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[CherryHugs]

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.

[bluehost]

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

[fthunt]

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

[CherryHugs]

That is what I thought LOL

[Mindy D]

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@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.

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

[Tadaki]

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@Mindy D wrote:

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@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.

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

[Jasmine19]

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.

[reiki604]

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@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.

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

[ValuSkr]

The more masks you can wear, the better. 

[lovesrecess]

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