Reply #54: One thing was I had to have the warmth on the humidifier adjusted because condensation...

[Hekate]

... collected and pooled by my nose; eventually I'd feel it dribble by my nostrils, triggering a reflex to Get That Water Out-- and rip the mask off. Less humidity, and my nasal passages would still not dry out, but I wouldn't get that momentary drowning sensation. It really did take me some time before I stopped doing that.

A new doc (who also treats my fibromyalgia, hooray) tried to switch me to the "nasal pillows" which some people tolerate a lot better. However, I found the airflow into my nostrils intolerable -- the narrowness of the two nosepieces made the air "jet" hard against my nasal passages.
(picture here http://www.cpapxchange.com/cpap-masks-bipap-masks/bravo-nasalpillow-cpap-mask-teleflex.html )

I'm sorry you couldn't adjust -- neither could a friend of mine, so she finally had surgery for what she called "the floppy bits" that made her snore, and that seemed to cure her sleep apnea. I have reason to suspect that mine is from more than my snoring, so I am really glad I was finally able to make it work.

Best of luck.

Hekate