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       Mask matters: comparing surgical masks vs n95 masks (a primer on
       different masks)
   DIR By: Masked Man
       Date: December 18, 2025, 3:02 pm
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       Mask matters: comparing surgical masks vs n95 masks
       SUMMARY:
       With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask has become a
       daily routine for many of us. However, with so many different
       types of masks available in the market, it can be overwhelming
       to choose the right one for you. In this blog, we will take a
       closer look at two of the most popular masks - surgical masks
       and N95 respirators - and compare their features, benefits, and
       drawbacks.
       June 6, 2023  Rioka Miki
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       Personal Note:
       I personally don't see why people especially the health
       professionals don't just wear N95 Masks that are the most
       effective and fit the best in the long run.. I prefer the rugged
       N95 respirator type mask with heavy duty straps. I suggest
       practice doing some everyday tasks in your masks and training in
       your mask as well to acclimate yourself and to overcome any of
       the  personal challenges you might have in wearing a mask...
       practice makes perfect and wearing a mask requires physical as
       well as mental skills to be developed.
       By far the greatest challenge is wearing the mask so that it
       doesn't slip or ride down off the nose especially once one
       starts doing everyday tasks and stress tests the mask. Another
       challenge for mask wearers is wearing or modifying things so it
       doesn't fog up your glasses etc. If you can try work out all
       these kinks in advance  you will be more comfortable while
       wearing mask...
       ...also I should remind you safety masks can be a powerful
       multifunctional tool/filter against all airborne illness and
       airborne disease as well as many modern day dangerous encounters
       we face. Take advantage of your mask wearing skill!  Wear the
       appropriate safety mask  when working in the presence of
       occupational and household hazards such as pollution, poison,
       mold, allergies, bad air quality, construction and repair
       projects, asbestos, animal nesting, and in some cases certain
       mask cartridges can filter out fumes and depending on your
       territory and circumstance evidently masks help around
       teargas...
       ...sorry if I disappoint anybody but lets not be naive, not
       everything was made or designed in this world with our health in
       mind.. Not everything was made in the best interest of our pink
       lungs and membranes, Not everything in this world was made to be
       breathed in... Rather than through your respiratory tract, learn
       to appreciate and take in the beauty of the world through all
       your other senses! The mask will not prevent you from loving the
       world and your life. The mask will enhance health, life and our
       abilities and senses to appreciate that which is around us.
       ...I can do anything in my mask even better, more effectively,
       and safer than the maskless can! I am impervious to many things
       in my mask and I can easily do things and go where no maskless
       mortal would dare go!
       Master your Mask!,
       The Masked Man
       P.S. Besides masking to prevent airborne Illness,  I can't tell
       you how many guys I know who painted or did sheetrock or worked
       with certain harmful substances for a living that aren't with us
       anymore... wear a mask to outlive them!
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