How Loud is a CPAP Machine?
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- CPAP machines are generally designed to be as quiet as possible, with most modern models producing sound levels between 25 to 30 decibels (dB). To give you a better idea of how quiet that is:
30 dB is about the same noise level as a whisper or a quiet rural area.
25 dB is slightly quieter than 30 dB, roughly equivalent to the sound of rustling leaves.
Manufacturers of CPAP machines aim to minimize noise to ensure that users and their bed partners can sleep comfortably without disturbance.
That being said, the actual noise given off by a CPAP machine, including the mask and tube will vary by pressure. Our testing showed 30dB at a 5-10 pressure and 35-45 dB at a pressure of 10-20cm.
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Very helpful video, we are just starting this journey!
My wife is a CPAP user for almost 6 years and recently she changed her machine from resmed airsense 10 to Airsense 11 and has been a nightmare for me ever since. It’s making all kinds of loud noises, whirring, whining, whistling noises. I’m really sleepless. Is there a way to fix this noise?
Can you put the cpap inside a drawer with just enough opening for the hose?
My neighbor directly next to me uses a cpap and I can literally feel the vibration all night and I can hear the sound through the wall and it’s something I can’t even complain about but I do wish I can recommend a better cpap machine 🙄😭
Yep, same here‼️
Is it normal to hear a darth vader like noise while inhaling with the airsense 11 and airtouch f20?
I think so. Totally puts me off getting one! (and I really need it!!!)
Love your videos. And I hate trying this here but I sent an email to you guys three days ago about a customer service issue and haven’t heard anything and you don’t have a phone number. So how do I get some support?
Hi There! We are so sorry you had to resort to inquiring here. This link will take you to our contact information and phone number: thecpapstore.ca/pages/contact
Please let me know if you do not have luck following the link. We hope to assist you as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience and I hope we can rectify the issue.
-Tristan
The Air sense 10 has a db of 27. The quieter 11 has a db of 27. ? ? ? Mine has a db top of 70 and I was told that is normal at ramp up. My son is an audio engineer and couldn't believe the difference between the manual listed db and the actual db and the fact that the store knew that I was sleeping with the equivalent of a vacuum cleaner. These machines should come with decibel readers.
If your CPAP sounds like a vacuum cleaner, something is wrong. If you bought it from us, please reach out we can work on a return if your machine is defective.
@ Hmmm... We went back to the Sleep Center, with the decibel meter (my son is an audio engineer) and we were told some are like that. Also, you might want to read the complaints from partners and the after sleep study and the purchase that they might have to sleep in separate rooms. What? And you are told that without the machine your partner may suffer severe health outcomes.
Also, the sleep center doesn't include partners in sleep studies. Why is that? They helped my husband's sleep problem but created one for me. Now, I am getting scheduled for a sleep study to find out why I'm having trouble sleeping. I think I know and will be taking the 70 db cpap machine with me. One more thing, the Air Sense 11 is supposed to be quieter, (why does it need to be quieter when it is already quiet) but in the specs at the very very end of the owner's manual it states the the "declared" db of the 11 is pretty much the same "declared" db of the 10. I have a sneaking suspicion the "declared db" is not the real "db" I could be wrong.
Please start adding a db level program with EVERY machine so the loudness of each ramp could be added as a metric of the machine. Also, if they are already quiet, why are there so many products sold to help reduce the noise? You are not telling patients, and their partners, the truth about these machines upfront. The gaslighting is unreal.
@@thecpapstore Do you measure the db of the machines you sell while the patient is in the room? Have you ever used a db meter on these machines? Please let me know if you do this. It would really help me and other patients understand what to expect. I would love to see a UA-cam video on this, plus all the add on products you can purchase to mark the whisper quiet machines quieter.
Also, I see you recommend earplugs for these whisper quiet machines or use a white noise machine that's louder than the noise of the whisper quiet machines. Do you tell your clients you may need earplugs to use these whisper quiet machines before they buy? Or may need a white noise machine that is louder than the whisper quiet machine to block out the noise before they buy? The gaslighting around Cpap and especially Bipap machines is unbelievable.
@@JFCincy-cc3uo The machine volume is largely dependent on pressure. Most people under a 15 pressure have no issue with noise. It is extremely rare that someone mentions it, except for the AirMini in which it is one of the things we discuss in store. The larger culprit for noise would be masks. When this occurs, we guide the patient towards our quieter masks.
We do recommend earplugs to those who really dislike any noise, however most people who have partners with sleep apnea already have earplugs from their partner previously snoring.
As seen in this video we have used a db meter to measure the entire system. If you would like, I can make a video with the db meter right beside each machine we sell. We do not do sleep testing at The CPAP Store. Therefore, if a customer comes in and inquires about noise, we can show them a machine running. But we do not conduct in person sleep tests. Therefore, people who purchase online from us are largely already are familiar with CPAP.
I do agree that sleep clinics should be more transparent about noise levels. But these sleep clinics (in Canada) also sell CPAPs for more than 3 times as much as us. So they are not really transparent about a lot of things...
I have air sense 10 for HER AND THERE IS NO NOISE, EVER. 🇦🇺✅