Issues with face masks

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I am wondering if anyone here also struggles with face masks.

They feel so uncomfortable on me and they make my skin itch and the mask feels prickly. They may feel fine at first but then they start to get comfortable. Then I end up taking it off and feel relieved from it. Now my city is requiring face masks out in public and so is my work place and I plan on just staying home as much as I can and staying in my car and let my husband do all the shopping inside.

I do not like the medical masks so I tried to cloth mask and they don't fog up my glasses but even it starts to feel uncomfortable.

Does anyone here have a type of mask that actually feels comfortable on your skin? Can you recommend a mask I can try?

I'm fine with the regular ones they also use at hospitals and fortunately still have some left. We don't have to wear them outside, but I use one at work, did so even before the pandemic. It was uncomfortable at first, but I got used to it.

I hate the masks too and they start hurting behind the ears. But maybe you could do a little cheating by using a gaiter scarf?

I'm fine with cloth masks, luckily I have a family friend who makes tons of them so I have a good supply, and will never have to wear one of those medical masks.

I've seen some people use a face shield, I don't know if that would be any use to you?
I absolutely hate the medical ones.

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I actually like the face masks but I don't have an issue with covering my face for what its worth xD

I had issues with cycling as it gets cold on the bike when one touches 40mph on the downhills... Things start to freeze.
Now one issue was breathing in the cold air. The other was keeping my neck warm.
So after trying many things over the years I tried the motorcycles elasticated tubes. They were too tight on me but were half way there.
Then I happened to see a loose fitting similar thing with a draw string and it is the only thing that I find I can use.
But, as a facemask I don't know if it will be that good, but as if I had to wear one I would likely get claustrophobic and panic... I think if I find my neckwarmer thing which can be used over my nose, I can use it?

I don't like the masks either. I can wear one for a brief period of time, but then it becomes unbearable and I feel like I can't breathe. From there it goes to the feeling the onset of a panic attack.

I am going to try a face shield. It doesn't touch your face. It hangs down from a hat band type of structure. If you search on face shield, you can see what this looks like.

I stay home as much as possible.

I used to wear a chlorine gas mask when I watered mushrooms at a mushroom farm. If I could wear that mask for two hours at a time, I'm sure I could wear a cloth mask when going out. We haven't been required to though. Here's a picture of what I used to wear.

I made my own cotton mask and use ribbons to tie it behind my head, a bit like tying an apron, 2 ribbons either side at the eyes and 2 either side at the chin, rather than have elastic loops. It's very comfortable and because I tie it round my head the fit is quite close to my face.

For me the feeling of a mask rubbing on my skin is not a problem, the issue is feeling unable to breathe/dizzy from lack of oxygen as some others have mentioned. It's not so much of a problem for a quick shopping errand, since the mask isn't on as long, but at work it can be quite a bother.

On mine (a homemade one), the sharpness of the crease over the bridge of the nose is adjustable by bending the piece inside that gives the fabric rigidity. Sometimes if I know I'll only have the mask on for a few minutes I'll pinch the nose bridge quite firmly so it seals really well (I assume that helps it catch exhaled droplets better), whereas if I know I'll have it on for an hour or more I'll expand it so it rests more lightly on the nose, which helps with getting enough air. Either way my nostrils and mouth are completely covered, but with the nose bridge tightly sealed the fabric bulges out when I exhale and sucks in when I inhale, whereas when it's just resting against my face it stays put.

I can tolerate a mask if sitting still for a while, but if I am ambulating I quickly get the trouble breathing panic attack. My work is mostly outdoors, so no problem there. I usually wear the mask to get in the door then take it off once inside. Only one merchant made a big deal over it. I explained the medical exemptions to her, but she would not budge.I then explained that being named in an ADA action is a real career killer she backed off.

I can tolerate wearing surgical masks indoors, though I can only tolerate it for a very short time in the heat.