The Impact of Commonly-Worn Face Masks on Physiological Parameters and on Discomfort During Standard Work-Related Physical Effort

Georgi, Christian; Haase-Fielitz, Anja; Meretz, Daniel; Gäsert, Linda; Butter, Christian

doi:10.3238/arztebl.2020.0674

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“…A similar effect with the stimulation of high blood pressure, cardiac dysfunction and damage to blood vessels supplying the brain is suggested for slightly increased breathing rates over long periods [56,57]. Masks are responsible for the aforementioned physiological changes with rises in inhaled carbon dioxide [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], small sustained increases in heart rate [15,23,29,30,35] and mild but sustained increases in respiratory rates [15,21,23,34,36].…”

Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 85%

“…These phenomena are responsible for a statistically significant increase in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) blood content in mask wearers [19,20], on the one hand, measured transcutaneously via an increased PtcCO 2 value [15,17,19,21,22], on the other hand, via endexpiratory partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PETCO 2 ) [23,24] or, respectively, the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2 ) [25].…”

Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to the increase in the wearer's blood carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels (p < 0.05) [13,15,17,19,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], another consequence of masks that has often been experimentally proven is a statistically significant drop in blood oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) (p < 0.05) [18,19,21,23,[29][30][31][32][33][34]. A drop in blood oxygen partial pressure (PaO 2 ) with the effect of an accompanying increase in heart rate (p < 0.05) [15,23,29,30,34] as well as an increase in respiratory rate (p < 0.05) [15,21,23,35,36] have been proven.…”

Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…During the exposure, 14 of the 24 subjects wearing masks complained of shortness of breath (58%), four of headaches and two of a feeling of heat. Most of the complaints concerned FFP2 masks (72%) [21].…”

Section: Internistic Side Effects and Dangersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The aforementioned physiological and subjective physical effects of masks on healthy people at rest and under exertion [21,31] give an indication of the effect of masks on sick and elderly people even without exertion.…”

Section: Internistic Side Effects and Dangersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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.

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Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: General Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects For The Wearermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Untersuchungen zum Einfluss verschiedener Mund-Nase-Schutzmasken auf die beweissichere Atemalkoholmessung

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ZusammenfassungAnlässlich eines richterlichen Gutachtenauftrages zur Frage, ob das Tragen von Mund-Nase-Schutzmasken zu einer Verfälschung des Atemalkoholmesswertes zuungunsten des Angeklagten führen kann, erfolgte unter Pandemiebedingungen eine experimentelle Testreihe an 6 gesunden Proband*innen (4 Männer, 2 Frauen), die risikoarmen Freizeitalkoholkonsum betrieben. Pro Untersuchungstag wurde jeweils ein Maskentyp (Op.-Maske, Textilmaske, FFP2-Maske) untersucht. Nach Aufnahme einer individuell berechneten Menge Alkohol und einer 30-minütigen Resorptionsphase erfolgten in halbstündigen Abständen 6 aufeinanderfolgende Atemalkoholmessungen, wobei zwischen den Messungen jeweils im Wechsel eine der Masken oder keine Maske getragen wurde. Anschließend wurden Wertepaare für Zeiträume mit und ohne Maske gebildet und die stündlichen Atemalkoholabbauraten berechnet. Im Ergebnis unterschieden sich die Atemalkoholabbauraten mit und ohne Masken nicht voneinander. Fehlermeldungen durch das Atemalkoholmessgerät, die auf das vorherige Tragen einer Maske zurückzuführen sind, traten nicht auf.

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The Impact of Commonly-Worn Face Masks on Physiological Parameters and on Discomfort During Standard Work-Related Physical Effort

Cited by 31 publications

References 4 publications

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?

Untersuchungen zum Einfluss verschiedener Mund-Nase-Schutzmasken auf die beweissichere Atemalkoholmessung

Keine CO2-Retention durch chirurgische Mund-Nasen-Schutzmaske bei COPD

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