A humidifier is provided including a first humidifier part, a second
humidifier part connectable with the first humidifier part, and a sealing
gasket disposed between the first and second humidifier parts. The second
humidifier part is configured to hold a volume of liquid therein and the
first and second humidifier parts and the sealing gasket define first and
second internal passages within the humidifier. The first passage is
disposed so as to be exposed to a surface of the volume of liquid and the
second passage is isolated from at least one of the first passage and the
surface of the volume of liquid. The second passage is configured to
communicate with a pressure and/or sound sensing device.