Yet Another Machine Noise Topic

Initially I was renting a machine until my insurance got sorted out. Went in a week ago and got the new one. Exact same model with same settings, just different serial number and 0 hours instead of 800 something. The new machine makes a noise that the old one does not. It's sort of a whirring noise - the frequency increases when I inhale, and decreases when I exhale. It is barely audible standing next to the machine, but when I put my ear plugs in it becomes much more noticeable. Tried sleeping without them a few times but then other things keep me up. No noticeable effect on my AHI or pressures from new machine to old but my overall sleep quality has nosedived. I thought maybe it was just because it was new and would go away with time but that does not seem to be happening.

Gonna call the DME today but it might take a week or so to get in to see him, so just wondering if any of you fabulous people have any advice on what it might be.

If the noise is worse with ear plugs that usually points to conducted noise of some sort...conducted through the mattress, the hose or bed pillow or even the bones in our head.

Do you have something you could try wrapping the hose in to reduce conducted noise? Old socks with toes cut out so they will slide over the hose... You can buy a ready made hose cozy but that would take some time to get to you...so I would use something now to see if it even helps. Even wrapping some fleece fabric around the hose and securing with scotch tape.

Also get the hose up off the mattress...maybe rig up some sort of DIY hose hanger system.
Doesn't have to be fancy. Just eliminate the hose touching anything on your bed.
See this thread for ideas.
viewtopic.php?t=10640

At least try these ideas to see if it helps or not so you can tell the DME that you tried so and so and it helped or didn't help.

It is unfortunate that photobucket has broken the links to servers here and elsewhere for photos posted by its members over the years. It greatly reduces the efficacy of the linked threads in some cases.

mesenteria wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:20 pm

It is unfortunate that photobucket has broken the links to servers here and elsewhere for photos posted by its members over the years. It greatly reduces the efficacy of the linked threads in some cases.

Sorry about that. Photobucket was a great thing back in the day most of those images were posted.
Photobucket used to let us embed the image. Now they want us to pay $400 a year to do that.
That's why a lot of us have switched over to Imgur.com for image hosting.
Unfortunately a lot of those posts in the link I provide all were on Photobucket but there's enough information available to give a person an idea of a DIY project.

This one is easily made with a couple of Command Strips and some stretchy something or other.
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pursle ... ystem.html

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:37 am

At least try these ideas to see if it helps or not so you can tell the DME that you tried so and so and it helped or didn't help.

Thanks, I'll see what I can come up with. I sent hubby the link to that hose buddy on amazon and asked if he could make something like that. He said sure, no problem. And has done nothing.

DME actually managed to squeeze me in at lunch today, which was very nice of him. Of course *sigh* the office was too loud and neither of us could hear the noise. He suggested trying to turn off my EPR (my pressures aren't that high) and see what effect that has on the noise. He also said if it's still bugging me a couple of days to come back and he'll just swap me a new machine which hopefully won't do it!

Do you have the new Respironics Dream Station? if so disconnect the unit from the humidifier and see if you get the same results. I have found that it's related to the seal on the humidifier. If that's the case ask your DME provider to do a warranty exchange. The unit has a two year warranty for whatever reason.
#passionateaboutsleep

*4408 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:43 pm

Do you have the new Respironics Dream Station? if so disconnect the unit from the humidifier and see if you get the same results. I have found that it's related to the seal on the humidifier. If that's the case ask your DME provider to do a warranty exchange. The unit has a two year warranty for whatever reason.
#passionateaboutsleep

Thanks, but no I have the Airsense 10 auto not the dream station.

blacknebula wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:45 pm

*4408 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:43 pm

Do you have the new Respironics Dream Station? if so disconnect the unit from the humidifier and see if you get the same results. I have found that it's related to the seal on the humidifier. If that's the case ask your DME provider to do a warranty exchange. The unit has a two year warranty for whatever reason.
#passionateaboutsleep

Thanks, but no I have the Airsense 10 auto not the dream station.

Okay, ResMed is very good with customer care. Call them direct at 1-800-424-0737. They have a customer support department.
#passionateaboutsleep

Have you tried using a fan or a white noise generator instead of ear plugs? I can't tolerate earplugs due to tinnitus, but a white noise program works wonders.

Nick Danger wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:52 pm

Have you tried using a fan or a white noise generator instead of ear plugs? I can't tolerate earplugs due to tinnitus, but a white noise program works wonders.

Yes, I have one. Hubby can't stand it.

Update: turning off EPR made no difference. Took a 15 second video of the noise and am gonna email it to DME, since the office was too noisy to hear it. Never got around to wrapping or hanging hose yesterday.

blacknebula wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:27 pm

Nick Danger wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:52 pm

Have you tried using a fan or a white noise generator instead of ear plugs? I can't tolerate earplugs due to tinnitus, but a white noise program works wonders.

Yes, I have one. Hubby can't stand it.

Maybe it's time to do a product exchange: I hear the new hubby models are much more functional and understanding.

DME swapped the machine yesterday. Had a lovely, peaceful sleep with no wheezing noise.

blacknebula wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:50 am

DME swapped the machine yesterday. Had a lovely, peaceful sleep with no wheezing noise.

Good job. These machines should be essentially silent and when they aren't we shouldn't have to drown out the machine noise with white noise. There are lemons even in the brand new machines..and the best thing is to get them swapped out.
If the machine is making noise and conducted noise happens....it's just going to conduct that machine noise to our ears.
It's not acceptable to have to deal with real machine motor noise.

Sounds like you got a lemon with that new machine. It happens. Lemons can happen anywhere.
Glad you got it sorted out.

FYI - I was having that problem - got it replaced and it went away but has come back a little at times. I find it helps if sit the machine on top of a towel.