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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by throwaway48476 on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:51AM (#40061691)
There's a lot of data on the cognitive effects of elevated CO2 exposure. The years of masking would likely have a similar effect.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by fxtentacle on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @04:13AM (#40061817)
That must be why everyone in Japan is an idiot ;P They've been wearing masks on the daily commute since long before Covid. /s
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by orwin on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @04:28AM (#40061909)
And why surgeons are stupid and have fine motricity issues, with 4 hours shift wearing masks nonstop!
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by dukeyukey on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @04:37AM (#40061960)
I'll bet surgeons wear masks for more time than most people did during COVID, but we don't see surgeon IQs tanking.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by throwaway48476 on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:52PM (#40069358)
Surgical masks are for droplets, not air filtration.

The medical grade face mask respirators have electric fans to provide air flow as well to prevent precisely this.

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by aloisdg on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @05:46AM (#40062368)
Although, significant increase in CO2 concentrations are noted with routinely used face-masks, the levels still remain within the NIOSH limits for short-term use. Therefore, there should not be a concern in their regular day-to-day use by people.

https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s128...

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