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The noise from a CPAP is a blessing! The albergue dorms are often a wonder of cacophony - A sonorama of sneezes, snorts, snores, stumble-thumpers on their way to the toilets, thunderous claps of flatulence, squeaky bed springs, and sighs/sobs from dyspepsia (that last bit of chorizo or pulpo will do it). Besides, having walked their daily 25-30k. most pilgrims can sleep through a train wreck!Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
I have only been in an Albergue once with a CPAP? Machine. It wasn't a problem. There are a lot more intrusive goings on in an Albergue. After a good days walk I sleep until the first Pilgrim starts squirrelling in his pack in the morning.Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
My wife and I each use a CPAP. While it is not silent we do not have, nor have we been told of any problem with noise. It is called a Philips Respironics Dream Machine. There is a small portable unit that might be better to carry.Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
Hey Dave. 'Might you have walked the Frances in 2016 with a trailname "Downhill Dave"?I walked with a guy who used a CPAP machine for a while. It never bothered me at all. Explaining to others that he needed an electrical outlet near him was sometimes a 'problem' unfortunately.
Davey
Hey Dave. 'Might you have walked the Frances in 2016 with a trailname "Downhill Dave"?
I agree. Thank You. My hope is other CPAP users with similar concerns as mine see this post too.Everyone is so very kind in their responses to you, @SF-Pilgrim...all is good! It looks like you will have no problem, so not to worry when you are ready to walk! There are many positive things about this forum and this is just an example of one of them!
I think you are correct. I have noticed it myself in the past two years in charging my phone at night. I have also heard it mentioned on the forum about bringing a longer extension cord with you, if this could be an option, although it would add to your backpack weight.It seems like power outlets next to the bed is becoming common in the newer private albergues.
I doubt that you will find anyone willing to object publicly on this forum, but I have met one pilgrim who did on the Camino. There mightn't be that many, but it can be very unpleasant when you do cross paths with them in an albergue. You could completely avoid them, but you shouldn't be lulled into thinking someone won't object, rare though that might be.Everyone is so very kind in their responses to you, @SF-Pilgrim...all is good! It looks like you will have no problem, so not to worry when you are ready to walk! There are many positive things about this forum and this is just an example of one of them!
@Camino Chrissy, when someone shakes you awake in the middle of the night and wants you to turn off your CPAP because the very small amount of noise it is making is keeping him awake, rational discussion about the rights or wrongs of the situation is not the first thing to come to mind. I was completely unprepared for that, as was my wife who was also woken by this person.I don't think @SF-Pilgrim should worry. He has just as much right to sleep in an albergue as anyone else, and cpap machines from what the above consensus is saying, appear to pose no problem; in fact they seem to be preferable to snorers.
I shared a bunk room with a guy that used a CPAP machine, I found the noise of his machine quite relaxing, much better than snoring, best wishes SusanHi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
Happened to me one time. Apparently I was snoring. I do not always snore, but sometimes I do. It seemed surreal, the physically shaking me awake and seeing the individual's face coming into focus just a few inches from mine in the dark was disturbing. Very offensive and when you consider that the person is actually physically grabbing you, it has the makings of an assault and I will be honest I did not know what was happening to me at first. I cannot imagine a male pilgrim doing the same to a female pilgrim. What her reaction could be. The next morning I told the pilgrim he should never ever do that again. It was offensive and intrusive and someone may take defensive actions against him next time.@Camino Chrissy, when someone shakes you awake in the middle of the night and wants you to turn off your CPAP because the very small amount of noise it is making is keeping him awake, rational discussion about the rights or wrongs of the situation is not the first thing to come to mind. I was completely unprepared for that, as was my wife who was also woken by this person.
Should @SF-Pilgrim worry? In some 150 nights I have spent on the camino and other pilgrimage routes, albeit not all in albegue dormitories, this happened once. It clearly isn't common and perhaps unlikely to occur to someone else. But it was a shock, and I was completely unprepared for it. @SF-Pilgrim might be better prepared not to see this through completely rose-tinted glasses.
Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
CPAP machines are not an issue for me but I have only slept in a dorm room once with one going. As for power, take an extension cord with a few outlets on one end then you only need one converter at the wall. I did this on our Camino for my phone, camera, my wife’s phone, etc.I walked with a guy who used a CPAP machine for a while. It never bothered me at all. Explaining to others that he needed an electrical outlet near him was sometimes a 'problem' unfortunately.
Davey
Hi I traveled for about a week with a CPAP user I have to say I never found the rythmic sound of the CPAP disturbing in fact at the end of the time together it felt like I couldn't get to sleep without it.Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
Hi,Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
True. And even in the larger, cheaper albergues an extension chord/flex is provided for multiple outlets, although not necessarily near your bunk. I always carry one of those multiple usb jacks, so others can charge their phones while I’m still charging mine.It seems like power outlets next to the bed is becoming common in the newer private albergues.
Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive? The modern CPAP machines are very quiet, I have one, so go with using it rather than not. Everyone will be happier including you.
Thanks
Hi,
I'm specifically posted this here in a general forum and not the medical forum because I'm hoping for responses from folks who have spent the night in a albergue dorm with someone who's using a CPAP machine in the same room.
I have sleep apnea, so travel with a CPAP. I'm wondering how intrusive the noise from the CPAP machine to those around me? I snore without the machine, so don't want to be that guy. But I also don't want to be that guy with that annoying machine. My travel device seems pretty quiet....but then I'm asleep when it's really being used. On my first Camino, prior to me being diagnosed with SA, I slept in rooms that had various noises during the night. People moving, breathing, stirring in the night, frequently a snorer. So the room is never dead quiet like a private room, so my hope and expectation is the white noise from my machine shouldn't be too disruptive or no more than the typical sounds of an albergue dorm room.
So for those of you that have shared a room with a cpap user, was the noise disruptive?
Thanks
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