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ChicagoGranny wrote:

The Latinist wrote:I think it's really about finding the right mask.

You are probably wrong and could send the OP on a wild goose chase.

The vents on the mask the OP is using should not be as loud as he has led us to believe. There is a suspicion that he is letting the vented air bounce off something.

I agree....+1

One more possibility; but I wouldn't wish it on anybody--or their loved ones:
Hypersensitivity.
There may be solutions--but there is much denial, and even more suffering.

This does sound a lot like a leak.

What CPAP machine do you have? If it's one of the good ones, you can use SleepyHead software to tell whether you're having leaks and a number of other things.

Please put your equipment in your signature line. There's a link on how to do this in the Useful Links in my signature line at the bottom of this post.

I don't hear any noise from my cpap machine or mask at all. Now, I have been using cpap for many years and our brains do a very good job of filtering out background noises once we get used to them. Using the machine during the day while surfing the net or watching a movie on tv might help in getting used to both the sound and feel of cpap therapy.

Some masks are quieter than others. The AirFit P10 is the quietest mask that I have tried because of the many tiny vent holes that point in different directions. I also have the cpap machine on a shelf that is about eight inches below the level of the top of the mattress. The end result for me is that I don't hear the machine or mask vents at all unless I put something in front of the exhaust vents of the mask.