[Mindfulness.]

Originally Posted by Wheek!

I agree with everything you said besides this point, which I am unsure of. Medical professionals have to wear them all day every day, especially professions like surgeons who even before this had to wear them all the time to protect their sterile field. In other countries people wear masks a lot too, especially if they have a cold or something possibly contagious to protect other citizens.

I wish we'd do that here, at least when you're feeling sick! If that was the norm I'd have had a healthier childhood.

My dad does have a hard time breathing in the masks though with his preexisting conditions like COPD and a heart problem. I can tell he gets out of breath. He wears it as much as he can but if he stops in an aisle and nobody else is around he'll take it down to breathe for a minute. I have mild asthma and it doesn't bug me, but for someone with more severe asthma or other conditions it's probably very hard.

I often get out of breath using the masks being an asthmatic as well.