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COVID face mask for people wearing glasses?

  • 17-08-2020 9:54pm
    #1
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Wondering if anyone has found a face mask that doesn't cause your glasses to fog up? Where did you get it from, and how much? I'm a 6' 6" dude, so have a large head. Thus, the "one size fits all" black fabric masks don't fit me, as they cause my ears to bend due to a bad fit. The blue ones that you get in Boots fit grand, but I can't see much wearing them, which is annoying as hell in the shops!

    Oh, and I can see better with the near-blind fogged-up glasses than without glasses, so I do need the glasses!

    Am avoiding the plastic shields as they don't seem that great, and wouldn't seem to cover my mouth.


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  • #2
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    My sister uses the masks with the nose wires. Not sure where she got them, I will ask.
    She reckons they are the best after trying a few. I am pretty sure the earloops are adjustable too as I saw her messing with it in the garden.


  • #3
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Anything with a wire will help hugely - I've found disposables better than 99% of reusables due to that, and reusables with wires are just asking to destroy your washer/dryer like an underwire bra can; but clearly disposables aren't practical to use for prolonged periods due to cost, sustainability and just falling apart when used for too long problems.

    So - get ones with wires and if you notice the wire is gone after a wash or dry, find the wire before using the machine again, it should be in the filter... you hope.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,712 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Put the glasses out about 5mm further on your nose. I regularly wear a mask for 7 or 8 hours continuously in work and I can get through that long with no fogging up by doing that.


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    The ones I got in Boots have the wire, but havne't figured out how it'd prevent the fogginess.
    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Put the glasses out about 5mm further on your nose. I regularly wear a mask for 7 or 8 hours continuously in work and I can get through that long with no fogging up by doing that.
    I'll try it.


  • #6
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    the_syco wrote: »
    The ones I got in Boots have the wire, but havne't figured out how it'd prevent the fogginess.

    Pinch it hard and put your glasses a little lower.

    Although putting them a lot lower as just recommended 'works' on all masks, it makes you feel like a stereotypical 1950s librarian!


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  • #7
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    The soap trick is supposed to be good.
    Requirement: soapy water and a soft cloth.

    Glasses can be a major investment. If you have special coatings on your lenses, check with your optician before trying this, so you don’t ruin them.

    1. Wash your lenses with soapy water and shake off the excess liquid.
    2. Allow your lenses to air dry or gently wipe them off with a soft cloth before wearing them.


  • #8
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Put the glasses out about 5mm further on your nose. I regularly wear a mask for 7 or 8 hours continuously in work and I can get through that long with no fogging up by doing that.
    I assume you mean put the glasses 5mm down the nose over the mask which is what a friend told me. I was actually going to start a thread on this myself. I can't get it right. No matter what I do they fog up. It really is getting annoying.


  • #9
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,037 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    L1011 wrote: »
    Anything with a wire will help hugely - I've found disposables better than 99% of reusables due to that, and reusables with wires are just asking to destroy your washer/dryer like an underwire bra can; but clearly disposables aren't practical to use for prolonged periods due to cost, sustainability and just falling apart when used for too long problems.

    So - get ones with wires and if you notice the wire is gone after a wash or dry, find the wire before using the machine again, it should be in the filter... you hope.

    Small item very easy to handwash


  • #10
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Small item very easy to handwash

    Nothing is easy to handwash at the recommended temperature for washing masks.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    the_syco wrote: »
    Hey,

    Wondering if anyone has found a face mask that doesn't cause your glasses to fog up? Where did you get it from, and how much? I'm a 6' 6" dude, so have a large head. Thus, the "one size fits all" black fabric masks don't fit me, as they cause my ears to bend due to a bad fit. The blue ones that you get in Boots fit grand, but I can't see much wearing them, which is annoying as hell in the shops!

    Oh, and I can see better with the near-blind fogged-up glasses than without glasses, so I do need the glasses!

    Am avoiding the plastic shields as they don't seem that great, and wouldn't seem to cover my mouth.

    I bought disposable ones in Tesco and they are ok. Just pinch the wire snug around your nose and that should be ok.


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  • #12
    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,855 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Got a message on WhatsApp that if you put some medical tape across the top of the mask it stops glasses fogging up. Don't wear glasses so don't know if it works


  • #13
    Tiredalways
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Tiredalways


    L1011 wrote: »
    Nothing is easy to handwash at the recommended temperature for washing masks.

    I pop mine into a bowl of boiling water with a drop of bleach stired in. Let sit until cooled down. Rinse out, put into a bowl again with a drop of fabric conditioner (gets rid of the bleach smell)and hot water. Soak, rinse,wring,hang up to dry.do this once a week with all my masks(have to wear one at work,and i like to have a spare, so after each day pop them into a ziplock baggie,wash them all together on my day off!)


  • #14
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,475 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Soap/wash up liquid can damage glasses, ask your optician about anti-fog sprays.


  • #15
    Skill Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Skill Magill


    Surgical tape is the best option in my opinion




    Wearing your glasses lower down your nose is not an option for me, your changing the focal point of the lenses if you do that and defeats the purpose of wearing them in the first place


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