charliemack wrote:First my sympathy goes out to the wife who could not sleep and told her husband he needed to sleep in another room. It is no fun waking up in the middle of the night to hear constant noises like a machine that is in close proximity to you or someone loudly snoring in another room. My wife had the same complaint.
The solution is to get the machine below head level and on a padded surface. The pad should be able to absorb sound. A small piece of carpet would suffice. Motors make noise so you can' muffle all the noise but it is a start
Sounds like good advice.
I however don't know if my machine and mask make noise and my husband and I are fortunate enough to have separate bedrooms.
We love each other immensely but both believe that we do not need to be stuck together like glue at nighttime to know it.
I would no more share the bathroom with him at the very same moment
I personally believe that we all need our privacy, no matter how much we love the other person. And I personally don't want to be awakened EVERY time he rolls over in the bed, or hops out of bed, or turns the TV on ( which i cannot sleep with and he can't sleep without)..........so sometimes separate bedrooms are a luxury I believe every couple should contemplate.
And no, before anyone dares to ask a stupid question, the answer is YES, one can have those intimate times whenever they wish........
Although the carpet idea of the poster above me sounds like a great solution to me if only because i havent ever had that problem and have not had to give any thought to solving it............but there is a solution if its possible, IF you have more than one bedroom..............you might just find yourself sleeping better alone than you have with another person all this time.
I am only offering this for my experience talking to people of separate bedrooms has told me that most couples would never even contemplate the idea OR one would but is afraid to mention it to their spouse worried that the partner might take it as an insult.
Whatever the case might be..........its often worth talking over...........you never know, your spouse might be wishing the same thing