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I wear glasses and masks are basically untenable. I have yet to wear a mask and not fog up my glasses. Maybe I'm just an idiot, I don't know, but being able to

I wear glasses and masks are basically untenable. I have yet to wear a mask and not fog up my glasses. Maybe I'm just an idiot, I don't know, but being able to see properly is far more valuable to me than not getting COVID (in it's current state and threat level to me).

dboreham 5y ago
With some work it's possible to find and fit masks that don't fog glasses. Fwiw in order to work effectively as an "outbound" filter , the mask must not duct exhaled air around it's seal with the face. So fogging means it isn't working.
- jader201 5y ago
  Then most masks, by your logic (and not necessarily arguing your logic) aren’t working. The only way to completely seal off your mouth and nose is to wear a more fitted mask. The masks most (probably 99%+) people are wearing are ducting air on either side of the nose. And yes, most masks have the metal piece to help with this, but it doesn’t work. No matter how I adjust the metal piece, air makes its way out. So if what you’re saying is true, these cloth/disposable masks are not working, and the CDC should be telling everyone to stop wearing them, and switch to ones that properly seal your nose/mouth. > With some work it's possible to find and fit masks that don't fog glasses. I’m not convinced this is true, or maybe my face just won’t work with the typical mask. But most (all?) people I know that have glasses fog them up, with any amount of adjustment of the metal piece/mask. EDIT: I see a downvote already, so curious how this is a flawed extrapolation. My logic is simply assuming the parent’s logic is true, and extrapolating from that. I’m not explicitly agreeing or disagreeing with it. A downvote means you either feel my extrapolation is flawed (please explain), or you think the parent’s logic is flawed (in which case you shouldn’t be downvoting my extrapolation).
  - JackFr 5y ago
    I think cloth masks are at the crossroads of wishful thinking and public health theater. They absolutely have legitimate medical uses, and can prevent droplet borne disease transmission and thus there is a plausible mechanism by which they reduce spread. But I don’t think there’s any serious evidence that they are anything more than marginal with respect to the spread of COVID.
    - shaklee3 5y ago
      That's not true. There have been plenty of studies showing cloth masks help significantly over nothing, and especially if it's a double layer mask. The cotton ones that are breathable are worse.
  - qiqitori 5y ago
    A tiny hole in your defense is better than a huge hole. Maybe something like this might work better for you? https://www.benosy.com/#welcome https://www.benosy.com/#welcome
    - jader201 5y ago
      Again, I’m not claiming they don’t work, the parent is. I’m simply stating that if they don’t work, the CDC shouldn’t claim that they do. I’m basically saying that either the parent is wrong, or the CDC is wrong.
mdtancsa 5y ago
I am in the same boat with glasses. In the winter, I use some decent quality medical tape across the top of the mask to prevent fogging. The 3M medical paper tape works really well and is not too sticky and doesnt irritate my skin.
sa1 5y ago
There are also anti-fogging solutions (basically soap solutions) available to apply on glasses.
- karlshea 5y ago
  I can say from experience these do not work in the winter in Minnesota.
tastyfreeze 5y ago
The only masks I have found that dont fog glasses are ones that have a metal wire bridge. It can be pinched to form fit the profile of your face. Now if I could just get my beard to stop pulling the mask down when I talk I would be happy.
dystroy 5y ago
30 years ago I switched to daily contact lenses to be able to play rugby. This was one of the best switches of my life and of course today I have no problem with masks. If you can, I really advise this. Another option would be to wear a more efficient mask, a less leaking one. I find FFP2 to be quite convenient past the first few seconds when you're surprised by the difference of air flow. Those masks have the advantage of not moving, you don't typically have to adjust them and there's no fog on glasses.

dboreham 5y ago

With some work it's possible to find and fit masks that don't fog glasses. Fwiw in order to work effectively as an "outbound" filter , the mask must not duct exhaled air around it's seal with the face. So fogging means it isn't working.

jader201 5y ago
Then most masks, by your logic (and not necessarily arguing your logic) aren’t working. The only way to completely seal off your mouth and nose is to wear a more fitted mask. The masks most (probably 99%+) people are wearing are ducting air on either side of the nose. And yes, most masks have the metal piece to help with this, but it doesn’t work. No matter how I adjust the metal piece, air makes its way out. So if what you’re saying is true, these cloth/disposable masks are not working, and the CDC should be telling everyone to stop wearing them, and switch to ones that properly seal your nose/mouth. > With some work it's possible to find and fit masks that don't fog glasses. I’m not convinced this is true, or maybe my face just won’t work with the typical mask. But most (all?) people I know that have glasses fog them up, with any amount of adjustment of the metal piece/mask. EDIT: I see a downvote already, so curious how this is a flawed extrapolation. My logic is simply assuming the parent’s logic is true, and extrapolating from that. I’m not explicitly agreeing or disagreeing with it. A downvote means you either feel my extrapolation is flawed (please explain), or you think the parent’s logic is flawed (in which case you shouldn’t be downvoting my extrapolation).
- JackFr 5y ago
  I think cloth masks are at the crossroads of wishful thinking and public health theater. They absolutely have legitimate medical uses, and can prevent droplet borne disease transmission and thus there is a plausible mechanism by which they reduce spread. But I don’t think there’s any serious evidence that they are anything more than marginal with respect to the spread of COVID.
  - shaklee3 5y ago
    That's not true. There have been plenty of studies showing cloth masks help significantly over nothing, and especially if it's a double layer mask. The cotton ones that are breathable are worse.
- qiqitori 5y ago
  A tiny hole in your defense is better than a huge hole. Maybe something like this might work better for you? https://www.benosy.com/#welcome https://www.benosy.com/#welcome
  - jader201 5y ago
    Again, I’m not claiming they don’t work, the parent is. I’m simply stating that if they don’t work, the CDC shouldn’t claim that they do. I’m basically saying that either the parent is wrong, or the CDC is wrong.

mdtancsa 5y ago

I am in the same boat with glasses. In the winter, I use some decent quality medical tape across the top of the mask to prevent fogging. The 3M medical paper tape works really well and is not too sticky and doesnt irritate my skin.

sa1 5y ago

There are also anti-fogging solutions (basically soap solutions) available to apply on glasses.

karlshea 5y ago
I can say from experience these do not work in the winter in Minnesota.

tastyfreeze 5y ago

The only masks I have found that dont fog glasses are ones that have a metal wire bridge. It can be pinched to form fit the profile of your face. Now if I could just get my beard to stop pulling the mask down when I talk I would be happy.

dystroy 5y ago

30 years ago I switched to daily contact lenses to be able to play rugby. This was one of the best switches of my life and of course today I have no problem with masks. If you can, I really advise this. Another option would be to wear a more efficient mask, a less leaking one. I find FFP2 to be quite convenient past the first few seconds when you're surprised by the difference of air flow. Those masks have the advantage of not moving, you don't typically have to adjust them and there's no fog on glasses.