10ofRods
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N95s with valves are pretty comfy. Of course they only protect the wearer. But they are comfy as they allow you to exhale freely. I plan to put a summer scarf over it when in a crowd.
That's what I was trying to do. And I don't know if it's because I've had past lung problems or because I have allergies that make it harder to breathe, but it was so hard to wear both. I touched my face so many times (and the mask) that it was getting ridiculous to pretend it was working well. I'd pull it down about every 5-10 minutes.
It was good practice. I bent the darned thing so my DH says it's not as effective any more. It doesn't have ear loops and I'm managing to get the loops tangled in my hair - I should have used a hair tie first.
Sigh. I just couldn't inhale as well as I'd like. But practice makes perfect and I have 2 more N95s on the way.
My daughter (a nurse) is not wearing an N95 in public, she's wearing a cloth mask with a filter. She's also staying 6 feet away from everyone and going to a grocery store that limits the number of people inside. She too is an asthmatic - so maybe that's it? Anyway, I was not a happy camper and it was way less effective than I thought - I did wear wrap around sunglasses properly.
So I'll try hair ties next and see how that goes. None of us is ready to go anywhere except where we have to go (which now includes seeing each other).