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To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

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    #362
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    bush wrote: »
    Sorry I have no problem suppressing a sneeze and my head doesnt feel like its imploding :pac:
    Its really not that hard and its better than sneezing freely through some crappy weak mask which I see all the time.

    Spontaneous rupture of the back of the throat, pseudomediastinum, perforation of the tympanic membrane and cerebral aneurysm are all rare side-effects of holding in a sneeze.

    On the plus side, none of these are contagious so you're only putting yourself at risk.


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    #363
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Graham wrote: »
    Spontaneous rupture of the back of the throat, pseudomediastinum, perforation of the tympanic membrane and cerebral aneurysm are all rare side-effects of holding in a sneeze.

    On the plus side, none of these are contagious so you're only putting yourself at risk.

    Like being put on a ventilator or dying are rare side effects of Covid?


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    #364
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,579 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    Mask or not I imagine you're still supposed to sneeze into your bent arm? To lesser extent but still valid for coughing?

    Cos practically I'd say if you sneezed into your mask it would be quite messy and thats the end of that mask.


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    #365
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    CalamariFritti wrote: »
    Cos practically I'd say if you sneezed into your mask it would be quite messy and thats the end of that mask.

    Would depend on the droplet to snot ratio I reckon :pac:


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    #366
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    Like being put on a ventilator or dying are rare side effects of Covid?

    Well certainly not a 'rare side effect' to the approx. One million people worldwide who have already died of the disease ...


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    #367
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    bush wrote: »
    Sorry I have no problem suppressing a sneeze and my head doesnt feel like its imploding :pac:
    Its really not that hard and its better than sneezing freely through some crappy weak mask which I see all the time.

    Not surprised at all

    What's that, by your definition


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    #368
    patnor1011
    Registered Users Posts: 3,042 ✭✭✭patnor1011


    gozunda wrote: »
    Well certainly not a 'rare side effect' to the approx. One million people worldwide who have already died of the disease ...

    Roughly 150,000 people die every day.


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    #369
    Godeatsboogers
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭Godeatsboogers


    I keep hearing from people that it's a planned pandemic, that its about the economy and the the US presidential election, and the virus isn't that bad, and maybe it isn't, but who am i hurting wearing a mask when shopping or where its compulsary? Likely no one, except people who block the aisle in Dunnes Stores, they get psychological heatbutts in the form of the evil stare


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    #370
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    This one made me lol

    https://twitter.com/TJRyan_77/status/1305636857988947969


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    #371
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://twitter.com/newstalkfm/status/1305546119791943686?s=21

    That is the Luke Kelly Newstalk interview on video

    Anyone have any info on this?

    Or can they point me to a discussion as to whether it is possible or not?

    Personally I think the idea had already occurred to me ,(not via masks) but I thought not to much was known about the effects of low viral loads.


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    #372
    bush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭bush


    xhomelezz wrote: »
    Not surprised at all

    What's that, by your definition

    Your not surprised I can hold a sneeze in? I'm sure your not because most people can I would have thought.


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    #373
    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭amandstu


    bush wrote: »
    Your not surprised I can hold a sneeze in? I'm sure your not because most people can I would have thought.

    I hold in a sneeze by looking up at the ceiling.I have to do this 2 or 3 times as it keeps coming back but I can postpone it anyway.


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    #374
    Seanergy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,446 ✭✭✭Seanergy


    2FM is no longer holding a discussion on face masks this morning.

    There was backlash when Jennifer Zamparelli tweeted about the segment idea yesterday.

    In the show intro, she says “It’s been an emotional 24 hours”.


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    #375
    Zarco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭Zarco


    I see Dr Faucet has said that were going to be wearing masks long after a vaccine is in use

    It seems inevitable we'll be wearing them for a long time as they're an inexpensive.measure for government to keep in place

    The social cost is high though with SD and masks


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    #376
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    amandstu wrote: »
    I hold in a sneeze by looking up at the ceiling.I have to do this 2 or 3 times as it keeps coming back but I can postpone it anyway.

    Impractical and not recommended tbh

    https://time.com/3975363/sneezing/?amp=true


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    #377
    paw patrol
    Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭paw patrol


    Seanergy wrote: »
    2FM is no longer holding a discussion on face masks this morning.

    There was backlash when Jennifer Zamparelli tweeted about the segment idea yesterday.

    In the show intro, she says “It’s been an emotional 24 hours”.


    the national broadcaster cant even discuss a topic.

    This is censorship in full view.


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    #378
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,291 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    amandstu wrote: »
    That is the Luke Kelly Newstalk interview on video
    Anyone have any info on this?
    Or can they point me to a discussion as to whether it is possible or not?
    Personally I think the idea had already occurred to me ,(not via masks) but I thought not to much was known about the effects of low viral loads.

    Theres nothing solid on it yet. The Telegraph summarised an article from New England Journal of Medicine about the theory based on viral load, apparent increase in asymptomatic cases.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #379
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    gozunda wrote: »
    Well certainly not a 'rare side effect' to the approx. One million people worldwide who have already died of the disease ...

    Of or with?


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    #380
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    Of or with?

    See previous WHO definition, that's already been explained.


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    #381
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    Of or with?

    For the use of the correct grammatical propositions perhaps try the Language Forum?


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    #382
    seekers
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭seekers


    Are there people out there who wear a mask and a face shield? Or is it really OTT?


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    #383
    Zarco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭Zarco


    seekers wrote: »
    Are there people out there who wear a mask and a face shield? Or is it really OTT?

    Seems to be a lot of women with just the face shield, is it a fashion thing?

    Thought the shield on its own isn't enough


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    #384
    seekers
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭seekers


    Zarco wrote: »
    Seems to be a lot of women with just the face shield, is it a fashion thing?

    Thought the shield on its own isn't enough

    The shields are a bit handier but are awkward to carry around or wear outside. I suppose it is hard to wear a mask all day


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    #385
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    amandstu wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/newstalkfm/status/1305546119791943686?s=21

    That is the Luke Kelly Newstalk interview on video

    Luke Kelly on Newstalk would be worth listening to, Luke O'Neill not so much!


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    #386
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,330 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    I wonder how much of these youth sayings translate to Ireland

    https://twitter.com/nygovcuomo/status/1305612543801647104?s=21


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    #387
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Zarco wrote: »
    Seems to be a lot of women with just the face shield, is it a fashion thing?

    Thought the shield on its own isn't enough
    Out in the fresh air that doesn't matter at all and inside depends on a whole lot of things.


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    #388
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    paw patrol wrote: »
    the national broadcaster cant even discuss a topic.

    This is censorship in full view.

    Not really.


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    #389
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    bush wrote: »
    Your not surprised I can hold a sneeze in? I'm sure your not because most people can I would have thought.

    Was just happy not to see your head imploding.

    Anyway you forgot the other part.


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    #390
    moonage
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭moonage


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1SXX-fxUcc


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    #391
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    moonage wrote: »
    ...

    That's like a comedy sketch. Reminds me of this lol


    https://youtu.be/MvuCTM2o-EY?t=45s


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