Hello! I've not been around this blog much due to having an awful winter where I lost tolerance to a lot of my safe foods (and as I've just discovered via testing with my Allergist and Immunologist, this was due to the mould, Pullaria). I've spent most of my time holding onto the furniture while feeling as if I am spinning uncontrollably out of control. Not fun. Woodsmoke … [Read more...] about How to Get Your 3M Mask to Seal Tight
Maskology
How the Mask Can Hinder
Back before I had an 'Access Plan' (called a Disability Plan, in other countries perhaps? Oh wait, is it only Victoria University (VU) who're up to speed on this?) created for me by VU In 2012, I began to get sicker; I thought that was as sick as I could get. I didn't know that it can much worse than that. When I had to wear a mask to school, and found even that didn't help … [Read more...] about How the Mask Can Hinder
Masked Life Q&A: Relationships, Communication, and, How Does it Sound?
I'm sending this post out for all my MCS brothers and sisters who are strong enough to wear their respirator masks out in public so as to protect their health. Today, TashaLee from Fruitful Healthy Living will share with us what it's like to communicate while wearing a respirator mask, and how it sounds. (I have a hard enough time wearing the 3M type of mask, and I've only ever … [Read more...] about Masked Life Q&A: Relationships, Communication, and, How Does it Sound?
Do It Yourself Air Filtering Mask
Do you have problems wearing the 3M masks? Does the fabric or the cost of the I Can Breathe masks rub you up the wrong way? Well, this could be the solution for you. Linda Sepp from Seriously Sensitive to Pollution posted up some awesome ideas that chemically sensitive people could use to make their own masks. There is a link to a pattern, instructions and all you need to … [Read more...] about Do It Yourself Air Filtering Mask
What it’s Like to Wear a Mask, Part II (9.2 years later)
There are some people who need to wear a mask over their face to help them try to avoid symptoms bought on by breathing in allergens they are allergic to. There are other people who do the same because they have become sensitised to some/or all of the chemical ingredients in fragrances. And, more controversially so, there are people who wear one because they have become … [Read more...] about What it’s Like to Wear a Mask, Part II (9.2 years later)