Tricked out Aura

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:33 pm

Ok, the only complaint that I have with the Aura is that it the tube on it defeats my Aussie heated hose, and I get a bit of rainout on higher humdifier settings. So, went to the fabric store, got some fleece and some velcro. Cut a strip about 3 1/4" wide by 17" or so. Broke out the wife's sewing machine and attached the velcro. Tonight will be the big test.

Wader, what did you do on yours?

chrisp · Post by **chrisp** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:40 pm

Sounds like a winner. now, How do you quiet it down. It sure is loud. Might make it thru the night otherwise. Keep changing to my trusty ultra mirage.
At this point I'm disappointed. And I'm hard of hearing.

Cheers,

Chris

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:49 pm

Working on that... Was thinking of trying the netting stuff... I turned up the hepa filter for now

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:00 pm

Mikesus,

I made myself one just like that a few weeks back. It works pretty well, but I like it cold in my bedroom and I turn the humidifier up to 5 so I've got a tough challange. I still get a little rainout in the nasal seal.

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:11 pm

Yeah, but I sewed mine myself

I find with the heated hose (only powered by a 9v transformer) and the humidifier on 5 it is too hot. So I have a bit of a challenge too, as the 9v doesn't eliminate the rainout as much either...

Have you thought about how to quiet the whooshing sound?

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:25 pm

Mikesus wrote:Yeah, but I sewed mine myself
Have you thought about how to quiet the whooshing sound?

How do you think I made mine? super glue? I even color coordinated the polar fleece to the blue aura headgear and made a matching cover for my heated hose. If you like I can send you a set. I have plenty of fleece left. I was thinking of making up a bunch of hose covers and offering them as prizes for another trivia contest.

The wooshing noise does not bother me AT ALL so I have never felt the need to fix it. I also sleep with my machine at head height, about six inches from my head. The noise of the machine is just fine too. I've often thought when I read posters write the these noises wake them up, that I don't know how they would sleep well even without OSA.

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:27 pm

Wow, you went color co-ordinated huh? I went with matching gray, same as my Aussie heated hose...

Going from the Resmed Ultra Mirage FF to the Aura did make me appreciate how quiet the Ultra Mirage is tho...

After a couple of nights, it doesn't bother me that much tho...

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:36 pm

Mikesus wrote:Wow, you went color co-ordinated huh? .

Only the best Wal-mart has to offer for me!

The noise of the aura was the first thing I noticed about it. I agree it's louder than other interfaces, but I think if you can't sleep because of the noise of the aura you probably are awakened by many other things also. I hear a train of in the distance at 11pm just about every night. THAT is loud enough to wake me up.

Maybe you'll help me gather some questions for the next trivia contest!

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:43 pm

Man you guys have a better Wally World than we do, they just had very cheery kiddy patterns...

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:53 pm

We have a SUPER Wal-mart. What-ever that means. All I know is when we need to get some poster board for the kids school projects we can get them for 88 cents instead of the $3.99 that the Ben Franklin used to charge (before they closed)

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:08 pm

Wader,

I'm going to have to stick with you on this one as well. The noise has never bothered me with the Aura or anything else for that matter. I like a little "white noise" anyway. Just seems to lull me to sleep. It sure beats waking myself up snoring!!

Heidi

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:42 pm

To me the whoosh sound on inhale that the Aura makes is essentially the same sound any of my Breezes made. The constant rushing air sound of the Swift bothered me more, but didn't bother Wader at all. I was used to the inhalation sound of the Breeze, so Aura didn't take me much more getting used to. I wish all of them were as quiet as my Activa.

Guys that can sew! Wow!

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:54 am

reated gal wrote:Guys that can sew! Wow!

I can cook too!

I can do a lot of things... except cut up my panty hose to make extra straps

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:58 am

Well Wader, you could be like Joe Namath and do that too

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:04 am

No panty hose here either. Next week Wader and I will have a bake off and sewing lecture!