Activa NOISE...

JCraig · Post by **JCraig** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:20 pm

I just got my Activa in and tried it out and it is LOUD. Is this normal, or did I do something wrong? I can't feel any leaks anywhere, so it's got to be the mask's "normal" functioning... But wow is it LOUD.

mousetater · Post by **mousetater** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:51 pm

The Activa can be loud, but I found that if I route the hose up over my head (attached to a hook on the wall with a hair scrunchy) it is much quieter.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:52 pm

Make sure that the mask is securely fitted into the frame. If there are any leaks between the frame and the mask, it will be very noisy. I find the Activa to be one of the quietest interfaces available.

JCraig · Post by **JCraig** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:09 pm

Well my previous nasal mask was a HC405 which is SILENT, literally... I'll check that, though. I didn't assemble it, it came from CPAP.com this way.

Vader · Post by **Vader** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:25 pm

Anonymous wrote:Make sure that the mask is securely fitted into the frame. If there are any leaks between the frame and the mask, it will be very noisy. I find the Activa to be one of the quietest interfaces available.

Ditto for me. My wife and I are amazed at how quiet mine is.

JCraig · Post by **JCraig** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:32 pm

Yeah. It was mis-assembled from the factory (or does cpap.com assemble them?)! One corner of the mask retaining clip was out of the groove. Bingo, tis silent now.

Thanks guys!

JCraig · Post by **JCraig** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:07 pm

Umm, wow, I hate to support The Evil Ones(tm) but it seems this mask ACTUALLY PERFORMS AS ADVERTISED... Tonight will tell for sure!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:46 pm

mousetater wrote:The Activa can be loud, but I found that if I route the hose up over my head (attached to a hook on the wall with a hair scrunchy) it is much quieter.

Ditto.... but I run mine up in frount of my head and up over my pillow. It seems to help quitten it.