It is so dry in my house that I really had to slather on the moisturizer and Vaseline on my lips. I have dry mouth, too, so even my usual large amount of water consumption is not enough. We have a humidifier as part of our central heating system, but it must not be operating properly, or it needs to be adjusted.

This may sound strange, for a some nights I half wake up in the middle of the night feeling like my left hand is puffy. It isn't visually puffy. When I finally wake up it doesn't feel odd. I am wondering if it has been a dream or reality. If it's reality, what is causing it?