Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

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Lyndmc
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Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

Post by Lyndmc » Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:07 am

This machine had done this since new. On occasion, it randomly starts popping on inhale and on exhale. If I pull out the water tank and firmly push it back in, the popping stops. I was thinking it had something to do with the tank, so I got a new tank, it still does it!

I refill the water tank every night since this thing is a pig on water. I make it a practice to firmly push the tank in every time. I might go a week without the issue happening, then one day, in the middle of the night, it starts popping again.

Anyone else experience this?

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Re: Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

Post by ChicagoGranny » Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:49 pm

What are your humidifier and heated hose settings? Are you getting water in the hose?
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Re: Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

Post by Dog Slobber » Thu Jun 19, 2025 1:08 pm

Common reasons for popping sounds:
  • rain-out (water in hose)
  • improperly seated humidifier tank
  • misaligned, or worn seal on ResMed clam-shell lid
  • Anti-asphyxia flap on FF masks

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Re: Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

Post by happysleeper » Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:00 am

I have found mine to make a slight pop sound with inspiration just as I'm falling asleep. I returned it for another machine that did the same thing. Mine is the humidifier container being ever so slightly loose. I can sleep when I: use a white noise maker to in the white noise range, and push the humidifier side of the machine up against a hard surface to help stabilize it, and put weights on the top of the humidifier so it doesn't move with my breathing. Good luck! Happy Sleeper

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Re: Airsense 11 popping on inhale and exhale

Post by ChicagoGranny » Fri Jun 20, 2025 1:11 pm

happysleeper wrote:
Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:00 am
put weights on the top of the humidifier
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