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I am completely shocked that this discussion does more or less not include the issue of noise. I was diagnosed with 100 AHI last year and from day one it was
by medicalreasons1 3y ago
I am completely shocked that this discussion does more or less not include the issue of noise.
I was diagnosed with 100 AHI last year and from day one it was impossible for me to sleep with the noise the mask makes....
The first night in sleep centre with CPAP was hell for me. I couldn't fall asleep even though it was 4 a.m. and I had only slept 4 hours the day before.
At home I can only fall asleep with hearing protection, because of which my ears are permanently inflamed.
The doctor, referring to the high AHI, did not even consider trying other forms of therapy.
> You can sleep with hearing protection, right? Then everything is good.
To me, CPAP doesn't feel like a solution. Rather, it is a bad temporary solution with which a lot of money can be made through rental fees.
- teucris 3y agoThat’s an astonishingly loud machine - I can barely hear mine. I sometimes lay and try to listen to it, but quickly I find the sound of my breathing makes up the majority of noise in the room.
- medicalreasons1 3y agoIt is not the machine at all. I have a ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet. Bystanders tell me that they hear next to nothing. It is the sound that is made in the mask (ResMed AirFit F30i) when I inhale that drives me crazy. Every time I breathe in, it sounds like Darth Vader.
- callalex 3y agoIf sounds on your face and in your head are that noticeably loud, you may have obstructions in your ear canal, such as impacted earwax. Does your humming sound louder when you plug your ears, or does it stay the same?
- medicalreasons1 3y agoIt sounds louder. I figured, since hearing protection solves the problem, it's not a problem inside the head. Well it might be after all as I am apparently super sound sensitive.