LogFAQs > #941609061

I have not thought about it, but I do always have a hard time breathing if something is in front of my face. Like I can't sleep with my mouth under blankets etc (Even when I was homeless for a year and living outside, I would make a whole for my mouth to breathe through. That was basically 30 years ago, so it's been a problem my whole life.

I just normally automatically avoid such situations so it's not something I ahve though about. The masks though make me HAVE to deal with it, and it really sucks. It doesn't start off bad but it gets there pretty fast.

So far I just have either the medical paper like mask (which I have re-used till now it's HORRID to use (even just a few minutes makes it impossible to breathe through), or a cloth one (which lasts much longer but I still have a problem with it).

My friend suggests I just get a respirator, and says that isn't hard to breathe in, but I vaguely remember having a problem when trying to use scuba gear and I think that is going to be similar. Still it's only like $40 for one, so I'm gonna try and find one nearby I can get and try that.

It's probably more effective/safer than a mask anyway, and it looks like things are not going to be safe for high risk people like me for at least a few more months:(

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