I've bought a pack of N95 couple of days ago. Glasses are a major first problem. When I exhale most of the air goes out above straight into the glasses. With the cold temperature outside it's problematic to see. But IMO this proves the point that N95 masks are mush better. It slightly collapses when I inhale and most of the air goes through it, the fit is good. While for ordinary masks the air goes freely through the sides. Ordinary masks protect others from large droplets, but small droplets or aerosol go freely with the air. N95s become quite wet inside quite quickly for that reason.
So air still escapes out the top and they quickly get gross and wet. Great salesperson, where do I sign up?
This would made sense for Delta and the initial strains but ya’ll look a bit neurotic wearing N95 for omnicron unless you are already near death. It’s so damn contagious, when do we accept the fact that this isn’t going away and we cannot possibly wear masks forever?
It escapes during exhale since it naturally pushes the mask away and the fit becomes looser. During inhale air pushes the mask toward the face and the fit becomes tighter.
Most problems are during some, even light such as walking, physical activity when more air is needed. Inhaling is limited by the mask, but it cannot hold a strong exhale. I imagine sitting in a subway or a train should be fine. Hope to get on a train trip in 2 weeks so I would rather postpone my second covid, that's why I'm going for those inconveniences.
