Wearing a Mask

[Fant1924]

The below article discusses some issues made possible by wearing a mask. My Hg is around 12 And I frequently wake with a headache. I concluded that it is caused by my tight sinuses and shallow breathing at night.

I have begun to sleep on my back, which opens my sinuses more, and I breath better And wake without a headache.

Over the past few days I helped a neighbor take down some limbs. I tried to wear a mask and work but it was simply not possible to provide enough oxygen to my muscles. I had to remove it.

Insecure double redirected link removed. This link is to the full article technocracy.news/blaylock-f...

and Megan Fox's blog pjmedia.com/news-and-politi...

Why Facebook remove links to Dr Blaylock's article

healthfeedback.org/claimrev...

Finally we have this preprint paper Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review which concludes "Reducing disease spread requires two things: first, limit contacts of infected individuals via physical distancing and contact tracing with appropriate quarantine, and second, reduce the transmission probability per contact by wearing masks in public, among other measures. The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces the transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected droplets in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most effective at stopping spread of the virus when compliance is high. The decreased transmissibility could substantially reduce the death toll and economic impact while the cost of the intervention is low. Thus we recommend the adoption of public cloth mask wearing, as an effective form of source control, in conjunction with existing hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing strategies. We recommend that public officials and governments strongly encourage the use of widespread face masks in public, including the use of appropriate regulation."

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Dennis, 73, Venetoclax

[seelel]

Dennis, I can understand that you might have a problem wearing a mask if you have an existing breathing problem, but the article you have linked to is somewhat off-sides.

Most of us older people may only need to wear a mask occasionally when going to the market or shop. Maybe half an hour to an hour. This is certainly not a problem.

But as far as not being necessary while being around asymptomatic carriers of the virus, I think there is ample evidence that the mask offers protection from aerosolised virus shedding. Not to forget that someone may sneeze in our face.

Then there is common sense............

So, I'm giving a thumbs down to the article and continuing to wear a mask in public.

[AussieNeil Partner Administrator]

Hi Dennis,

Please do not use URL shortening services, as they are both a security risk and readers are unable to see where the shortened link is taking them. Even worse, the shortened URL you provided takes you to another redirection service which then takes you to a blog by Megan Fox, who quotes large parts of the article by Dr. Russell Blaylock, but she has also provided a direct link to Dr Blaylock's article in full here, without the risks associated with double redirection: technocracy.news/blaylock-f... , where the comments are a great deal more reasoned and less rude than those in response to Megan Fox's blog.

From reading the comments to that article, I note that Facebook are deleting Dr Blaylock's article as they consider it medically incorrect, referencing: healthfeedback.org/claimrev.... The summary of that debunking is: "Face masks help to limit contact with infectious droplets which carry pathogens. However, the material used for face masks are still porous enough to allow gas molecules, such as carbon dioxide and oxygen, to pass through, and do not significantly impair gas exchange to the point of causing hypercapnia. No scientific evidence supports the claim that the use of face masks weakens the immune system."

I note that Dr Blaylock is a retired neurosurgeon, not an infectious diseases specialist, immunologist or an epidemiologist. Further, he has previously held positions that "are not supported by scientific consensus or regulatory bodies". geneticliteracyproject.org/... He also seems to hold conspiracy theories regarding US politics: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/rus...

Each of us needs to make our own decision about whether or not we should wear a face mask and if we decide to do so, what kind, but given my investigation and Facebook's actions, I would not put much credence in Dr Blaylock's advice.

I've removed the insecure shortened link in your post and provided direct links to Dr Blaylock's full post and Megan Fox's covering blog.

Neil

[Fant1924 in reply to AussieNeil]

Ok.

Dennis

[EugeneL2]

This is pseudoscience. Do not believe it. In fact, it is hosted by a website I never heard before.

[MsLockYourPosts Passed Volunteer]

Scary, to me, that people will read this article and use it to justify breathing maskless in my space. It's scary enough to go out, when absolutely necessary, to places where others are masked.

[bennevisplace]

The message from government is key to people's behaviour and hence the effectiveness of safety measures. Here in the UK this weekend we have already seen a marked change in behaviour: people going out in greater numbers, crowding of supermarket aisles, fewer observing the 2 metre rule outside, and face masks the exception. The official line on masks, outside a health/ care setting, doesn't exactly encourage folk to wear them in the spirit of social responsibility, still less out of self interest.

[Fant1924]

Hmmm, I have worn a mask for more than 10 years when flying. That is long before I was dx with CLL.

I believe in eye contact and a firm handshake. In my Church, for years, I am known as the guy who only bumps fists while they offer their hand to those around me.

Yesterday I rode my motorcycle all day with 4 other friends through the countryside. I plan and lead these rides. When we stopped for lunch I remained in the parking lot alone and ate the lunch I carried and did not venture inside. My friends know my history of diving service in Vietnam and my disease.

So, bottomline, I am not proposing not wearing a mask. I mentioned that I could not get my breath while working and wearing a mask. I was outside and maintaining social distance from my neighbors while I was cutting limbs for them.

I have posted studies for years. I have received numerous notes from others that they have chosen treatments based on my posted studies and they have thanked me. And I feel very good about that. I put it out there for others to use, not as something I propose or support. You decide.

We all agree that wearing a mask is a benefit to all.

Dennis, 73, Venetoclax

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My lifelong childhood friend who has been a medical research virologist at California's most prestigious medical university for many years recently told me, "Due to the particle size of a virus wearing a mask offers little if any protection; It is like installing a chain-link fence to keep mosquitoes out of your garden." Since this is a psychologically (and politically?) loaded issue, each person should follow their own heart and intuition. I chose not to wear a mask for the simple reason I like to smile at and fully communicate with other human beings.