But one setting where homemade masks are not suitable - but where both PPE and communication are vital - is in hospitals.
Five hundred of these masks are being used at Brigham and Women's hospital in the US city of Boston. At the moment they are being reserved for staff to wear when they are speaking to patients with hearing loss, or vice versa. Sign language interpreters, who use facial expressions and lip movements alongside body movements to create more complex and culturally rich signs, also wear them.
"We've had glowing feedback from patients and we're getting broader requests from other parts of the hospital, especially the paediatric floors." Fizz Izagaren, a paediatric registrar at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey in the UK who is also deaf, says standard masks prevent her from taking patients' histories verbally. She also says she feels isolated at work because she is not able to speak to her colleagues.EPAThe elderly are both more at risk from coronavirus and more likely to have hearing loss
What a load of twaddle. I don't see a call for clear Burka or the Niqab This is just a marketing ploy.If a protective face covering of suitable material to prevent the spread of this virus is required then so be it. Plastic is not one of them .Stop promoting nonsense news feeds
And the point is? Perhaps, having survived the virus it’s to suffocate us all behind a piece of plastic. Keep to breathable fabric. Decorate them, stick jewels on them, whatever...but steer clear of these.
Might as well use cling film 😂😂
Why clear !!!!!!
✍️ I won't be wearing any kind of face marsk (south of Birmingham) ever
EricaHubbard Thats scarier than the regular 😷😂😂
They look Awful
Get absolutely fucked!!
😂😂😂No thanks!
Embarrassing story .
Seen it all now
The ‘norm’ 😡😡😡😡
The twatamask 5000
Horrific.
They are worse than the others, it looks like a nightmare I had once.
They should be used a a symbol. Face masks don't really do much anyway, but it could signal that someone still wishes to isolate and those of us who don't can respect that and keep six feet away from them.
ahahaha, i wouldn't take anyone wearing this seriously
the irish have requested a clear mask with a washable straw hole in .....
semi partially clear exciting sh=t tells us how cummings / trump control the univers..... explain when and to who should we say me so hurt
Anyone below the age of 65 wearing one of those should be ridiculed.
Nein nein
Not sure how unsterilised masks are safer. Let's just all go about in an all in one body condom. Sure we'd suffocate but, hey, perhaps it would decrease the low risk of covid!
wrong number.
They can feck off.
That is Fucking disturbing
No fuckin way
Somebody wants to make a lot of money from this fad
Sod off in bucket loads
That’s fine but how much & where can you get them?
This cannot be serious 😫🤣😂
That’s really scary
That's creepy, sorry 😬
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Just when you think things couldn't get any more ridiculous, the only people wearing face masks should be health professionals.
I shan't ever be forced to wear a muzzle.
😂😂😂
Everyone wear a gimp mask .
Pathetic
You know where you can shove them
This pic shows home made masks that are even more deadlier to the lungs than the last lot. Masks on all the time have you breathing in carbon dioxide with is dangerous as it is, but these things with have us dead before this stupid bloody virus.
You should be ashamed what an appalling thing to suggest. Get rid of masks. The numbers are out there, it's a normal bad flu! I'm interested to see how you report the poverty and 10 times the number of deaths caused by the lockdown you continue to support through fear
Burkas all round...
Nope
Get stuffed.
you would see the condensation in no time
If it work’s for you just wear it what’s the issue ? make your own decision however won’t it get steamed up and sweaty it’s hard enough with normal ones
Perhaps they also assist with facial recognition?
You have now granted yourselves entrance to asylum .... I will be reporting your to ofcom for this on the basis that you are spreading weapons for mental abuse !!!
And every time you breathe it mists up. 👍
OYF! This is the best one yet, ooh my hoorin’ sides!
I don’t care how they look, I have a deaf daughter who has yet to go out in the world of face masks and wondering how will she lip read when she does 🤔
I refuse to abide by anything that is illegal or irresponsible as my instinct tells me what I do and when I do it. Laws are there to be broken. ( UK Govt. approved)
Julietheewok Not sure this could work, and so many mean comments on here. But these ladies are trying to think of something that will help those who need to be able to read lips and others who may have difficulties. Good thoughts just need to be better thought out
no
Why is that then ?
