Hearing Loss & CPAP Machines

Bonhomme22b · Post by **Bonhomme22b** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:44 am

Does anyone have any evidence that hearing is impaired in any way by CPAP machines?

Thanks for your response.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:32 pm

The only thing I can think of is when you have sleep apnea but do NOT use an xPAP machine. After your needlessly-early death, you will have 100% hearing loss.

Aside from that... I wouldn't think any reasonably quiet machine would be an issue, even over long spans of time.

S-Dubya · Post by **S-Dubya** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:39 pm

My wife tells me that when I am out of town she misses my CPAP and the "white noise" it makes. She loves that it drowns out the noises from outside.

Probably not what you meant, but I've always thought it was kind of funny.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:58 pm

WHAT???

you must have a pretty noisy machine. Mine is nice and quiet, much quieter since I started using the Soyala mask.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:37 pm

The pressure makes my ears a bit stuffy and takes most of the day to clear.

I have always had sensitive ears.

I went to have my hearing evaluated recently and was told I am normal.

I supposed there is a range of "normal" as I have difficulty hearing some people and my husband has to crank up the TV for me.

So while my hearing is "normal" it is definately not as good as many other people, and it varies throughout the day (longer from the night I get, the better I can hear) due to the stuffiness clearing, just in time to go to bed again.

Given an option of sleeping or having my hearing impared, I take the ability to sleep any day.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:15 pm

Been on cpap for 7 years. Slowly losing my hearing. Is it cpap or is it age......who knows?

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:04 pm

Hard to tell, age definately plays a roll.

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:57 am

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