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[Zhills]

Several of you have mentioned that your mask was very uncomfortable. 

I have 6 different styles and have found that they all fit and feel very different on!

If your mask is not comfortable for you to wear, try a different style.

Just wear your mask!

[Nancy Drew]

My 63 year old neighbor fainted in the store picking up her prescription. We are not required to wear one in the store in this state but she felt it was easier just to wear it in case someone felt uneasy . Her son said she got hot with it on and fainted. It's easy to say wear a mask but not everyone can. It isn't black and white.

[Porcelain]

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@Nancy Drew wrote:

My 63 year old neighbor fainted in the store picking up her prescription. We are not required to wear one in the store in this state but she felt it was easier just to wear it in case someone felt uneasy . Her son said she got hot with it on and fainted. It's easy to say wear a mask but not everyone can. It isn't black and white.

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Fainting is a very serious symptom!. She should consult a doctor and possibly get tested for COVID-19. People don't faint from masks, they faint because they are ill. At her age, falls from fainting and other issues can start to become a much bigger deal. She does not want to start that negative spiral. Many of us have seen that happen with our precious elder family members.

If a person "can't" wear a mask, find a medically acceptable alternative or stay home.

[hckynut]

@Zhills 

My only ventures out during this whole thing has been to our hospital 3 times. Twice just for our monthly B-12 shots, the other for a full blood workup and see the doctor. Got a mask each time, obviously mandatory at hospitals. 

Wife does the going out, she likes it. I stay home with our furry ones and take care of the yard/house/washing clothes and those things. I like staying in do it works out just fine.

My wife has a big assortment of masks. I only wore the ones given us at our hospital visits. Same one all the nurses and doctor were wearing, was fine for me.

hckynut 🏒

[momoftwo2007]

@Nancy Drew This virus is completely new, and we are learning more and more about it everyday.  But what we now know is that it is mainly transmitted by droplets (tiny little particles when we breath in and out).  And wearing masks is the best way to stop those droplets to enter the air and into someone else's respiratory system.  That is why wearing masks is the best way to protect others.  If everyone wears a mask, the infection rates will drop dramatcially.  There are always going to be exceptions, but if everyone (excluding the small population of medical exceptions) wears a mask, it will save everyone else.

[hooked on books]

I have been wearing mostly Vera Bradley masks with the filters inserted. They are pretty comfortable. My DH wears the disposable masks and he finds it difficult to breath with them. His breathing is not good to begin with but I'm afraid for him if he doesn't wear a mask due to this issue. I wish VB would make masks in plain black, navy or gray with no pattern so that I could order a couple for him. I think he would find them more comfortable than the disposable kind.

[Porcelain]

I find the disposable paper surgical masks perfectly comfortable. They don't bother me at all. It's no more troublesome than wearing a pair of sunglasses: Yes, it's something on my face, but now that I'm used to the sensation it's no big deal and I'm grateful for the protection it provides others.

[momoftwo2007]

@Zhills  I agree.  I have tons of masks at home.  I find that some cloth masks do make me feel very hot.  I find that surgical masks are the most comfortable.  I feel that surgical masks with nose wires is the best fitting for me.  I buy my masks from YesStyle. They are expensive, but they are very comfortable.

[esmerelda]

You don't have to be sick to faint. Being overheated will do it. I was standing in a line in a store today and I thought I was going to go.   I wear the blue disposable mask. It's normally fine but I was standing still with no air moving.  Summer with a mask...😞

[sunshine45]

Wearing a mask may can affect how you breathe. You might find yourself taking shallow breaths, or even holding your breath. This can cause you to breathe in more carbon dioxide, which can cause headaches and nausea.

Moving around while wearing a mask can also be fatiguing, because you have to breathe harder to do regular tasks.

And masks may make you feel claustrophobic and anxious, which cause hyperventilating (taking rapid breaths). This will make you feel dizzy, lightheaded, cause numbness and tingling of your lips, and possibly spasms in your hands and feet. You might be hyperventilating and not even realize it.

If you notice any of these symptoms, try some mindful breathing exercises or find a place to be alone without your mask for a few moments while you return your breath to normal.

If you find yourself with an aching head after beginning to wear a mask day in and day out, it could be related to two things: caffeine intake and hydration.

via ohiohealth.com