I checked with my son just now who still uses a humidifier and he said he uses "a kid type now because the elephant's trunk pushes the vapor up higher for better dispersion. Also use distilled water as much as possible to minimize mineral buildup." When Paul was in Tx, he also used a plant mister which has a finer spray than the regular spray bottles. Have you tried sleeping with your head slightly elevated? I've seen discussions recently on this forum with other good ideas - perhaps if you do a search in the search box upper right, you could find something that helps. So sorry about the sleep problems. Hope you can get some good sleep soon!