Poll of the Day > My issue with masks

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I have a large face so I struggle to keep the mask over my nose and mouth.

I still try though!

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Maybe you have more of a two mask face

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Buy a bigger mask. Loads of different styles these days. My only issue with them really is the itching of my beard. Still I don't wear them that long so eh.

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They fog up my glasses no matter what style of mask.
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Revelation34 posted...

They fog up my glasses no matter what style of mask.

Even with filters? I saw a old lady with a see-through mask that covered her jaw and mouth but it clipped to her chin. Apparently those work for the glasses issue.

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wear 2

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There are a number of places that offer different sizes. I also need larger masks if I don't want my nose to pop out after three seconds of talking.

Revelation34 posted...

They fog up my glasses no matter what style of mask.

I occasionally see success tucking the edge of the mask under my glasses, but fog is definitely a problem for me as well.

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Yeah I don't think the designers of masks took into account the different shapes and sizes of people's faces because they all saw $$$$$$ signs.

The thing I find interesting is the fact that Eric Garner and George Floyd said they couldn't breathe and now because of these masks, none of can breate. That's ironic to me.

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Wow, you sure are a nose free dude.

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BUMPED2002 posted...

The thing I find interesting is the fact that Eric Garner and George Floyd said they couldn't breathe and now because of these masks, none of can breate. That's ironic to me.

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Motorcycle helmet...
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wwinterj25 posted...

Even with filters? I saw a old lady with a see-through mask that covered her jaw and mouth but it clipped to her chin. Apparently those work for the glasses issue.

I'm always somewhere really cold.
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I wear glasses, and live somewhere it gets cold

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There are masks on Etsy you can do custom measurements. You got the money :p

I have some really nice looking fancy masks >_> probably will still wear them occasionally even after this is all over

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BUMPED2002 posted...

The thing I find interesting is the fact that Eric Garner and George Floyd said they couldn't breathe and now because of these masks, none of us can breathe. That's ironic to me.

Yeah, itd be ironic to me too if I was a fucking idiot.

I have the fogging glasses problem too. Luckily I dont need my glasses THAT bad so I can just not wear them in places that I need to wear a mask.

shove your big, stupid nose back into your mask, dummy, ok?

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Revelation34 posted...

They fog up my glasses no matter what style of mask.

I worked at an optometry office for two years, and my last bit of time was at the beginning of the pandemic. The chapstick style antifog stuff worked the best, sprays were mediocre.

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Use anti-fog on your glasses or do what divers do and use saliva.

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BUMPED2002 posted...

Yeah I don't think the designers of masks took into account the different shapes and sizes of people's faces because they all saw $$$$$$ signs.

The thing I find interesting is the fact that Eric Garner and George Floyd said they couldn't breathe and now because of these masks, none of us can breathe. That's ironic to me.

bruh we can breath in these masks, don't say dumb shit

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My issue with masks is that they hide peoples' faces =x


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Zeus posted...

My issue with masks is that they hide peoples' faces =x

My issue with bras is that I can't see all of the boobies. :O

ReturnOfFa posted...

bruh we can breath in these masks, don't say dumb shit

Barely... I always end up breathing really hard when wearing them...

GunslingerGunsl posted...

My issue with bras is that I can't see all of the boobies. :O

Same with pants/underwear. I wanna see dick and butt!
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LinkPizza posted...

Barely... I always end up breathing really hard when wearing them...

Strange. Have you tried filters? Those feel more airy to me.

Zeus posted...

My issue with masks is that they hide peoples' faces =x

I have no issue with that. I have a mask fetish before this though.

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My glasses fog up, too. I try to pull the top part of my mask closer towards my nose and face.

My issue is trouble breathing, nasal allergies, headaches, and dizziness.


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Zeus posted...

My issue with masks is that they hide peoples' faces =x

Yeah. Not a fan of that. I feel dating would be difficult if we had to wear masks all the time...

wwinterj25 posted...

Strange. Have you tried filters? Those feel more airy to me.

Nope. I just have my reusable masks...

fishy071 posted...

My glasses fog up, too.

This, too. I have to constantly take off my glasses to see... Which is weird since I need them to see...
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Revelation34 posted...

They fog up my glasses no matter what style of mask.

Put the mask on first then put the part of your glasses that go on the bridge of your nose on the upper part of the mask. It makes a seal so no fogging, I know cause I do it with my glasses.

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peanutt121 posted...

Put the mask on first then put the part of your glasses that go on the bridge of your nose on the upper part of the mask. It makes a seal so no fogging, I know cause I do it with my glasses.

Do you have a picture of what this looks like? Because that sort of sounds like what I've been doing. But mine still constantly fog up...
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LinkPizza posted...

Nope. I just have my reusable masks...

Ones with filters are reusable. Give them a try.
https://i.imgur.com/sczLnTe.jpg

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LinkPizza posted...

Barely... I always end up breathing really hard when wearing them...

I've literally put one on during an asthma attack and had no problems breathing. Countless people have worn pulse oximeters for entire days of wearing a mask and seen no deviation from normal O2 saturation values. Any difficulty breathing you have because of masks is purely psychosomatic.

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adjl posted...

I've literally put one on during an asthma attack and had no problems breathing. Countless people have worn pulse oximeters for entire days of wearing a mask and seen no deviation from normal O2 saturation values. Any difficulty breathing you have because of masks is purely psychosomatic.

