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Given that they harm the health of the wearer by concentrating their intake of carbon dioxide, probably not, but the world bought the selling of COVID 19 as a potential death sentence, so I guess the PT Barnum principle applies, here "nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public".
Except that that isn't true, and sharing false information is dangerous:
Mainstream experts dismiss the idea that wearing a mask can make you sick, unless you never wash the mask or have a health condition that makes breathing difficult. “The way that masks are being recommended is perfectly safe,” says Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University.
Prolonged use of any face mask, including the N95 respirator, has not been shown to cause carbon dioxide toxicity or lack of adequate oxygen in healthy people. For some persons with severe chronic lung disease, wearing a mask may make breathing more difficult, but not because of CO2 retention.
Recall, there are health care workers who routinely wear masks for prolonged periods as part of usual care (such as when performing surgery) and adverse effects from this practice have not been reported.
There’s been some speculation on social media that wearing a mask can cause you to rebreathe the carbon dioxide you exhale and make you sick. While inhaling high levels of carbon dioxide is dangerous, this is very unlikely to happen from wearing a cloth face mask — especially if you’re only wearing it for short periods of time.
For many years, health care providers have worn masks for extended periods of time with no adverse health reactions. The CDC recommends wearing cloth masks while in public, and this option is very breathable. There is no risk of hypoxia, which is lower oxygen levels, in healthy adults. Carbon dioxide will freely diffuse through your mask as you breathe.
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Wearing masks have become extremely popular in part because it's mandatory in many places. In countries such as Japan wearing masks was a cultural norm before Covid. Sick people would wear masks to not get others sick, but many people wore masks as a fashion statement. What is now seen in the West already was happening in countries such as Japan, namely masks in various colors, patterns, even materials.
Given the diversity of masks, will masks remain as a fashion statement post-Covid? What is your thought about this?
Many urban Chinese adopted them in the 00s decade as makeshift attempts they hoped would lessen their coal generation exhaust inhalation burden as its largest cities became saturated with low visibility smog.
Yes it is in Japan. They reforested a lot of terrain with cedar and people developed pretty severe allergies from the cedar pollen. People tend to wear them during pollen season or if they are sick, but not year round.
Many urban Chinese adopted them in the 00s decade as makeshift attempts they hoped would lessen their coal generation exhaust inhalation burden as its largest cities became saturated with low visibility smog.
This.
No, masks will never be a fashion statement post covid.
No one likes wearing them even front line workers.
If they make it a fashion statement, I won't be following it!! Masks are terrible and I can't understand people who actually enjoy wearing them.
I don't think that anyone particularly *likes* wearing masks, but right now, they're necessary. It's like eyeglasses--some people think if they have to wear them, they might as well show some personality or style.
I for one don't mind wearing one. After this is over with, I will probably continue to wear one and do the social distance. One advantage for me is a lot of times before this, when I was standing in lines, I would always smell marijuana or just bad body odor on the people in line in front of me. Some smells just made me sick.
Not as a fashion statement, but I can imagine wearing a mask in the airport, in a doctor's office waiting room, maybe even wherever I go if I'm feeling sick or it's allergy season well into the future.
I agree, I think COVID is going to be with us long enough that I would be tempted to take advantage and wear a mask when traveling or out in public, especially if I'M not feeling well. It makes sense.
And I don't think people will look at you funny moving forward if you wear a mask.
I think they will be used by some when they wish to prevent exposure, and will be better accepted than pre-Covid. I would have felt weird wearing a mask two years ago, but will probably keep them on hand for doctor visits and air travel at least.
Will they be worn as a fashion trend? I don't think so.
I don't like wearing masks, but they do hide my RBF.
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