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Personal Air Purifiers and Safety/Effectiveness
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 31 5:50am | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
I'm the immunocompromised person in our HH, so we live much as you and your husband, masking anywhere indoors or in close range outdoors. The biggest challenge I have is visiting the dentist especially during a surge in infections as we have now. My husband chipped a tooth and it can't wait. đ Timing is bad (day after New Year's Eve), and our dentists (and most of our medical practitioners in our rural community) have stopped masking. The office uses open floor plan bays, so we don't even have the protection of doors. I've been considering using the AirTamer 315 the OP asked about for such occasions. Short-term risk being outweighed by a potential re-infection which I can't afford. It's taken me nearly 4 years to begin to feel like a normal human being again! (My breathing issues involved my respiratory muscles (autonomic functioning though my lungs also show apical scarring.) What do you do to protect yourself when visiting the dentist, where mask-wearing is not an option?
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I agree with @sueinmn Given your health issues, it shouldnât be an issue for those treating you to mask. I wear a mask into the dentistâs office, and take it off for the procedure. Our dentist and assistants do mask for patients so I havenât had to request it, but I would. As people have said, we need to be our own advocates at times. Hopefully it isnât an issue for your dentist!
Hi, reading your post I thought of educating myself about Portable Air Purifier Necklaces,
https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/personal-necklace-air-purifier-review/
explains the differences in technology with non portable air purifiers and also in effectivity removing pollutants.
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Just speaking for myself here, but I would simply ask the dentist and any other staff treating me to mask in my presence. I cannot imagine they would decline.
We have been traveling and living as normally as possible this past year and a half, even flying (masked) and have this far escaped illness. Right now my kids are stating away due to them having respiratory issues, and I'm missing them but appreciate their carefulness.
I have had many medical appointments in December, and all of the docs and physical and respiratory therapists masked while in close proximity (during exams and tests).
Sue