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originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: neutronflux
It’s one part of other measures you can take...
Here’s a question.
If you were on a bus and someone next to you was coughing and spluttering, would you rather them have a mask or no mask?
originally posted by: neutronflux
What’s the check to see if a cloth / surgical mask is sealed?
LOL
That’s because the N-95 is actually filtering the air, and protecting you. Unlike a surgical/ cloth mask were air and contaminates are bypassing where the mask fails to seal against your face. Its also like the N-95 masks and half face respirators that have an exit valve. They don’t protect the people around you from what you are exhaling because it goes through the exit valve unfiltered.
If a mask is moist/wet from sweat, snot, and / or slobber, then the air that is forced through the wet media will carry droplets. When you breath out, there is a possibility your spraying your body fluids around. What’s the whole point of wearing a cloth /surgical mask?
originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: neutronflux
I’ve always tried to not share my germs if I’m sick, and have always disliked it when people don’t care about spreading theirs.
I caught swine flu from an ATM, it’s that easy.
originally posted by: neutronflux
Cloth / surgical masks, the security blankets of the pandemic to create an illusion your going something..,.
In a laboratory atmosphere, with all tests performed on a single individual for consistency, Clapp et al2 found variable fitted filtration efficiencies against the test aerosol among the face masks that ranged from approximately 25% to 80%. Comparatively, a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health–approved N95 respirator had a filtration efficiency of approximately 98%. Notably, the filtration efficiency of some of the consumer-grade masks, such as a washed 2-layer nylon mask with ear loops and an aluminum nose bridge (79.0%), exceeded that of a medical-grade procedure mask with ear loops (38.5%), and a surgical mask with ties (71.5%).
jamanetwork.com...
originally posted by: ArMaP
a reply to: neutronflux
I see you still don't understand that I was not talking about that...
originally posted by: neutronflux
“ medical-grade procedure mask with ear loops (38.5%)” efficiency are not a well fitted mask.
originally posted by: neutronflux
Are you fitting and adjusting for comfort?
When I refer to “adjusting”, I am referring to having to reposition the mask to maintain its correct orientation to maintain filtering.
Why do drs wear masks when performing surgery since the. Beginning?
originally posted by: ketsuko
Sweating makes a big difference!
You must not work out in them then.
As soon as I get that sweat-heavy mask sucking up against my face, it triggers my brain. I have both asthma and claustrophobia, and my brain thinks I'm having issues with that and smothering. So I start to fight it and end up hyperventilating. It's miserable, and I never adapted to it.
Needless to say, as soon as the mandates dropped, I dropped the mask, and suddenly ... I could breathe again.
originally posted by: TheRedneck
And no, you're dead wrong... surgical face masks during surgery are actually not that old. They were introduced long, long after the "Beginning." The very first mention of a mask in surgery was in 1897, and widespread use didn't start until several years later. Even today, there are suggestions that they do not help as much as the media would like people to believe. The only thing we know for sure is they "might" help prevent contamination of an open wound and they "do" put patients at ease.
Sheesh... everybody say "Mooooooo......"
TheRedneck