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As things are slowly returning back to normal after the coronavirus pandemic, it may be tempting to forget all the safety measures and go on with our lives as we did before. But the world has indeed changed beyond recognition and there’s no choice but to go along with it.
And for those who are not into wearing masks for reasons like the threat is over, a mask doesn’t protect from breathing in the virus, and the classic line “can’t breathe with a mask on”, one doctor has something to say. In fact, Dr. Megan Hall has conducted an experiment on wearing 4 different masks for 5 minutes straight to see how they affected her heart rate and oxygen levels. The results are down below and if they don’t convince you, nothing will.
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Image credits: Megan Hall
The matter of wearing face masks has been controversial throughout the pandemic and it’s now become even more so as regulations have eased in many states. Many myths have been circulating around and one of the common ones is that if worn for long periods of time, they complicate breathing. However, it is common for surgeons and other scientists or healthcare workers to wear face masks, particularly N95 respirators, for prolonged periods of time.
USA Todayreports that “Neither the CDC nor the World Health Organization has issued warnings suggesting the use of surgical face masks would result in dangerous oxygen level depletion within the general public.”
Dr. Daniel Pahua Díaz, an academic from the Department of Public Health at the National Autonomous University of Mexico medical school, said that “the feeling of lack of air due to mechanical obstruction depends on the type of mouthpiece we are using.” The feeling of obstruction is just because people aren’t used to wearing the mask.
This is what people had to say
What do you think ?
Mad Mar 5 years ago
An please wear the mask correctly. Cover both mouth AND NOSE. You can still breath through your nose with masks on. And still get the virus through your nose with it off.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Thank you. One more person with it not covering their nose... just wasting the mask IMO...
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Vanessa 5 years ago
You can't use science to rationalize and explain something to people who don't believe in science or think rationally.
Baron Samedi 4 years ago (edited)
This doctor isn't using science at all....common sense/scientific fail. Wearing a mask for five minutes will not lower your O2 levels. For a doctor, I would expect a lot more intelligence in regards to a test like this. Makes me question how capable she is in her position. Try wearing the mask for 6 hours (like our kids in school), 8 hours (like most jobs), or 10-16 hours which would include the shifts that her peers have to work consistently. Calling this proof is absolutely disgraceful. Their are many studies done on how bad extended mask wearing is for our health (including some very well respected neurologists) while all clinical studies that conclude it doesn't provide a significant benefit to protect you from a virus. The stats speak volumes to this as all you have to look at is the case numbers after masks were made mandatory....no help whatsoever. This is only about control and to keep the fear of the virus alive in the minds of the scared.
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Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago
I’m asthmatic and I find it really hard to breathe through the mask. I wear it anyway, but the feeling of not getting enough air often bings me to the verge of panic. I use the exact same one as she does. Perhaps the saturation is the same with/without the mask, but the quality of breathing with warm air and the hot, moist sensation around the mouth and nostrils is really bad. As a nurse she should know it and factor it into the “experiment”. And my post is not an argument against wearing masks, but a statement of fact. Hope it’s not too controversial for BP. And the visor messes with my inner ear.
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago (edited)
I'd recommend trying different styles of mask if you can get them. Having one that fits your face properly is indescribably important for comfortable and effectiveness. Also, she's a doctor not a nurse.
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westwing 5 years ago (edited)
I watched a video of some MAGAt at a City Council meeting screaming he was not going to wear a mask because he would be breathing in carbon dioxide and it would kill him. Another was going on how masks are “the devil's work” and that it was a conspiracy to interfere with "God's Plan" for breathing. The problem is that when you’re dealing with willfully ignorant people no amount of scientific demonstration is going to change their minds. It makes them feel important In their pathetic little lives to believe in big conspiracy theories that only they know about.
Marnie 5 years ago
This is the result of bad public education. First of all, don't allow your tax dollars to pay for private schools. If people want to send their kids to private schools, they should pay for it. I don't want my tax dollars going to a school where I have no input into the oversight at that school. People are willfully stupid in the US. It's terrifying.
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TSB 5 years ago (edited)
She needs to do hard manual labor in those masks and check her O2 saturation. She's just sitting there. A guy in China collapsed a lung from running while wearing a mask. It isn't healthy to wear masks all day !
chris paul 5 years ago
thank you, nice to see some non sheep in here.... this lady is a paid shill ... tons of drs totally disagree.
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Zophra 5 years ago
I think its the humidity within the mask that feels weird and like you're "suffocating"
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Yeah. I have a sleeve in mine so I slide in part of a papertowel, replace it every half hour (yes, I have to carry cut-to-size ones with me, big deal, it's less bulk than the blasted hand sanitizer, glov es, etc.!).... and that really helps with the moisture. For me, anyway.
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Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I can totally breath in them, I just become a mouth breather. I have a deviated septum :(
Stick Man 5 years ago
It will not be over for years. People keep thinking it will get better. Buckle up bitches! Live life and stop being fearful because it will be around well after your great grandchildren.
