Review - (2021) Volume 10, Issue 4
Received: 19-Jun-2021
Published:
30-Jun-2021
, DOI: 10.37421/2168-9547.2021.10.285
Citation: Sanjay Kumar Dabhi and Indrawati Rao. A Perspective Observational Study: Does Wearing a Mask Causes Oxygen Levels (SPO2) to Drop- “A Myth or Reality”. Mol Biol 10 (2021):285.
Copyright: © 2021 Sanjay Kumar Dabhi, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Despite overwhelming evidence that face masks effectively reduce the spread of the novel corona virus, some people still refuse to wear masks.1 In India, where
mask-wearing last month became legally mandatory on public transport and in shops, As the number of corona virus cases rises in the country, many states have made
compulsory wearing a mask while going out in curb of corona virus infecrion.2 they had read false claims on social media that face masks can lower blood oxygen levels
and even cause brain damage. In reality, wearing a face mask helps prevent the spread of the novel corona virus still, some people refuse to wear masks, falsely claiming
that the cloth shield causes their oxygen (SPO2) levels to drop.
Objectives: to assess whether the statement “Does Wearing a Mask Causes Oxygen Levels (SPO2) to Drop- “A Myth or Reality”
Methods & Materials: The present observation study was conducted between the period from June-2020 to December-2020 among 70 health care providers who
were working at Different departments of New Civil Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India. Samples were selected by Simple Random Methods with Lottery method from
Civil Hospital Surat. A standard SPO2 device was used for data collection. SPO2 levels measured thrice of each health care worker with interval between 20
minutes of each reading. First reading of SPO2 level were measured without mask, second level were measured with wearing simple cloth mask and last third
level were measured with N-95 mask. All the recorded data were entered in master table. Analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS version-19).
Results: There were no any significant differences between the SPO2 levels to drop. So its gives us clear indication that wearing a mask doesn’t interfere with our Oxygen
level. The person who gives excuse or refuse to wear it and gives a reason about oxygen level to drop. It’s really a myth but not reality.
Conclusion: People of all age must wears mask in public settings and when around people who don’t live in their household. When you wear a mask, you protect others
as well as yourself.
Mask. Novel Corona Virus. limit infection of Corona. Safety Measures. Myth of mask. SPO2 level.
COVID-19 is assumed to be spread by the virus-containing dropletsTrusted Source that are transmitting when people speak, cough, or breathe. If these droplets enter in another person’s mouth or nose or are inhaled from the air, they can infect that person and make them ill. According to Robert F. Garry, Jr., PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, at Tulane University School of Medicine, “a mask provides a physical barrier to catch those droplets.” In reality, Masks made up with cloth piece can shut off about 40 to 60 percent of the droplets, said Garry. N95 masksTrusted Source can do an even better job, blocking 95 percent of very small particles, including viruses1. Despite overwhelming evidence that face masks effectively reduce the spread of the novel corona virus, some people still refuse to wear masks.2 In India, where mask-wearing last month became legally mandatory on public transport and in shops, As the number of corona virus cases rises in the country, many states have made compulsory wearing a mask while going out in curb of corona virus infecrion.3 they had read false claims on social media that face masks can lower blood oxygen levels and even cause brain damage. In reality, wearing a face mask helps prevent the spread of the novel corona virus still, some people refuse to wear masks, falsely claiming that the cloth shield causes their oxygen (SPO2) levels to drop4.
To assess whether the statement “Does Wearing a Mask Causes Oxygen Levels (SPO2) to Drop- “A Myth or Reality”
The present observation study was conducted between the period from June-2020 to December-2020 among 70 health care providers who were working at Different departments of New Civil Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India [1]. Samples were selected by Simple Random Methods with Lottery method from Civil Hospital Surat. A standard SPO2 device was used for data collection. SPO2 levels measured thrice of each health care worker with interval between 20 minutes of each reading [2]. First reading of SPO2 level were measured without mask, second level were measured with wearing simple cloth mask and last third level were measured with N-95 mask. All the recorded data were entered in master table. Analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version-19).
There were no any significant differences between the SPO2 levels to drop [3]. So its gives us clear indication that wearing a mask doesn’t interfere with our Oxygen level. The person who gives excuse or refuse to wear it and gives a reason about oxygen level to drop [4]. It’s really a myth but not reality.
People of all age must wears mask in public settings and when around people who don’t live in their household. When you wear a mask, you protect others as well as in Table 1. Masks work best when everyone wears one help to reduce corona virus infection and reduce transmission, it also believe they can reduce the severity of disease when people do become infected.
| Sample No | SPO2 level before wearing mask | SPO2 level after wearing Cloth mask | SPO2 level after wearing N-95 mask | Differences in SPO2 level with cloth mask | Differences in SPO2 level with N-95 mask | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 3 | 1 | |
| 37 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 40 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 45 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 51 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 3 | 1 | |
| 53 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 54 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 0 | 1 | |
| 56 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 58 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 3 | 1 | |
| 59 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 60 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 1 | 0 | |
| 61 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 62 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 63 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 65 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 2 | 1 | |
| 67 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 1 | |
| 68 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 69 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | |
| 70 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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