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Just diagnosed-will surgical masks restrict my breathing even more? Return to previous page 12/6/2017 1285 Views 2 Answers Last Activity: 3 months ago, Anonymous Tags: Desert Rat Question: 0 Jeffro 3 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Just diagnosed-will surgical masks restrict my breathing even more? Jeffro 3 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments My 02 level (Blood oxygen) level is always around 87-88 when they test it using that finger thing. If I take deep breaths before I can get it to around 90. I was just put on 2 different inhalers. One long acting and one rescue. I'm going to the Dr. for home oxygen evaluation at the end of the month. I live in a really dusty area. (Sonoran Desert in So. Arizona) I like to walk but with all the dirt and dust it's getting more difficult. I ordered some surgical masks from Amazon. Will they restrict my breathing even more? Is there a certain preferred brand or type that would help? This is all new to me and it's kind of scary but I'm not going to let this get the best of me. Thanks for listening.
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