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Jessica Cifelli 5 years ago
It's not so much the feeling of not being able to breathe but the feeling of claustrophobia that sets in for some people. This doesn't happen to me, but my mother is highly claustrophobic and has a hard time covering her face because of this. The only thing I have an issue with is the "mask breath" when you wear one for a long period of time.
cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
I have a weakened respiratory system. It's a condition bought on by my heart condition. Wearing a mask makes it difficult for me to breath. Because of this I stay indoors as much as possible and since the lockdown started in the UK I have been out 6 times. I have been considering a mask with an air bottle, but they are quite expensive, so I will stay at home until it is safe to go out
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I hear that :( I only go out when I have to too (i have copd) - so far after disastrous struggles with a paper mask I found a good cotton one on etsy, it's comfortable and washable etc, still not easy but necessary. I hope your country's situation improves soon so you can feel safe getting back out there again ^-^
Load More Replies... Mad Mar 5 years ago
An please wear the mask correctly. Cover both mouth AND NOSE. You can still breath through your nose with masks on. And still get the virus through your nose with it off.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Thank you. One more person with it not covering their nose... just wasting the mask IMO...
Load More Replies... Vanessa 5 years ago
You can't use science to rationalize and explain something to people who don't believe in science or think rationally.
Baron Samedi 4 years ago (edited)
This doctor isn't using science at all....common sense/scientific fail. Wearing a mask for five minutes will not lower your O2 levels. For a doctor, I would expect a lot more intelligence in regards to a test like this. Makes me question how capable she is in her position. Try wearing the mask for 6 hours (like our kids in school), 8 hours (like most jobs), or 10-16 hours which would include the shifts that her peers have to work consistently. Calling this proof is absolutely disgraceful. Their are many studies done on how bad extended mask wearing is for our health (including some very well respected neurologists) while all clinical studies that conclude it doesn't provide a significant benefit to protect you from a virus. The stats speak volumes to this as all you have to look at is the case numbers after masks were made mandatory....no help whatsoever. This is only about control and to keep the fear of the virus alive in the minds of the scared.
Load More Replies... Turnip and a Frog 5 years ago
I’m asthmatic and I find it really hard to breathe through the mask. I wear it anyway, but the feeling of not getting enough air often bings me to the verge of panic. I use the exact same one as she does. Perhaps the saturation is the same with/without the mask, but the quality of breathing with warm air and the hot, moist sensation around the mouth and nostrils is really bad. As a nurse she should know it and factor it into the “experiment”. And my post is not an argument against wearing masks, but a statement of fact. Hope it’s not too controversial for BP. And the visor messes with my inner ear.
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago (edited)
I'd recommend trying different styles of mask if you can get them. Having one that fits your face properly is indescribably important for comfortable and effectiveness. Also, she's a doctor not a nurse.
Load More Replies... westwing 5 years ago (edited)
I watched a video of some MAGAt at a City Council meeting screaming he was not going to wear a mask because he would be breathing in carbon dioxide and it would kill him. Another was going on how masks are “the devil's work” and that it was a conspiracy to interfere with "God's Plan" for breathing. The problem is that when you’re dealing with willfully ignorant people no amount of scientific demonstration is going to change their minds. It makes them feel important In their pathetic little lives to believe in big conspiracy theories that only they know about.
Marnie 5 years ago
This is the result of bad public education. First of all, don't allow your tax dollars to pay for private schools. If people want to send their kids to private schools, they should pay for it. I don't want my tax dollars going to a school where I have no input into the oversight at that school. People are willfully stupid in the US. It's terrifying.
Load More Replies... TSB 5 years ago (edited)
She needs to do hard manual labor in those masks and check her O2 saturation. She's just sitting there. A guy in China collapsed a lung from running while wearing a mask. It isn't healthy to wear masks all day !
chris paul 5 years ago
thank you, nice to see some non sheep in here.... this lady is a paid shill ... tons of drs totally disagree.
Load More Replies... Zophra 5 years ago
I think its the humidity within the mask that feels weird and like you're "suffocating"
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Yeah. I have a sleeve in mine so I slide in part of a papertowel, replace it every half hour (yes, I have to carry cut-to-size ones with me, big deal, it's less bulk than the blasted hand sanitizer, glov es, etc.!).... and that really helps with the moisture. For me, anyway.
Load More Replies... Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I can totally breath in them, I just become a mouth breather. I have a deviated septum :(
Stick Man 5 years ago
It will not be over for years. People keep thinking it will get better. Buckle up bitches! Live life and stop being fearful because it will be around well after your great grandchildren.
Load More Replies... Jessica Cifelli 5 years ago
It's not so much the feeling of not being able to breathe but the feeling of claustrophobia that sets in for some people. This doesn't happen to me, but my mother is highly claustrophobic and has a hard time covering her face because of this. The only thing I have an issue with is the "mask breath" when you wear one for a long period of time.
cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
I have a weakened respiratory system. It's a condition bought on by my heart condition. Wearing a mask makes it difficult for me to breath. Because of this I stay indoors as much as possible and since the lockdown started in the UK I have been out 6 times. I have been considering a mask with an air bottle, but they are quite expensive, so I will stay at home until it is safe to go out
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I hear that :( I only go out when I have to too (i have copd) - so far after disastrous struggles with a paper mask I found a good cotton one on etsy, it's comfortable and washable etc, still not easy but necessary. I hope your country's situation improves soon so you can feel safe getting back out there again ^-^
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