillow at first and it was useless as I was breathing through my mouth. This woman urgently needed a full face mask as her headaches continued after the therapy, only because of the nasal pillow IMO.

I hope somebody was smart enough to pick up that problem with her medical specialist.

[sonicboom]

My experience was different. I was using nasal pillows and my headaches went away immediately.

[OpalRose]

I also use nasal pillows with no problem.

Before I started cpap therapy, I would wake up with headaches, but once I was on cpap, the headaches stopped.

Someone may experience headaches for different reasons like.....High blood presssue, or low oxygen levels, or something simple like sinus congestion and inner ear problems.

[Sleeping Beauty]

With the nasal pillow, which I had at first, I reverted to mouth breathing and the effects of CPaP were negated completely.

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That's an excellent outcome for you, sonic boom, because the pillow is much preferable to the full face mask!!