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Maru Kitteh

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27. Vapor still has to be able to escape your N95. Some are better than others

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 04:22 PM

Nov 2020

at dispersal. Of course there are other factors too, like temp, environment, how many times has it been re-used (which it was never designed for in the first place), etc. It wouldn't take too very long for your mask to fill up entirely with water if vapor did not escape. It's kind of like those waterproof "breathable" fabrics. I have a pair of ski gloves you can pour boiling water into and the only thing that will come out of them is steam.

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Mask-fogged glasses were driving me crazy! [View all] tblue37 Nov 2020 OP

I find that most people look better without glasses anyway... ret5hd Nov 2020 #1

I wear reading glasses. The only time I go out is grocery shopping or tutoring, and I need glasses tblue37 Nov 2020 #3

For exciting new meal options... ret5hd Nov 2020 #6

Hah!1 UTUSN Nov 2020 #4

I think I must be more attractive without glasses also... ret5hd Nov 2020 #5

Hah! Enjoyed your whole play on this. 😎 SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2020 #16

LOL! lunatica Nov 2020 #39

Ha! Codeine Nov 2020 #14

Good idea frazzled Nov 2020 #2

Clear bandaids would look a little better. cry baby Nov 2020 #7

But cloth band-aids breath and really stay where you stick them Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #42

Good point. cry baby Nov 2020 #43

I don't get it. My N95 is fit tested and it fogs my glasses. mucifer Nov 2020 #8

Makes sense. I think N95s are meant to protect you when you inhale, not filter what you exhale. Towlie Nov 2020 #24

N95s without valves filter exhaled breath as well as inspired air. You are Maru Kitteh Nov 2020 #29

Vapor still has to be able to escape your N95. Some are better than others Maru Kitteh Nov 2020 #27

I'll give it a shot sdfernando Nov 2020 #9

Bandaids peel your skin. Surgical tape works just as well and is kinder to your skin hlthe2b Nov 2020 #10

+1, I've been using surgical tape. nilram Nov 2020 #33

Great idea. Thanks. nt crickets Nov 2020 #37

I suppose if you want to carry around a box of bandaids or roll of tape Runningdawg Nov 2020 #11

I just tried that and it didn't work! Maybe I polished all of the soap off, oregonjen Nov 2020 #15

Scuba tricks eh? I wonder if spitting on your glasses would work. Towlie Nov 2020 #25

I accept it as a challenge. panader0 Nov 2020 #12

aha! barbtries Nov 2020 #13

I found the solution.... JustinBulletin Nov 2020 #17

That's really great information! Thanks for sharing that :-) Maru Kitteh Nov 2020 #40

Welders use something to keep their visors from fogging up. rickford66 Nov 2020 #18

It 's worth a try. The fogging makes me crazy (not a hard thing to do at the best of times). Shrike47 Nov 2020 #19

I stopped wearing glasses. marie999 Nov 2020 #20

Glasses offer some protection from getting Covid droplets in your eyes. Klaralven Nov 2020 #41

It's the best method that I found months ago! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #21

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Cool Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #23

Anti fog sprays help. Treat your glasses daily with a good one. nolabear Nov 2020 #26

I find that crimping down that wire in the mask above the nose works sometimes, but not always. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2020 #28

Excellent tip! Thanks! But why do you wear your mask while driving? nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #30

All the solutions that involve anti-fogging sprays, etc., ignore that fact that fogging... LAS14 Nov 2020 #31

But everyone will ask "did you injure your nose?". KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #32

If you know someone with a 3d printer, this might help.... getagrip_already Nov 2020 #34

Ok, I printed one.... they work getagrip_already Nov 2020 #38

Fold a Kleenex long way and place inside top of mask voteearlyvoteoften Nov 2020 #35

me too Demovictory9 Nov 2020 #36