Same here. I prefer to sIeep with Iots of bIankets. At Ieast one of them is puIIed over my head. The air inside there tends to be moister since it is fiIled with the moisture of my breath and body. You might give that a try. If that isn't enough for you, just buy a humidifier to put some moisture in the air.

That was super helpful to this newbie!

If you get one, try to find one with a monitor that tells you if it is too high, or has automatic modes that shut off when the humidity is enough. You do not want to deal with mold and the financial and physical consequences :(

I use a humidifier every night in Bern during winter

no, humidity would already get too high without airing out the apartment twice a day. there is condensation on my windows every morning.
also yes, that is hot. why not just turn down the heating? I doubt your bedroom gets that warm during winter on its own

Yes. One in the bathroom and one in the livingroom.

If humidity stays below 35% I move my humidifier from the living room into the bedroom. I do notice a change in sleep quality from that. But it's simply because with dry air my nose feels irritated and clogs more easily. (Inhaling hot water vapour before sleep has a similar effect.)

I've lowered my bedroom temperature about a year ago, down to 17C now. Make sure you keep the door closed - only the bedroom needs to be that cold. It took time getting used to it, and a thicker blanket. I don't feel the need to go back now, but I also didn't notice a clear improvement in sleep quality.

The humidifier I use is Oskar Stadler Form, it's a bit expensive to run because you need to buy new filters every year, but worth it for me. It is running quiet enough to sleep next to it, except when it has reached its target humidity it will restart every hour or so with two loud clacks from a relay and run for a minute to probe the air. That's something I can hear in my sleep sometimes. Sometimes instead I run it a full-speed 90 minutes before sleep-time, but I only bother if the air is really dry. During the night, humidity will hold on its own due to breathing.

I have lots of plants, and I once tried to increase the living room humidity with umbrella papyrus (Zyperngras). It kind of works, with enough pots. But even with clay aggregate instead of earth, I always got mold, because the top layer is constantly wet. And you cannot turn them off on a wet summer day. So I no longer have a lot of Zyperngras.

Second that

Try aircond room one hour before sleep, it may help. Or water bathroom a part area bathroom to let water cool down bathroom.

dang, fan and dehumidifier is my go to combo, the sound actually helps me fall asleep. i’d research cooling blankets. as for the humidity, this might sound crazy but i heard putting bowls of salt in the room can help, good air circulation is also key. also keeping your room dark during the day will help.

SF has the most pleasant Summer sleeping weather of anywhere I've lived, it's 60 degrees at night, I just open the window and it's quite comfortable. Maybe your building in particular has some issues with heat and moisture?

I sleep super hot (even in winter when I set the thermostat to 62). I got a Bedjet 6 months ago and love it, haven't woken up sweaty since. 

Have you tried dehumidifier and the AC on? If it’s making your place damp you definitely still want the dehumidifier! Maybe a better one. Mines never made my place feel hot.

What part of SF? Mission vs sunset are 2 different environments

It really is based upon location. Around 50% is what most people desire for summer time humidity. In my area most homes with a standard system hover around 55%-60%.

Your system is doing it's job. Below 60% in areas like where you are (same as where I am - coastal southeast with 100% humidity days often) is absolutely fine. Mine is in that exact same range 90% of the time. 52-54%.

Keep it under 70 and you’re fine. I live on a lake so I have to use the overcool feature to maintain it

My home sits around 40-45% since upgrading my systems, it is very comfortable. If youre in the everglades and its around 50%, your system is doing a bangup job.

No need for concern. I live in Chicagoland and the summers can be extremely humid. I would be very pleased with those numbers.

Ususally the humidity is just a symptom not the primary cause. The primary cause is lack of proper ventilation. Humans need air to breathe. In properly ventilated house the humidity rarely raises above 40-50% unless you live in tropics. The problem was almost non existent for centuries because sealed windows and doors didn't exist.

I lived in the city in an apartment with terrible ventilation. I was getting brain fog, often had cold like symptoms and everything. Too much humidity is just terrible.

I moved from the place, but I have a dehumidifier upstairs and downstairs to keep it in check. I’m looking into building a house and will be extremely aware and careful about ventilation, especially since I work from home.

Hey so what do you do? I’m in Toronto. Should I get a dehumidifier for my bedroom?

I remember staying near the ocean in Greece. It was so humid the bed felt damp. Glad you figured it out, mold sucks. 

Wow, this hit me iwent through almost the exact same thing constantly waking up tired, brain fog, headache. I thought it was stress or diet. Turns out my bedroom humidity was always around 70%+ too live near the coast. Once I brought in a dehumidifier and actually cleaned the hidden mold spots, the difference in my sleep was insane. It’s crazy how something so simple in the environment can wreck your body for years without you realizing. Glad you shared this, more people need to know it’s not always you, sometimes it’s the room you’re sleeping in.

I need the CPAP’s humidity more when environmental humidity is low.

As long as you keep your hose, mask and water tank clean (dumping water daily), the risk is extremely low.

Have to have my humidity, run both hose and tub at Max

My nostrils have bled from being dry. I started using the humidity and they have not bled since. If you clean your tube you should not have a problem with bacterial growth.

I use water or I dry out fast, Am in the desert.

I cannot sleep without humidity. I started therapy in October so the weather was dryer, and a couple nights I forgot to fill the humidifier tank I woke up in the middle of the night with my nostrils very angry and dry. I might be able to go without it now that it's more humid out in general, but I'm still sleeping fine with the humidity settings I had over the winter, so I'm just gonna keep it as is.

Es gibt kühlende Matratzenschoner, kühlende Bettlaken, -bezüge, -decken, Kissenbezüge. Zudem könntest du es mit einem Entfeuchter probieren (verbraucht weniger Strom als eine Klimaanlage).

Alternative - in einer Hängematte schlafen. Mach ich seit 9 Jahren.

Da wirst du von unten nicht noch zusätzlich aufgeheizt.

Man 2x3m, brasilianische Liegetechnik und man liegt eben, wie auf einer Matratze.

Es gibt gute Luftentfeuchter die das Raumklima sehr angenehm machen. Zusätzlich wird die Luft auch gereinigt was für Allergiker auch Vorteile bringt. Kosten so ab 100€

Jeder Luftentfeuchter erzeugt technisch bedingt Wärme. Letztlich verändert man das Problem dadurch nur; besser wird es nicht.

Eine richtige Klimaanlage ist die einzige wirklich wirksame Lösung.

Ich habe eine mobile klimaanlage. So mit schlauch aus dem fenster hängen. Damit bekomme ich mein schlafzimmer kühl und da ist auch eine „dry“ funktion dabei die spürbar feuchtigkeit aus der Luft zieht. War teuer (ca 400€) aber rettet mir seit mehreren jahren den sommer.