My husband just started using a BiPAP last week and we've had to sleep in separate rooms because of the noise of the machine. He did a 1 week test with a machine that recorded his breathing and that machine was silent. This one sounds like a tiny turbo with each breath--in, out, in, out.... I think I'd be OK with a solid white noise, but the in and out keeps me awake, or wakes me if I've managed to fall asleep. Using a loud white noise generator to drown out the machine might work, but I cherish the quiet nights with windows open listening to crickets when I wake up at 2 AM.

Has anyone had experience using sound insulation material around the machine?

Susan

I use ear plugs! Even crickets bother me!

Guess I have to find ear plugs that don't hurt my tiny ear canals.

If the soft ones from a drugstore don't work, I know you can get wax ones that you can mould to fit.

I'd like to find some that I see people wear while bicycling, etc. Maybe they are actually earphones, but there is a cord that connects them. I'm always losing mine, so maybe that would help!

I do not have a Bi-PAP. They are designed to give you an extra burst of air when you inhale.


The Health care dude called today about my broken CPAP. He said it would cost $1.50 to replace the broken part. And $80 to fix it!!!

I said, okay, have'em fix it. He said, "That's probably a good choice, because they charge $80 just to LOOK at it!!!" Geez, sleep should be free, for goodness sake!