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If nothing else you won't be touching your face uncontrollably if there's a mask. I already wear it when going on grocery runs etc, for that reason, and I notic
by m0zg 7y ago
If nothing else you won't be touching your face uncontrollably if there's a mask. I already wear it when going on grocery runs etc, for that reason, and I notice an increasing number of people are doing the same. If distancing is in place, the main risk is not that you'd inhale something, it's that you touch something and then bring it into your mouth, nose, or eyes. Eyes are not an issue for me since I wear glasses. Mouth and nose are covered by a mask, so I can't touch them directly.
And you can reuse the masks by exposing them to 70C/158F heat for an hour.
- cortesoft 7y agoI thought I read that there was a risk of people touching their mask too much (to adjust it or because it itches), and thus increasing the risk.
- dawnerd 7y agoJust watching people in the store and you can tell they think they’re protected but the masks are definitely not helping. Especially when they take them off incorrectly. A full face covering might help people with touching their face but too many people think it will filter out particles.
- droithomme 7y agoIt will filter out particles. Just not as many as a high end mask like an N95. But better than nothing. Studies prove this. The masks-don't-work people are causing extreme harm and killing people.
- hanniabu 7y agoWhat's the correct and incorrect way to take the masks off?
- stubish 7y agoThere are pages of results on Youtube, such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HluIkTbTBIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HluIkTbTBIw for a respirator type mask. I would also recommend if you are following the procedure with a reused mask to immediately wash your hands afterwards since you will be touching a contaminated surface. Guides assume you are using a fresh mask, per health worker procedures.
- jimmyswimmy 7y agoCDC provides guidelines for donning/doffing N95 masks here: https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator_coveralls/doffing_16.html https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/n95respirator... The process is straightforward. I was shown a different technique than they provided, and am not a fan of having dirty gloves on or around my head and face as they show there. I have been trained to usa a gloved hand and place it over the center of the mask, use your other hand to lift the straps over your head, and then pull away and discard the mask and gloves. The key is to prevent any contact between the exterior of the mask and your face, and certainly not to touch your face with the gloves. Removing the mask incorrectly risks exposure to whatever was outside the mask in the first place. For the kind of exposure nonmedical personnel ought to experience, and for extended wear periods, I would think the mask would act to integrate whatever you've been surrounded by. In other words, you've collected 8 hours of crap on the front of it, so you'd want to be extra careful with the dirty part.
- yencabulator 7y ago> not a fan of having dirty gloves on or around my head For what it's worth, the earlier steps include removing outer gloves, and disinfecting the inner gloves.
- milemi 7y agoI think the idea is more to stop you from unwittingly infecting someone by shooting droplets while you speak or cough or clear your throat, than to filter out the air you breathe. So it's not your mask that protects you, it's all the other people's masks.
- stubish 7y agoTry it yourself. I'm with OP, and know I'm reducing my chances of being infected by wearing a mask. Like most people, I can't go 5 minutes without poking my eyes or sticking my fingers up my nose. But put on my smoke respirator from the recent bush fires and I have no problem doing an hour long shopping trip. The pressure it puts on my face stops tickling.
- koheripbal 7y agoAnother lie propagated by those who wanted to save mask stockpiles for healthcare workers.