My husband recently had a mechanical aortic valve replacement and is having trouble sleeping with the sound of the ticking. Does anyone have any advice (best ...Read more
My husband recently had a mechanical aortic valve replacement and is having trouble sleeping with the sound of the ticking. Does anyone have any advice (best sleep positions? do you get used to it). He wasn't the best sleeper before and now 2 weeks post surgery he wakes around 3/4am to mobilise and can't get back to sleep because of the ticking.....Any advice welcome x
Kenneth Southard How about noise cancelling earbuds and or playing white noise or sleep sounds?
Kenneth Southard I had mitral valve repair, so I don't have the clicking noise. However, it took 4 weeks until I good ... Read more
Kenneth Southard I had mitral valve repair, so I don't have the clicking noise. However, it took 4 weeks until I good solid sleep. The first 3 nights after leaving the hospital I had to sleep in a recliner.
Rita Savelis I have had 2 mechanical valves for 7 years. I used to hold a pillow to my chest to muffle the sound w ... Read more
Rita Savelis I have had 2 mechanical valves for 7 years. I used to hold a pillow to my chest to muffle the sound when i was reading on the sofa. Now i rarely notice it. But i understand waking up in the night and having the slightest thing bother you. My husband snores for example. Almost everyone, no matter what their valves, has trouble sleeping for weeks/months after surgery. And one is so aware of one's body. The beating of ones heart . I still recommend a small pillow for the moments when the sound of valves bothers your husband. Take care. It's probably harder to be a caretaker, like you are, than a patient. Things get better but those first few months were hard for me. OHS is an ordeal. Recovery is arduous. And then you find a new normal. But you can't hurry it.
Mike Tirrell It takes a little while to get used to it but he will. The pillow thing worked for me. Also, I woul ... Read more
Mike Tirrell It takes a little while to get used to it but he will. The pillow thing worked for me. Also, I would sometimes just put the tv on to distract me from the sound.
