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jcarven · Post by **jcarven** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:21 am

Hi - just found this forum and wanted to introduce myself. My name is John. I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea which I suspect I may have had for many years. Started on the CPAP machine two days ago. Seems to be going OK so far, except that my wife wants me to sleep in another room. She is a light sleeper and the machine keeps her awake!

Looking forward to all of the benefits I have learned about that this will hopefully make in my life and well being.

Expert advice is always appreciated.

Thanks for listening and I will see you around the forum.

John

Ichabod · Post by **Ichabod** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:39 am

Welcome John,
I am new as well and have had this wife issue too. What machine / mask are you using? I am on the hunt for a quieter mask and there has been some great information from this forum so far. I have been on the machine for a week so far and like is slowly improving. Good luck!

Pad A Cheek · Post by **Pad A Cheek** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:40 am

John,
Welcome to the Forum. Here you will meet a whole variety of helpful people who have been where you are now, just starting out on the wonderful world of sleep apnea therapy.

When I began, my husband was also kept awake by the sound of my machine, but within less than a week he was sleeping better than he had in years.

I would bet if your wife is willing to give it a try she will get used to the machine in a few days. You also can put the machine lower on your side of the bed, but not on the floor. If the CPAP machine is not on the night table it may be quieter.

Good luck with your challenges, and hopefully that will be the only one.
If you have other challenges, remember we are all here to help and many minds here have come up with more unique ideas than mine.

Take care and come chat sometime in the chat room.

Karen Moore

GoofyUT · Post by **GoofyUT** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:42 am

Welcome to our community!

Please take a moment to fill out your profile listing bthe equipment that you use. Also do tell us the settings of that equipment, such as pressure, expiratory pressure relief (if any), etc. It'll allow us to offer you better assiatnce in maximizing your treatment, and perhaps, getting your wife back into bed with you (that is, if you'd like that).

It's a wild ride you're in for, but one SO WORTHWHILE!

Cheers!

Chuck

jcarven · Post by **jcarven** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:38 am

For the warm welcome. I know I have a lot to learn about what I have and how to treat it properly. Beginning with understanding my new equipement.

I have a Remstar plus CPAP machine with the humidifier. I use a Resmed Mirage Swift nasal pillow system. During my CPAP test at the sleep lab they let me try several diffferent types and this one seemed the most comfortable for me. I believe the setting on my CPAP is 11.

When diagnosed I was told that I stop breathing on average 23 times per hour during light sleep and 66 times an hour during REM sleep.

I seem to tolerate the machine OK and have not had to resort to the ramp function to get to sleep. I did tweek the humidifier heat from 2 to 4 as that was more comfortable.

John

ColoradoDreamer · Post by **ColoradoDreamer** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:09 pm

Welcome John,

My wife is a light sleeper too. I recommend that you use white noise to mask the sound of your machine. She cannot hear it or me! We use a fan in our room in the summer to keep cool but also mask out the street, house and pet noises. In the winter we use a white noise machine (fan cools down the room and may contribute to the rainout problem).

I found that light sleepers may save one's life. If my wife was not a light sleeper and not pulling the sheets to wake me up, I may never have gone to the ENT.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:27 pm

you mean the machine is louder than your snoring? That machine is not inherently noisy, but can be if you are not used to it.

I would put the machine on the floor possibly under the bed, wrap the thing in a bath towel, just don't block the square air intake on the back. There are longer 8ft & 10ft hoses available from cpap.com and others.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/8-foot ... -ends.html

if the hissing noise from the mask keeps you awake or bothers her consider a quieter mask like the Somnotech Soyala, it is completely silent.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/Soyala ... dgear.html

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:24 am

I use the swift and a respironics machine and have a husband who is a VERY light sleeper. The machine is far quieter than my snoring ever was. Only thing that bothers him are leaks. So if you can minimize those you may be able to keep you wife in the same room.

Also, good advice about machine on the floor. More than one reason for that anyway.

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