The Most Annoying Sound

About 10 years ago the most annoying noise I thought at the time was Matthew's velociraptor squelch that came from his mouth during a dinner at Friday's. It was so loud, ear piercing, wretched, long lasting witch-like scream when he didn't get what he demanded. The Matthew I am referring to is about 12 now and you never would have guessed he made that noise.

Now one of the most annoying noises besides a dozen Cubans in the room talking like they are on the phone trying to get their point across with hands flailing, sounds escalating, sentences roaring like belt fed machine guns, is the sound of the Apnea monitor alarm. We received training on the machine that will be attached to Alexandra most of the time when she is released. Like the picture on the left the sensors are attached below the arm with a Velcro strap that wraps around the chest. The strap is soft and comfortable and the leads are pretty small. The machine however is very loud. So loud you can land an airplane by just the volume level while flying at 15,000 feet. So loud you don't need to perform CPR on her if she does stop breathing. So loud I would rather run into Lake Michigan on a winter windy day naked than hear this noise while sleeping. I will gladly record the noise and show you what Amanda and Liana think of the noise. Maybe, just maybe we will use it to deter telemarketers ...

The actual monitor is pretty small, no larger than a dsl modem. The lights are simple and the funtionality isn't complicated. The data gets downloaded of the system hard drive to a computer and then sent to the cardiologist. It however needs to be on Alexandra most of the time, while in transit, anywhere anytime she is not being watched like a hawk. So we may just pay Liana in chocolate to watch her breath instead of the monitor. Not sure what gutteral noise that will emit from her mouth as a warning but I doubt it will get as loud as this machine.