Anyone tried the Face Shields?

fancicoffee13

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Face Shields, you can DIY, or you can buy them on Amazon, Wal Mart or Sam's or other places. They are clear, allow for free breathing. Anyone tried that? I haven't seen anyone talking about that option.
 

Whenever I see someone wearing a face shield, I'm glad I'm wearing a mask so they can't see me laughing at them.
 
fancicoffee13 said:
Face Shields, you can DIY, or you can buy them on Amazon, Wal Mart or Sam's or other places. They are clear, allow for free breathing. Anyone tried that? I haven't seen anyone talking about that option.
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I have some on order and they should be here in a few days. We will use them in conjunction with cloth masks that have additional filter barriers when we go inside a store. We are going stop using the N95 masks that itch like the devil. My hat is off to those medical people who have to use the N95's and put up with the itching and the frequent rashes. The N95's that we have drive me crazy in a matter of a few minutes and my face continues to itch after I get it off.

I am not entirely sure that masks like the N95 that have an exit valve are the real solution since outgoing air is not filtered. Incoming air is filtered quite well, but they would appear to not protect other people as well as those without a valve.
 
StarSong said:
Interesting. I'd entertain wearing one of these for a short time - like while grocery shopping - but not for longer periods, like social distance visiting. It'd surely feel like a sauna in a very short period of time.
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I have read a lot of reviews and none of them are perfect, but compared to wearing an N95 they look like a far more comfortable solution when combined with a cloth mask.

I will be overjoyed to dump all of them in the trash when this is over, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen any time soon.
 
Pecos said:
I have some on order and they should be here in a few days. We will use them in conjunction with cloth masks that have additional filter barriers when we go inside a store. We are going stop using the N95 masks that itch like the devil. My hat is off to those medical people who have to use the N95's and put up with the itching and the frequent rashes. The N95's that we have drive me crazy in a matter of a few minutes and my face continues to itch after I get it off.

I am not entirely sure that masks like the N95 that have an exit valve are the real solution since outgoing air is not filtered. Incoming air is filtered quite well, but they would appear to not protect other people as well as those without a valve.
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I feel the same way. You said it very well.
 
I saw a lady at the senior center making them from transparent copier sheets. DIY kind that you weave your eye glass frames in the holes that originally were meant for the folder. Another man took the same idea, but used paper clips and rubber bands. Leave it to seniors to become geniuses!
 
I've only used the masks, haven't bought any face shields. I have seen a few people around using them though.
 
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