• Home
  • Wellness Blog
  • Hospitals Near Me
  • eCLINIC-Telemedicine
  • Careers
  • Call us
    • DLF Cyber City (+91 124 4141 472)
    • Gurugram (+91 124 4141 414)
    • Indore (+91 731 4747 000)
    • Lucknow (+91 522 4505 050)
    • Patna (+91 612 3505 050)
    • Ranchi (1800 8913 100)
    • South Delhi (+91 11 4411 4411)
  • Emergency : 1068
  • Recent
  • All Categories
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    View All

    TRENDING CATEGORIES:

    • Coronavirus
    • Breast Cancer
    • Lung Cancer
    • Cancer Awareness
    • General Wellness
    • Air Pollution
    • Diabetes
    • World Obesity Day
    • Healthy Heart
    • Ageing
    • Brain Attack
    • Angioplasty
    • Chemotherapy
    • Common Allergens
    • Panic Disorder
    • Dengue
  • Live Healthy
  • Heal Faster
  • Get Inspired
  • The Exchange
  • Events
  • Investor Relations
    • My Reports
    • About Us
    • Hospitals Near Me
    • Careers
    • Login
    • Request Callback
    • Emergency : 1068
    • +91-124-4141414
  • Home
  • Wellness Blog
Book a Service at Medanta
  • Book an Appointment
  • Book Video Consult
  • Get Cancer Second Opinion
  • Get Medical Second Opinion
  • Book Health Check up
  • Book Homecare Services
  • Recent
  • All Categories
  • Live Healthy
  • Heal Faster
  • Get Inspired
  • The Exchange

Improving Mask Effectiveness Through Double–masking

  • 17 May 2021
  • #Coronavirus
  • #Covid-19

Using a mask correctly and consistently is important to avoid contracting and spreading COVID-19. Everyone should wear a mask, but not all masks provide the same level of security. Consider how well the mask suits, how well it cleans the air, and how many layers it has.

What is double masking and how does this benefit?

When you layer one mask on top of another, you're doing double masking. This could be beneficial in two ways:

  • Better fit

Many styles of masks do not suit your face perfectly. In reality, you've probably noticed that when you breathe in and out, air escapes through the sides of your mask. This faulty seal will not only allow virus-infected respiratory droplets to escape but also allow them to enter your mask. The use of two masks will help to prevent this from happening. When you're wearing two masks, the outer mask will gently brush against the inner mask's edges. The inner mask blends more tightly to your skin and provides a tighter seal as this happens.

  • Increased filtration

SARS-CoV-2 is primarily spread via respiratory droplets generated when a person infected with the virus coughs or sneezes. Adding a second mask will further boost filtration. This is because it essentially doubles the number of layers of material that virus-containing respiratory droplets must pass through before touching your mouth and face. Wearing a double mask is more effective at minimizing aerosol exposure from coughing than either a cloth mask or a surgical mask alone. When both the source and receiver wear a double mask, aerosol exposure by coughing is significantly reduced.

How to double mask?

You may be wondering how you can safely and efficiently wear two masks. Here are a few pointers to help you get started:-

Use the appropriate combination of masks: A disposable mask should be worn underneath a cloth mask that has multiple layers of fabric

Other mask variations should be avoided: Certain mask combinations cannot improve fit and may make breathing difficult. You should stay away from the following combinations:

  • a KN95 mask, as well as every other kind of mask
  • an N95 mask, as well as every other kind of mask

DON’T’s

  • Don’t combine two disposable masks. Disposable masks are not designed to fit tightly and wearing more than one will not improve fit.
  • Do not use the same mask for two consecutive days.
  • Washcloth mask regularly.

Conduct a test at home: Before wearing your double mask in public, give it a test run at home.

  1. Fit is one of the things to look for: Assist the inner mask in forming a seal by pressing it against your face with the outer mask. To do this, cup your hands over your mask and feel for air escaping from the edges as you breathe.
  2. Breathing: When you're double masking, breathing might take a little more effort, but it shouldn't be difficult.
  3. Vision: Check to see if your double mask is obstructing your view.

Preventative measures, such as hand-washing and physical separation, should be used in addition to wearing a mask. Given the existence of more transmissible viral variants, this is especially significant.

 

Dr. Vikas Deswal Senior Consultant
  • Prev COVID-19 Home Treatment – A Guide for the Ca...

  • Next Is COVID Vaccine Safe for Epilepsy Patients?

Leave a Reply

avatar
500
wpdiscuz_captcharefresh
avatar
500
wpdiscuz_captcharefresh
  Follow this discussion  
Notify of

Related articles

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Global P...
  • Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in China: Sho...
  • The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: What You...

Go to Top

  • Events
  • Careers
  • Policies & Forms
  • Investor Relations
  • Sitemap

Copyright © 2022 Medanta The Medicity. All Rights Reserved.

Designed by screenroot
Request Callback
+
=

Please wait..