blocking out noises

dreamless · Post by **dreamless** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:47 am

I'm 73 years of age, have idiopathic central sleep apnea and have been using an ASV BiPap with a full face mask for the past 8 years. Over the years, I've written to the forum on several problem situations I've encountered. This forum is great. I now have another problem and I'm hoping someone on the forum can help with it.
For close to 30 years, I've lived on a corner property on a very busy state highway and a county road. In recent years, the noise from vehicle exhausts during the night hours have greatly increased, which awakens me and then have problems falling back asleep.
My question is this, would anyone in the forum know of any type of noise block that I could use with the BiPap sleep accessories, eg. earmuffs, earplugs, etc which might help to block out noise? I've tried earplugs and find them mostly uncomfortable and not that effective. I do wear a full face mask and also a chinstrap, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Dreamless

Okie bipap · Post by **Okie bipap** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:58 am

If you have single pane windows, installing double pane windows in the bedroom would reduce some of the noise. Installing new windows made quite a bit of difference in the noise levels in our house.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:00 am

I live less than 500 feet from one of the busiest railroad corridors in the state.
Over 100 coal trains a day by somebody's count.
I got used to it.
We also insulated our house and installed double-glazed windows.
I slept through a lightning strike on a cottonwood tree 50 feet from my bed.

Dog Slobber · Post by **Dog Slobber** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:13 am

My condo bedroom overlooks a fairly busy city street.

I've just gotten used to the car noises. Everyone in a while some inconsiderate donkey with excessively loud vehicle will go screeching by, but I'm trying to remember having been woken up by it and can't.

I can only hear the vehicles in the summer when the windows are open.

Perhaps try a white noise generator to help you get used to ambient noise.

jimbud · Post by **jimbud** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:38 am

I also recommend a white noise generator.
Get a good one so you are able to adjust the volume level.
You can crank it up to a level that will drown out about anything.
Once you get used to it's noise, you will sleep like an untroubled child.

JPB

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:43 am

I got so used to freight train noise, that I also slept through a tornado about a mile away.
Funny--they describe a tornado as sounding like a train . . .

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:48 am

dreamless wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:47 am
My question is this, would anyone in the forum know of any type of noise block that I could use with the BiPap sleep accessories, eg. ... earplugs,

Earplugs

Try a different type, like the 3m neons, they are soft come,very effective, and once they are in for a while, you probably won't even feel them.

zonker · Post by **zonker** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:46 am

i'm jumping on the white noise bandwagon. you can still buy standalone machines. i bought mine on amazon a few months ago because the one i've had for so long decided it didn't want to generate anything, let alone white noise.

also, if you have a smart phone, you can download free white noise generating apps.

good luck!

dreamless · Post by **dreamless** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:30 pm

Thank you for your replies. You’ve given me food for thought. I’ll look into these and hope they help.
- Dreamless

Miss Emerita · Post by **Miss Emerita** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:45 am

One more thought. I have a noise machine that generates "pink" noise or "brown" noise in addition to white noise. I'm using "brown," which is lower in pitch than white, and for me it does a great job of just blurring out most outside noises. It's made by Adaptive Sound Technologies, available on Amazon.

MeToo · Post by **MeToo** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:06 pm

You can purchase a large supply of foam ear plugs and cut them in half. Doing so makes them much less bothersome when you sleep with your ear to the pillow. I even flip ends and reuse them for a second night -- a single plug will last two nights. https://www.amazon.com/Flents-Quiet-Ple ... 9d95c82244
I also use a fan in warmer weather and sometimes a white noise machine if the kids are home.

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:34 pm

I use this: https://www.amazon.com/Headphones-Bluet ... 33&sr=8-19 It is not noise-cancelling, but you can drown out ambient noise with whatever helps you sleep. I wear it under my mask.

For me, human voices talking calmly is my "white noise" of choice, but with a smart phone connected you have endless options--there are a lot of free white noises on various apps (e.g. Amazon Prime Music, the free version of Spotify, etc.) or you could create a music play list.

Look for the podcast called "Sleep with Me". The host drones on and on for the express purpose of putting you to sleep. I rarely make it past the intro.

I also pull the sleep phones down over my eyes like an eye mask in the summer because the early morning light wakes me at 5 am.

nanwilson · Post by **nanwilson** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:34 pm

Be careful what you ask for: You may not wake up without "noise" of some sort.
I have a friend that is deaf and uses a full face mask with her cpap. Last winter the people next door smelled smoke coming from her house and called the fire department, thinking that she was not at home because she didn't answer her door. She did indeed have a small fire and her smoke detector was screaming away, but she didn't hear it since she is deaf, had her cpap on, and wore a full face mask so could not hear or smell the smoke. The firemen woke her up and REALLY scared the shit out of her for not being able to hear and smell

Consequently she has had the good sense to move into an assisted living facility not far away.

Me... I don't have a problem since I have a dog to get me up in an emergency, and also have a daughter who lives in an apartment downstairs (same house) to take care of me.

Daughter also walks over after supper every night to my friends facility..... just to check on her

Cheers.... and please be safe!!!!

Nan

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:28 pm

nanwilson wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:34 pm
Be careful what you ask for: You may not wake up without "noise" of some sort.
I have a friend that is deaf and uses a full face mask with her cpap. Last winter the people next door smelled smoke coming from her house and called the fire department, thinking that she was not at home because she didn't answer her door. She did indeed have a small fire and her smoke detector was screaming away, but she didn't hear it since she is deaf, had her cpap on, and wore a full face mask so could not hear or smell the smoke. The firemen woke her up and REALLY scared the shit out of her for not being able to hear and smell Consequently she has had the good sense to move into an assisted living facility not far away.

Me... I don't have a problem since I have a dog to get me up in an emergency, and also have a daughter who lives in an apartment downstairs (same house) to take care of me. Daughter also walks over after supper every night to my friends facility..... just to check on her

Cheers.... and please be safe!!!!

Nan

iPhones now have a feature that will recognize sounds like smoke alarms, sirens, dog barking, etc and vibrate to alert you.

I can hear through my sleep phones better than my husband who is increasingly deaf. So I get to sush the dog, hear the police helicopter overhead, or the battery warning on the smoke alarm still.

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