When I was waiting to get a machine, I purchased a used S9 and it also had that slight plasticky smokey odor, but it worsened over time. Fortunately, the seller took it back. So, don't always blame yourself. The machine can be at fault. They are sturdy, but still subject to wear and tear and unseen damage.
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weird smell after removing mask?
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05-01-2016, 12:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2016, 12:38 PM by Mosquitobait.)
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
Sometimes the plate that heats the water to humidify isn't working right. The machine I initially got spewed horrible odor that lasted for hours. I returned the machine the next day. My replacement machine OCCASIONALLY has a slight odor, but usually that is because I don't have enough water in the humidifier. It goes away within a minute of shutting off the machine. In NEITHER case did I smell these odors when masked up. That's what caused me to look at the workings of the humidifier.
When I was waiting to get a machine, I purchased a used S9 and it also had that slight plasticky smokey odor, but it worsened over time. Fortunately, the seller took it back. So, don't always blame yourself. The machine can be at fault. They are sturdy, but still subject to wear and tear and unseen damage.
05-01-2016, 01:20 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
(05-01-2016, 12:37 PM)Mosquitobait Wrote: Sometimes the plate that heats the water to humidify isn't working right. The machine I initially got spewed horrible odor that lasted for hours. I returned the machine the next day. My replacement machine OCCASIONALLY has a slight odor, but usually that is because I don't have enough water in the humidifier. It goes away within a minute of shutting off the machine. In NEITHER case did I smell these odors when masked up. That's what caused me to look at the workings of the humidifier. In my case I think I've verified that it is not the machine. The air to the mask smells fine and I can smell the weird smell even if I take my first breath in another end of the house.
05-01-2016, 10:20 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
My first month or so, I would smell laundry detergent for the first few breaths. I had my wife put the same mask on a few times and she smelled baby powder. It went away after a while.
05-02-2016, 08:49 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
I find CPAP clears my sinuses, so maybe your sense of smell is more acute after removing the mask.
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05-04-2016, 04:23 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
I get the burning type smell but only after turning off the machine -- just before I remove my mask. I've never noticed it while it's blowing though.
07-11-2017, 06:39 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
06-03-2021, 12:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2021, 12:15 PM by TheMultiMom.)
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
LOL! Mine smells like burnt sugar cookies, with a slight perfume smell. I once heard that the vacuum of space smells like burnt cookies and I came here wondering if anyone had the same experience, and knew if that had anything to do with it?
Yeah! Kind of like a laundry soap smell! But mine is like that mixed with a burnt cookie smell.
12-20-2021, 09:18 PM
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
I did a 6 week trial on a dream station and I did not get this sensation. Now I have a resmed I get this sensation for the first two breaths after I take the mask off. Smells like I am sniffing fragrant washing powder. Makes a lot of sense given my wife's love of fabric softener.
RE: weird smell after removing mask?
I think the idea that the nose is becoming deadened to the smell inside the mask vs. outside is only part of the issue because 1. if that's the case and the air in the mask always smelled different than the air in the room then this effect wouldn't stop happening over time, and 2. the following happened: I've had my machine forever and have replaced all the parts on it many times except for the water tray (I don't use water in my machine). Initially the air smelled strongly of ozone when I'd take the mask off in the morning but that smell faded after a relatively short period of time and never returned with the replacement of any of the parts - except just recently, after replacing the tray. Besides the breathing tube it's the only other part that has heat applied to it so that smell is likely the difference between a new water tray being heated and 'flavoring' the air all night long, and the air once you take it off. It's like that 'factory coating' burning off of kitchen appliance parts the first couple times they're used, I'd wager.
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