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Mask question

CherryHugs — Wed, 27 May 2020 13:33:01 GMT

Does anyone know if it would be ok to put a cloth mask over an N95 mask or would you not be able to breathe? A friend just gave me the N95 mask Monday, and I had been going to order a cloth mask and still might. I have been wearing the disposable ones.

I just thought the cloth one would look nice and since I have the other one now wondered if I could wear both together.

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bluehost — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:00:46 GMT

I would NOT wear 2 masks together. Forget vanity. It'a about safety.

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fthunt — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:01:09 GMT

Crazy idea ........if you like to breath

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CherryHugs — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:12:51 GMT

That is what I thought LOL

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Mindy D — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:13:36 GMT

@CherryHugs wrote:
Does anyone know if it would be ok to put a cloth mask over an N95 mask or would you not be able to breathe? A friend just gave me the N95 mask and I had been going to order a cloth mask and still might. I just thought the cloth one would look nice and since I have the other one now wondered if I could wear both together.

I have seen interviews done in hospitals recently. There were many medical personnel, both doctors and nurses, wearing disposeable masks over N95 masks.

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Tadaki — Wed, 27 May 2020 00:25:53 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
@CherryHugs wrote:
Does anyone know if it would be ok to put a cloth mask over an N95 mask or would you not be able to breathe? A friend just gave me the N95 mask and I had been going to order a cloth mask and still might. I just thought the cloth one would look nice and since I have the other one now wondered if I could wear both together.
I have seen interviews done in hospitals recently. There were many medical personnel, both doctors and nurses, wearing disposeable masks over N95 masks.

I also saw some wearing both when I watched the CBS 7 Days on the Front Line.

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Jasmine19 — Wed, 27 May 2020 01:02:31 GMT

Actually this is why people were making cloth masks to donate to hospital workers. Nurses and doctors can extend the life of their scarce N95 masks by wearing a cloth mask over them. It helps keep them clean and dry.
I have done this. It's not hard to breath because an N95 projects out and over your mouth and nose so you have more space for air.

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reiki604 — Wed, 27 May 2020 01:39:06 GMT

@CherryHugs wrote:
Does anyone know if it would be ok to put a cloth mask over an N95 mask or would you not be able to breathe? A friend just gave me the N95 mask and I had been going to order a cloth mask and still might. I just thought the cloth one would look nice and since I have the other one now wondered if I could wear both together.

I do that all the time to extend the life of the N95. In the hospital, the workers sometime wear 3.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 27 May 2020 01:55:06 GMT

The more masks you can wear, the better.

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lovesrecess — Wed, 27 May 2020 02:26:21 GMT

There is no need to wear two masks if you have the N95; it alone will do.

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haddon9 — Wed, 27 May 2020 02:32:20 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
The more masks you can wear, the better.

...or better yet just put a clothespin over the nose and duct/duck (more colorful) tape over your mouth...problem solved...no droplets coming out.

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Drythe — Wed, 27 May 2020 03:55:57 GMT

@CherryHugs wrote:
Does anyone know if it would be ok to put a cloth mask over an N95 mask or would you not be able to breathe? A friend just gave me the N95 mask and I had been going to order a cloth mask and still might. I just thought the cloth one would look nice and since I have the other one now wondered if I could wear both together.

@CherryHugs

Please heed the posts of @reiki604 & @Jasmine19

They have given you good information.

Once this would not have been considered correct, now given how unsupported we have been in the supply of PPE, many health care professionals are covering their N95s.

You can spray your N95 mask with Lysol or similar and re-use it.

If you have questions about breathing, wear it for a bit around your home.

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ECBG — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:53:42 GMT

@CherryHugs I keep my mask on my dash board. Sunlight for a few days coming into a car is UV cleansing light.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 00:05:07 GMT

If you N95 has a vent you can wear another mask over it. My doctors will not let anyone in with and N95 with a vent, without another mask over it