Have any of you dealt with a spouse getting a CPAP that impacts your own health? It is loud, makes irregular and intermittent sounds and he doesn’t seem able to adjust it. It keeps me from falling asleep, wakes me up and then I get really tense when I can’t tune out the disturbance. I’ve recorded the sounds but Kaiser has offered no help. He got a new headset but it didn’t help. I started gaining weight and getting cranky from loss of sleep! Right now I sleep on the couch (which is actually more comfortable than the bed so that’s a bonus and I feel so much better with more sleep!). But I’m wondering if any of you have any other coping strategies that worked for you in the longer term? Thank you!
hubby and I don’t need cpap but we do have sleep issues so we sleep in separate rooms to keep healthy. Sometimes we take naps together to keep that human touch bonding cuddling alive.
Now that I think of it, I’ve also heard about snoring necessitating separate bedrooms in at least two other cases over the years. (One friend told me she can sleep through the freight trains running on the tracks near their house, but not her husband’s snoring!) People need their sleep! 😴
Now I get it. I LOVED being in Covid iso on my own.
So longer term, my 2nd preference would be to start looking at what other room in my house could become my beautiful, serene, feminine boudoir. (Maybe have date nights occasionally 😜)
My 1st preferred choice would be to build a shed & the snorer/CPAP user would sleep out there. Way back out there..
I have zero empathy if my sleep is destroyed.
Is there another room you can sleep in?
You NEED your sleep. You MUST HAVE your sleep. Does your H complain if you sleep on the couch? Has he listened to your audio playback of the machine?
Does your Hub's healthcare network have a Sleep Clinic? If so he needs to go there to get the air pressure adjusted properly and maybe try a different mask/headgear. There's no reason for his unit to keep you awake.
Plus, I have seen from TV commercials about a FDA approved implant that your hubby can get to help with his condition. https://www.inspiresleep.com
There may be some noise from the exhaled air coming from the mask vents as well, but nothing even approaching the magnitude you are describing.
What kind of machine and mask does he use? I may be able to ask some former co workers if they have any ideas.
I agree with Zippy, it should not be disturbing the person u sleep with. I was in the hospital with Mom one time and had to ask the nurse to turn down the vitals monitor. That beep was driving me crazy like chinese water torture. 😊
In the meantime, move into the spare bedroom which I hope you have one of. You'll never want to move back into the master again. Trust me on that. Once you get away from the twitching, the restlessness, the midnight pee runs, the dopey tv choices, crunching of chosen snacks, scratching of body parts, farting and all the rest of the b.s., you'll think you've died and gone to heaven for the blessed peace, regardless of noise or no noise emanating from CPAP machines which emanate bad odors, imo.
🤣😂😁
I do know of my neighbors who sleep separatly. Has he tried to sleep in a recliner?
Get rid of the mask and try, NOMASK.COM