you, yes You dear reader, should be wearing a mask in public in general, and especially if you are showing symptoms of any transmissible illness
Please ask me for help if you are having trouble finding a mask that works. There are so many good ones and they keep getting more comfy and easy to breathe in.
I don’t have any breathing troubles with masks, but my face is so small that every mask I’ve tried pokes me in the eyes, even when I really pinch the nose wire thing. I can never get an airtight seal either.
Any recommendations?
Check out armbrust usa’s kid kn95 masks. Also try Draeger’s n95 1750 or the small version of their 1950. Dr. Puri kf94 small might also work.
Before covid, i was able to adjust an n95 cup mask to fit my then-5 yo by shifting the nose wire to the correct position and putting a pleat under his chin and securing it with gorilla tape because there were no kid masks but we’ve got really decent options now for children and small faces, so hopefully you can find something.
Last resort would be readimask, which uses adhesive, not nose wires or ear loops/head loops. I use them pretty much exclusively for MRIs, but as you set the top of the mask in place first and then pinch all excess under the chin, I suspect you could get a good fit. Not an ideal option for oily skin. Not suitable for situations where you need a lot of on and off.
My pt has a tiny face and did well with no glasses fogging in the Draeger 1750 explorer.
You might also find the armbrust sampler to be helpful.
If you can’t find these specific masks lmk and I’ll hunt down the links. I get Dr. Puri from Amazon, as well as the draegers, and armbrust from the armbrust website. Readimask from the readimask website.
Oh, and blox n95s are insanely cheap and run tight, so those are worth a shot. I get those from the blox website. Seriously 25 cents per n95 and insanely breathable. They’re a duckbill, which looks stupid but seems to fit a wide range of face shapes. The elastic is very snug, so not my fave for comfort but I have a large head.
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