Humidification

• Dryness of the nose, throat and lips
• Congestion, inflammation and infections of the nose, throat and sinuses
• Epistaxis and breakdown of soft tissue around the nares

Yes.

NAR may cause minor mouth leak. Minor mouth leak, in turn, aggravates the problem by contributing to increased NAR. This sets up a cycle of minor mouth leak and NAR

No.

The need for humidification may vary from patient to patient, and from time to time for the same patient.

• Many of our devices offer a Humidifier as an optional, clip-on module
• Integrated when required, this humidifier provides heated humidification to reduce side effects such as NAR during therapy

Increases comfort & improves compliance

• Provides heated humidification, which is proven2, 3 to improve compliance in OSA therapy. It does this by reducing side effects and NAR

Provides flexibility of treatment

• Being an optional module, a ResMed humidifier adds flexibility to the flow generator system. The patient can be treated with or without humidification

Offers ease-of-use

• Clips off for easy filling and cleaning. The large control dial makes it easy to control humidity, even in the dark
• Assures safety: A unique spill-back mechanism prevents water from entering into the device