These do look terrifying but would really help people with hearing loss to lip read. I'm having a nightmare understanding what anyone is saying lately through their masks, just smiling and nodding 😁
Despite the attempts at pivot, deflection, pressing the Brexit/remain button and issuing Ministers song-sheets, it remains clear to most. He failed to follow the spirit of the guidelines.. and he knows it. He should go.
No point, just use a standard one and be able to breathe properly
People are ignorant. These looks horrendous I know, but people who lip read are muted with the normal face masks. Imagine not being able to talk to anyone. People are already ignorant to death people.
They are scarier
Before this crisis we were discussing the huge problem with plastic, now we have plastic screens and next plastic face masks, when this is all over where is all this plastic going to go ?
Looks like the virus has started to eat away masks.....Also a bit like an open gusset.... not sure I prefer it... in public at least!
No thanks
And having to stand outside shops and walk around inside on a longer than necessary route for social distancing is good for those with disabilities?! No, but we all have problems with covid 19's 'new norm' . Still, there must be more 'news' that this!
Whereas me and my family will just not be wearing masks at all. Enjoy your muzzles.
Everyone will look like Richard Stilgoe.
Yeeeaaah....no I call for NO masks to be the norm, because masks are unhealthy outside of a clinical environment and work as a breeding ground for illness and disease, but you do you.
Masks are not normal, get forked.
No
I'm all for people wearing masks, but these freak me the f*** out!
Thats 700 times weirder!
That... That is the stuff if nightmares Please don't
Not wearing a mask to hide from a virus made in a lab in china with 99% survival rate and fake news & statistics to make it seem bigger so the who and other deepstate entities want to force chinese vaccines on us to save bigpharma and takeover the world. No thanks.
Freely
Those would give kids nightmares.
Narcissism really does know no bounds.
They'll just fog up and be completely useless.
Why? So lipstick 💄 is still relevant, ffs 🤦🏻♂️
bugger that in won't and don't wear normal face masks if the get damp there next to useless
What is the point in wearing them anyway, they say that they don't protect you in any way.
There is no “norm” with this crap. The norm is the complete restoration of this mess and we all just go back to how we were before. Oh, without jobs.
They do look frightening though 😱
Hannibal Lecter ? Horrible
I’ll only wear Gucci.
I like that and a money spinning advertising space, on your face.
Drawing from the 60’s predicting life in 2022. Not far wrong!
All they need now is a chainsaw in Texas...
Let’s look like Hannibal Lecter.
Definitely a great idea
You don’t need to be deaf to miss out on NVC. But I don’t know of any material which is both transparent and breathable. There’s bound to be condensation.
Why are you giving this foolishness attention!?
Beathing in your own state carbon is not good for anyone.
It's a no from me, Carol
My instincts tell me no.
No. That is all.
Ooh scary bad vibes, 😂😂😂
Yeah no thanks
So should shouting “thunder cats Ho! “At cats but I’m not in the media
did you ever mention the importance of facial expression with people hiding behind burkas?
They just look creepy
Urghhhhh lets stop calling anything like this the norm!
More crap,end the licence fee now.
The comments on this article 😂 I guess people with hearing problems should just go away and die so you can all have tiny masks for your cool faces. Okay 👍🏽
Interesting article & we understand the importance of bringing back visual communication. CE Certified, Food Safe, Skin Safe, Made in EU affordable & available in large quantities covid19
Why is the discussion even about pointless masks. Anyone see the danger of this conversation or the similarity to religious face coverings. Pushing something for an agenda, not because it is of any use or benefit. BBC you are outing yourselves for what you are more every day.
Tbh I need this, I lip read a lot of the time and I find I’m struggling understanding people in masks. Might look grim but lucky if you can hear alright anyway.
Buy them with the tv licence better value
Thought you said it would be gone by September?
No
Big news for those who are friends with spitty-talkers
Utterly terrifying...
WOW 😱😱😱did i miss something BBC did not say Cummings in this post
Fail
Hannibal lecter anyone? Lol
So.. medical masks designed for ease of breathing need to be replaced with a piece of plastic you can’t breathe through? Am I missing something? Right.. whole world gone mad! endthelockdown NoNewNormal
Omg.. no. Awful.
