I am brand new to the cpap machine. I am 56 and as I am trying to get used to the system, I am sleeping alone in the guestroom. I want to return to sleeping with my husband, but won't the air coming out of the mask-I have a swift--bother him? Help!

Welcome to Apnea Board, Serinet.

The passage of air through your rebreathing valve can cause a whistling sound, especially at higher pressures, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Mask leaks are more likely to cause the sort of noise that your sleep partner may find objectionable. But you shouldn't move out of the bedroom for that reason. In my experience, most sleep partners find the "white noise" of CPAP therapy to be pretty easy to tolerate...much more so than the loud snoring common to untreated OSA.

I'd try it out. Chances are good that it won't bother your husband at all. If it does, he can probably get used to it fairly quickly.

Good luck! Carl

My partner says the c=flex feature sounds like a motorcycle changing gears far away. She is a very light sleeper and comments on how quiet I am at night. I think you will be fine. B)

My wife uses a sound machine that we used to use with our babies to create a nice din that covers up the sound of the CPAP. It's one of those machines you can set to the sound of waves, etc.

WD

My wife equates the CPAP machine to white noise. When I have been away on course for a couple of days, she has problems sleeping because of the silence.