This title appears in the Scientific Report :
2021
Please use the identifier:
http://hdl.handle.net/2128/27737 in citations.
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084344 in citations.
Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards?
Is a Mask That Covers the Mouth and Nose Free from Undesirable Side Effects in Everyday Use and Free of Potential Hazards?
Many countries introduced the requirement to wear masks in public spaces for containing SARS-CoV-2 making it commonplace in 2020. Up until now, there has been no comprehensive investigation as to the adverse health effects masks can cause. The aim was to find, test, evaluate and compile scientifical...
Saved in:
Personal Name(s): | Kisielinski, Kai |
---|---|
Giboni, Paul / Prescher, Andreas / Klosterhalfen, Bernd / Grässel, David / Funken, Stefan / Kempski, Oliver / Hirsch, Oliver (Corresponding author) | |
Contributing Institute: |
Strukturelle und funktionelle Organisation des Gehirns; INM-1 |
Published in: | International journal of environmental research and public health, 18 (2021) 8, S. 4344 - |
Imprint: |
Basel
MDPI AG
2021
|
DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph18084344 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Decoding Brain Organization and Dysfunction |
Link: |
OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084344 in citations.
Many countries introduced the requirement to wear masks in public spaces for containing SARS-CoV-2 making it commonplace in 2020. Up until now, there has been no comprehensive investigation as to the adverse health effects masks can cause. The aim was to find, test, evaluate and compile scientifically proven related side effects of wearing masks. For a quantitative evaluation, 44 mostly experimental studies were referenced, and for a substantive evaluation, 65 publications were found. The literature revealed relevant adverse effects of masks in numerous disciplines. In this paper, we refer to the psychological and physical deterioration as well as multiple symptoms described because of their consistent, recurrent and uniform presentation from different disciplines as a Mask-Induced Exhaustion Syndrome (MIES). We objectified evaluation evidenced changes in respiratory physiology of mask wearers with significant correlation of O2 drop and fatigue (p < 0.05), a clustered co-occurrence of respiratory impairment and O2 drop (67%), N95 mask and CO2 rise (82%), N95 mask and O2 drop (72%), N95 mask and headache (60%), respiratory impairment and temperature rise (88%), but also temperature rise and moisture (100%) under the masks. Extended mask-wearing by the general population could lead to relevant effects and consequences in many medical fields |