Who Should Not Wear N95 Masks/Respirators?
N95 respirators are not advisable for use by some individuals and under certain circumstances: document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; • Persons with perforated ear drums. • Those suffering from obstructive or restrictive airway diseases where the lung function is compromised. • Patients with a history of recent heart attack and other symptomatic heart diseases should not use N95 respirators. • Those who have neurological conditions resulting in loss of consciousness, fits and disorientation (both physical and emotional) are cautioned against using the N95 respirators as death from suffocation may occur. • Same holds true for those using medications which affect judgment or cause alterations in the consciousness or awareness. • Those who suffer from claustrophobia, the fear of narrow, closed spaces, should seek medical assistance if they have to wear the N95 respirators.