I dont think so. I didnt even realize how hard I was breathing at first until someone mention it to me...
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Breathing hard can still be psychosomatic. I will also say that I often find myself altering my breathing (mostly breathing more shallowly) in an effort to cut down on how much my glasses fog up, which could also qualify. Regardless, it factually is not a matter of not being able to get enough air into one's lungs.

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adjl posted...

Breathing hard can still be psychosomatic.

Right. But for something to be in my mind, wouldnt I have to know about it?
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LinkPizza posted...

I dont think so. I didnt even realize how hard I was breathing at first until someone mention it to me...

Sure.

The "I can't breath" stuff is just nonsense people say, every time I see someone with actual breathing problems they always wear a mask because they know if they catch it they're gonna die.

BlackScythe0 posted...

every time I see someone with actual breathing problems they always wear a mask because they know if they catch it they're gonna die.

Yeah, "I have a medical reason that makes it hard for me to breathe" is a reason to be more careful about not catching Covid, not less.

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BUMPED2002 posted...

The thing I find interesting is the fact that Eric Garner and George Floyd said they couldn't breathe and now because of these masks, none of us can breathe. That's ironic to me.

This guy really said something this dumb.

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BlackScythe0 posted...

Sure.

The "I can't breath" stuff is just nonsense people say, every time I see someone with actual breathing problems they always wear a mask because they know if they catch it they're gonna die.

Ok. Good for them. I still have trouble breathing with them on. Telling me other people dont have problems doesnt really do anything for me.
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LinkPizza posted...

Ok. Good for them. I still have trouble breathing with them on. Telling me other people dont have problems doesnt really do anything for me.

Try better masks.

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wwinterj25 posted...

Try better masks.

Ive tried multiple different ones. From cloth masks to disposable mask to neck gaiters... They all just kinda suck...
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LinkPizza posted...

Ok. Good for them. I still have trouble breathing with them on. Telling me other people dont have problems doesnt really do anything for me.

But they have problems and they don't have a problem with the mask.

BlackScythe0 posted...

But they have problems and they don't have a problem with the mask.

Again, good for them. Im not them, though...
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LinkPizza posted...

Right. But for something to be in my mind, wouldnt I have to know about it?

Not necessarily. Our minds are capable of impacting our bodies in ways that we are not fully aware. Some mental disorders include symptoms where someone can experience extreme discomfort from something as simple as wearing certain types of socks. Though just because something is "all in the mind" doesn't mean that the distress isn't real for that person. If you have trouble breathing in masks then you have trouble breathing in masks.

LinkPizza posted...

Right. But for something to be in my mind, wouldnt I have to know about it?

Not at all. Our minds do a ton of stuff subconsciously, including stuff that affects us physically. We constantly regulate our breathing with no conscious input based on what our minds notice about our surroundings and physical state.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Though just because something is "all in the mind" doesn't mean that the distress isn't real for that person. If you have trouble breathing in masks then you have trouble breathing in masks.

This is very true. As tempting as it is to dismiss difficulty breathing as "just an anxiety response," being an anxiety response doesn't make it any less real. It does, however, mean that difficulty isn't a physical phenomenon that can be generalized to anyone that doesn't have that anxiety response. It also means it's a problem you can recover from, and the first step in that recovery is to recognize that the issue is anxiety and not actual suffocation (and, by extension, stop perpetuating this "masks make it hard to breathe!" thing that so many anti-maskers are latching on to to justify their position).

You won't necessarily be able to simply "think yourself better," since that's just not how mental illness works (though where this is a relatively mild, specific anxiety response based on misinformation and not a full-blown disorder, that's more plausible than it might be for more formal illness), but it is necessary to accept mental illness for what it is before you can recover from it. The fact of the matter is that masks themselves do not limit your ability to get the air you need (unless you don't clean them properly and you're breathing mold, cleaning chemicals, or other respiratory irritants, but that's a separate issue from the masks themselves). The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can figure out how to breathe comfortably (at least, as comfortably as anyone can) with a mask on.

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adjl posted...

Not at all. Our minds do a ton of stuff subconsciously, including stuff that affects us physically. We constantly regulate our breathing with no conscious input based on what our minds notice about our surroundings and physical state.

Then that means theres literally nothing I can do as I dont control my subconscious. So, the end result is I still cant breath well while wearing the masks...
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LinkPizza posted...

Ive tried multiple different ones. From cloth masks to disposable mask to neck gaiters... They all just kinda suck...

I agree they suck but eh fair enough. If that's how you're built.

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LinkPizza posted...

Then that means theres literally nothing I can do as I dont control my subconscious. So, the end result is I still cant breath well while wearing the masks...

You'll likely acclimate to it if you wear it long enough.

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Blightzkrieg posted...

You'll likely acclimate to it if you wear it long enough.

So just a few more years of barely being able to breath. Sounds awesome... /s
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I don't get this argument. I mean, I still wear underwear

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Clench281 posted...

I don't get this argument. I mean, I still wear underwear

Fortunately, not covering your nose and mouth with your underwear is relatively socially acceptable.

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Clench281 posted...

I don't get this argument. I mean, I still wear underwear

I'm not even sure what underwear has to do with anything... Though, I do know people who go commando...
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