CPap bother sleeping partner

Hi everyone, I am set to take the sleep test next week. This might sound really silly but I am worried that if I have SA and they give me this machine, I will be too embarrassed to wear a mask to bed and have the machine running. Will it keep my hubby awake? Will I scare him to death with the mask? It just sounds so embarrassing to have to be hooked up to a machine at night.

You will love your C-pap it don't make and sounds so you should be fine and just put it on right before you go to sleep..bast of luck.. Shelly -95

I worried about this too, but most of the time it's dark in my bedroom before I need to put the mask on. I have three kids, and they have pretty much taken it all in stride. I mostly worry about it when we have to stay someplace other than home, or when the kids have a friend over, but again, most of them think it's "interesting". The machine is no louder than a fan, so that isn't much of a problem. It shouldn't keep your hubby awake, and in fact, he'll probably sleep better without all the snoring. Good luck!

My husband of 35 years and I, have solved the embarassment problem. We both have C-Paps. I have been using mine for over ten years. After I started using mine for about a year, my husband was tested. His sleep apenea was not as severe as mine, but he also had restless leg syndrome. After he started using his, I improved. His restless legs had been disturbing my sleep, on top of my sleep apnea. One reason for the difference in severity, is that there are several other factors that are considered. You may stop breathing many more times that someone else, but for shorter periods of time, while someone with less episodes may stop for a longer period of time. They also consider how low your oxygen saturation is, which is a result of both how many times, and for how long you stop breathing. Then you add restless leg, and compound the problem. In my husbands case, his deficit was greater because of the combination, even though his sleep apnea was't all that bad. As far as getting used to it goes, I don't even use the ramp anymore, and I can't sleep without it. I don't even nap for a few minutes without it. Wouldn't that be ironic, to lose enough weigh to not need the machine, but not be able to sleep without it?