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How do you manage wearing a facemask with hearing aids?
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Sep 17, 2023 | Replies (99)Comment receiving replies
Get masks that attached like the in 95 masks. Then you don't need to put anything around your ears to hold the mask on. My daughter made me a couple of cloth masks with those kind of attachments, what goes around my neck and one around the top of my head. That secures the mask and doesn't endanger the hearing aid.
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Cloth masks were promoted when N95 masks had very limited stock and the medical community needed them. N95 (and KN95) masks are now available. We wear masks for health reasons, so cloth masks should now be discarded.
WHAT DO THE RATINGS MEAN?
1) 95: Masks ending in a 95, have a 95 percent efficiency.
2) .3 microns: The masks filter out contaminants like dusts, mists and fumes. The minimum size of .3 microns of particulates and large droplets won’t pass through the barrier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.)
3) Material: The filtration material on the mask is an electrostatic non-woven polypropylene fiber.
4) The "N" stands for “Non-Oil” meaning that if no oil-based particulates are present, then you can use the mask in the work environment. - YES, people in construction wear these same masks for protection from dust, chemicals etc.!