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The effects of heated humidification on sleep quality and treatment side-effects for patients who prefer a cold bedroom environment have not been studied.<\/jats:p><jats:p>A randomised, controlled crossover trial involving 19 patients with a first-ever diagnosis of OSAS measured the effect of conventional heated humidification added to CPAP compared with a controlled heated breathing tube humidifier (ThermoSmart\u00ae; Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Auckland, New Zealand) on sleep quality.<\/jats:p><jats:p>During the night in the sleep laboratory at a mean room temperature of 14\u00b0C, less condensation formed with the controlled heated breathing tube humidifier (1.9\u2005mL<jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic>35.3\u2005mL) in the delivery system. 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