Water condensation in oxygen cannula

[Nicknameless46]

Does anyone else have trouble with their oxygen cannula dribbling condensed water into their nose? This is the second concentrator I've had that does this and it's making it nearly impossible to sleep - just when you're almost asleep you get a snootful of water. I suppose it's from the water bottle on the concentrator, but I've put on a new bottle, a new long tube and a new nasal cannula, and none of that's doing any good. Just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem.  Thank you.

[virtualangel]

I have had that problem. If you have the "oxygen tubing water trap" on your tubing you may need to ask for another one or try emptying it. Sometimes a new one is needed if the seal is not tight causing the water to dribble into the nose! Hope this helps.

Virtualangel
aka: Donna

[Nicknameless46]

Thank you so much, Donna - I never heard of a water trap, but I Googled your information and learned about them - and also about other things to try. They call it "Rain-Out" and apparently it's more common with long tubing, tubing coming from a warm room - where the concentrator is - to a cooler area or over a cooler floor, a flat-topped humidifier bottle as opposed to a dome-topped one, etc. I'm going to try turning my concentrator 90 degrees to give it better circulation, which is one of their suggestions. The back of my machine is about 4 inches from a wall and apparently that can reduce the circulation that helps it stay cooler, so that's an easy try. And then I'm going to ask my provider about one of these traps; what a great thing that would be. For the last few days, I've just left the water bottle empty, but my nose doesnt' appreciate that at all.

Thanks again for your help - you are much appreciated.

Mary