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How To Get Adjusted To Cpap Machine Noise And Look?

My husband uses a cpap machine to help with his sleep apnea, I on the other hand hate the thing, it has bright lights that can't be turned off, it's noisy (humming), he mouth breathes, has break through snoring, I haven't slept properly in over a year due to the snoring and then the machine. Do you have any suggestions on how I can learn to adjust to the noises and the look of the mask on him?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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I know it's an outrageous thing that you have to put up with but unfortunately, technology has to yet to make the device even CLOSE to tolerable for most people who wear it....let alone their spouses or other partners so they don't need to look like tiny elephants with the mask- not to mention as you said, the noise, lights, and sheer bulk of the whole thing. Some people have said that a device known as bi-pap is more comfortable and easier to wear for the patient. I don't think it's much different for the partner though. Have you tried all the obvious things such as: Earplugs? Eyemasks? Sleeping in separate room? If you live in a 2 story house perhaps he can be set up to sleep comfortably in either the lower or upper story while you sleep on the opposite side?
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How To Get Adjusted To Cpap Machine Noise And Look?

I know it s an outrageous thing that you have to put up with but unfortunately, technology has to yet to make the device even CLOSE to tolerable for most people who wear it....let alone their spouses or other partners so they don t need to look like tiny elephants with the mask- not to mention as you said, the noise, lights, and sheer bulk of the whole thing. Some people have said that a device known as bi-pap is more comfortable and easier to wear for the patient. I don t think it s much different for the partner though. Have you tried all the obvious things such as: Earplugs? Eyemasks? Sleeping in separate room? If you live in a 2 story house perhaps he can be set up to sleep comfortably in either the lower or upper story while you sleep on the opposite side?