Looks mental?! Why on earth would this be seen as a good thing?
Try breathing with that on for 9 hours on an extremely hot day while doing physical work.
gillyarcht Jesus Christ, no!
For the love of God, NO!
Wow.....
I imagine this would end up being like lip reading via a foggy window, but a good thought, I guess
What a load of Bollocks! 👆
🤣🤣🤣 no even wears masks round my way or socially distance
Yeah..no thanks. Seems someone has come up with what they think is a good idea and are now 'calling ' for it.
I’d rather catch the virus, give it to all my family and die an agonising death than wear that monstrosity. That’s the stuff nightmares are made of
Usual grand McNish being fobbed on the majority by the lunatic minority
Gross.
I can’t tell this is serious or if it is parody.
All that plastic that will end up in the oceans. The greenies won't like it.
NicoleS42348262
Women only though as per usual with bbc
FYI the call is being made by one Fizz Izagaren, a paediatric registrar at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey. Fizz is deaf
What the fuck..?
DefundtheBBC
No no no...
No face masks, of any kind, should be the norm. I refuse to go anywhere that insists I wear a mask. There must be no 'new normal', that is a bullshit statement to make us all think it is inevitable.
Get fucked BBC. DefundtheBBC
why don't they use sign language ?
Keep away from people
...and the logical extension of this is no burqas or niqābs either.
Firm no from me 🤣
Interesting... --- Hannibal Lecter
What the fuck
A plastic bag over the mouth and nose. How could that go wrong? It is a mystery. Breathing. What even is that thing?
Up-cycling the crochless panties is a Fashion Don’t.
This is so CREEPY
I'm going to have nightmares.
They look like something from an adult movie
Ridiculous. Check out your own report: Former supreme court of justice, Lord Sumption Destroys the BBC Covid19 narrative. Over 9 tenths of recorded deaths have been misattributed to Covid19.
They are the most horrendous things I've ever seen
Jesus, that looks scary !!
Even these mask from Hard Truck Apocalypse somehow look like a proper solution compared to this.
Ridiculous horror movie
No thanks👎🏻
I wasn’t sure what this article was about until I read it. It now makes perfect sense. Thank you for the article. Some of those who commented negatively please read the article. It’s not that scary honestly.
Just me thinking their version of the 'new normal' looks terrifying?
Oh lipstick
Thank you... this has completely taken care of Halloween for me and the family 👍
dood they will scare the kids
I’m actually feart 😩
People would definitely keep their distance seeing that walking down the street jeeze
I guess this isn't because masks stop facial recognition from working?
Dream ON BBC... ScumMedia
If they have to be clear, why not make the whole thing clear? This 'solution ' just looks ridiculous.
They look like zombies. The design would need to be improved.
Awww. Little facial recognition cameras not WORKING now?
Think of the tan lines
Too weird.
Not me.
Why wear face masks when the virus is no worse than the flu +it's not airborn!!
No thanks. Germs are normal. Face coverings are abnormal.
In 1 respect, as someone who needs2 lipread, this is a good idea, but I'm not sure of the practicality of it with condensation etc. But2all those gettin freaked out by its look, please consider how difficult it is for the hard of hearing/lip-readers when evry1 has a mask on!
Lol ok....who called that, the manufacturer 🤔🤔
Scorpion and Sub-Zero have downgraded.
They look like a pair of serial killers. A deaf person would run a mile if that came towards them.
Why would the BBC News peddle such news?
Get lost
Why tweet the same post within 10 mins?
Mine is as clear as they get. It’s called the “no mask.”
Only with morons
That doesn't look at all weird.
More scaremongering!!
Whose norm? NOT MINE!!!!
this looks better?
How about a call just to cover your face on public transport
Facemasks are not healthy as they reduce ventilation for the wearer, reduces expulsion of viral & bacterial overgrowth & drives auto-infection & or re-distribution of naso-laryngo-pharyngeal flora leading to possible overgrowth & infection by 1 or more species.
The flu comes around every year. This is what the lockdown and social distancing is really about. First without masks ; done , now to see if they can get capture with a mask on.
One word. “Fogging”.
I will never wear that stupid shit.
Might not help the economy
Creepy af.
This is far better
No.
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