As mask mandates become more common, millions of people are adapting to a new normal. And sometimes they're finding masks to be a bit annoying and uncomfortable.
Consumer Reports says that a few easy adjustments can ensure a safe and comfortable mask-wearing experience for everyone.
Wearing masks is essential to slowing the spread of COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean you have to put up with the annoyances that come from wearing them, such as fogged-up glasses, ear irritation, and even acne.
If you wear glasses or sunglasses that are constantly fogging up, a mask with a wire sewn in at the top is your best bet. Pinch the top of your mask so that it fits the shape of your nose. Next, tighten the sides for a snug fit.
You can also apply an anti-fogging solution to your lens, try wearing your glasses on top of your mask. Next, are you suffering from “mask acne?” When you wear a mask for a long period of time you sweat, which causes bacteria to build up. That can cause acne. Make sure your face and mask are clean before heading out. If you’re still breaking out, a topical over-the-counter acne cream that contains benzoyl peroxide can help.
If your ears feel irritated from wearing a mask, it’s because the elastic ear loops are causing friction. Rub some petroleum jelly behind your ears. You can also switch to a tie-back mask instead of one with elastic ear loops. You’re not supposed to touch your mask once you put it on. But if it keeps slipping, you should tighten it until it feels a little harder to breathe. You should notice your mask moving in and out as you breathe.
If you’re having trouble being understood while you’re wearing a mask, CR says it’s not really a matter of speaking louder. Just make sure you’re speaking slowly and clearly, and ask other mask wearers to do the same. Follow these tips so you can keep others safe as well as yourself and stay comfortable at the same time.
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17 comments:
There is zero science to support mask mandates. There is an abundance of science indicating that they do not help and possibly make viral spread worse. We need to fight back.
Better yet, the hell with a mask. I've live 65 years without one.
Mask are no good for anyone
These stupid ass comments above are why the US is so far gone in this pandemic. Stupid, backwards people who don't believe in science are why 180,000 Americans are dead and more dying every day. Hopefully it's killing off the stupid people.
Let's just burn the masks!
They do make it easier to face all the bad teeth around here.
1140......there is a man in Georgia who along with a lot of his fellow citizens thought the whole thing was a hoax.
As of now his wife who is in her sixties has been in the hospital for five weeks. The last four she has been on a ventilator. He no longer thinks it is a hoax and he just keeps praying his wife will eventually come home.
The doctors last week consulted with him and gave her a 50/50 chance of surviving......but told him she will probably be in rehab if she does survive and may have irreversible damage to her lungs. So just hope you make it to 66 years with your no mask attitude.
Zero people had the flu last year
Does anybody know where we can get a mask big enough to cover 3:35's fat rump?
12:14 Baaaaa
1:40
You are just plain stupid. You can't fix stupid.
There are about 9800 people that have died from Whu Flu.
They are reporting every death that test positive for Whu Flu as a Whu Flu death.
It is gullible morons like you that cause all this nonsense.
I am amazed at the number of people so afraid of this virus. The stupidty is just so amazing. Comments are made that can not be confirmed as correct or not. Telling others to wear a mask or you are guilty of someone's death. Incredibility dumb. Just follow Nancy's guidance while she wears coordinated masks to her outfits - an excuse to hide her aging neck. Don't be a follower - use good judgement and stay healthy without that damn mask😝😂😂😂😂
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(not really, but thanks for your magical thinking.)
I use The InVisaMask®, available soon for only $29.95 at Amazon.com and local drugstores. No fogging, no muffled speech, no feeling of suffocation, no foul breath odor. Even filters out pepper spray and CS gas!
Get yours now at www.areyoureallythisstupid.com for the low price of TWO for just $19.95 plus shipping and handling. Don't miss out! Get yours now!
(not really, but thanks for your magical thinking.)
What about the panty mask?
Just get a face shield. It's cleanable see thru plastic and a headband. No fog, people can see my face and read my lips, and nothing can get thru the shield... Unlike a mask that splits up the particles like a strainer. And I don't want to hear it from those saying it can go around the face shield, it can go around the mask sides too.
Not The N95 Mask !!
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