![]() ![]() When one wears a mask, the most likely escape route for exhaled air is upward towards the eyes. The report reads, “Therefore, it can be concluded that N95 and surgical facemasks can induce significantly different temperatures and humidity in the microclimates of facemasks, which have profound influences on heart rate and thermal stress and subjective perception of discomfort.” Multiple studies, including one performed at the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Institutes of Health, have indicated wearing surgical and N95 facemasks increase heart rate due to the stress placed on this critical organ. The effects are amplified if face masks are heavily contaminated. This may also worsen the clinical condition of infected people if the deeper breathing pushes the viral load down into their lungs. These medical effects increase breathing frequency and deepness which increases the amount of inhaled and exhaled air, according to medical experts. This action causes rapid breathing, emotional distress and fatigue. In effect, the wearer inhales his/her own exhaled air. ![]() In addition, a portion of carbon dioxide previously exhaled is inhaled at each respiratory cycle. Listed below is a summary of undesired effects of wearing a mask.įace masks make breathing more difficult especially for people with respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma and Bronchitis, because masks decrease air flow. These are just some of the unwanted outcomes of wearing face coverings. Masks burden breathing by lowering oxygen intake while causing the exhaled carbon dioxide to be inhaled. Studies show that low oxygen levels in the tissues (hypoxia) created by face coverings can suppress some aspects of the immune response. There are many documented negative effects of donning a face mask. ![]()
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