I need help finding an allergy mask 
hoshi
16 y
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Currently I use a cotton mask by I can breath.
I also wear a set of safety goggles to keep pollen out of my eyes.
I also put cotton balls in my ears to keep eustation tubes from swelling up.
after I come, in I irrigate my nose with naso pure
It helps, but I still get post nasal drip at night and sometimes swelled sinuses. And sometimes my nose bleeds. Ain't MCS fun? NOT!
It is definitely caused by something outside, because if I don't go out that day, I don't have the problems.
The question is:
Is there a mask I can wear that would keep all pollen out and yet not cause allergies of its own?
I am allergic to synthetics, including polyester, which most masks are made of. Then the manufacturer has the gall to say the thing is hypo allergenic. How can a common allergen like polyester be hypoallergenic??
I was considering a mask with those heavy duty filters. You know, the round things on each side of your nose. But I read that they only last 3 hours and cost like $15 bucks a piece.
I garden daily, so who can afford to buy a filter for each day?
If you use something that keeps all pollen out, please post.
Thanks.
- Re: I need help finding an allergy m... Liora Leah
16 y
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http://www.needs.com/prod_detail_list/eea_Masks
Hi Hoshi! I have a similar problem to yours when gardening; I'm very mold sensitive and my sinuses/throat swell up, especially if I'm raking/sweeping leaves (leaf mold). I wear a 3M particulate mask--not sure what it's made up of; I know it has activated carbon in it--I find it very affective in blocking out pollen, dust, mold, chemical fumes. I can wear it by itself for about an hour at a time, then my face starts to get itchy from the mask.
To solve the face itching problem, I wear the I Can Breathe honey comb mask with disposable activated carbon filter directly over my face; it doesn't itch. Then I put the 3M particulate mask OVER the I Can Breathe mask. The double protection works great for blocking out dust/mold/pollen/fumes. The I Can Breathe mask I use as advertised on the webpage above is made out of polyester, though--
so...you may want to try putting a 3M mask over the cotton I Can Breathe mask that you already have. There's also a cotton mask with a disposable carbon filter on the website, if yours doesn't have the filter part. The cotton would be directly over your face touching your skin, and the 3M mask would act as an outer shield for the pollen/mold/etc that's bothering you.
Hope this helps!
- Re: I need help finding an allergy m... Liora Leah
16 y
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