Chronis, Joshua

Kang, Anna

Liu, Emily

Simpson, Serena

Venable, Stephen

Wright, Benjamin

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Wayne State University COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics Open Source Medicine 3-30-2021 Do Masks Make It Harder To Breathe? Joshua Chronis Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hf9285@wayne.edu Anna Kang Wayne State University School Of Medicine, he6627@wayne.edu Emily Liu Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hf2616@wayne.edu Serena Simpson Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hd6190@wayne.edu Stephen Venable Wayne State University School Of Medicine, hf0711@wayne.edu See next page for additional authors Creative Commons License: This work is licensed under a No Rights Reserved license. Recommended Citation Chronis, Joshua; Kang, Anna; Liu, Emily; Simpson, Serena; Venable, Stephen; and Wright, Benjamin, "Do Masks Make It Harder To Breathe?" (2021). COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics. 17. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics/17 This Infographic is brought to you for free and open access by the Open Source Medicine at DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in COVID-19 Medical Myth Infographics by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. Do Masks Make It Harder To Breathe? Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics  Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Medical Education Commons, and the Public Health Commons Authors Joshua Chronis, Anna Kang, Emily Liu, Serena Simpson, Stephen Venable, and Benjamin Wright This infographic is available at DigitalCommons@WayneState: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/covidinfographics/17 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYS C H O O L  O F  M E D I C I N EDO MASKS MAKE ITHARDER TOBREATHE?Wear ing  masks  does  not  cause  as ign i f icant  increase  in  harmfu l  products ,such  as  carbon  d iox ide ,  to  be  inha led.3% 17%MASK NO MASKCHANCE OF GETTINGCOVID-19FACTEVEN PATIENTSWITH LUNG DISEASEDID NOT BREATHE INAN UNHEALTHYAMOUNT OF CO2AFTER A  6 -MINUTEWALK TEST WHILEWEARING A MASK.StudiesshowTHERE IS  NODIFFERENCE  INCO2-BASED HEALTHBETWEEN THOSEWHO WEAR  MASKSAND THOSE WHODON'T . *DIFFERENCE INCO2  LEVELS WHILEEXERCISINGBETWEEN PEOPLEWHO WORE MASKSVS.  THOSE WHODID NOT.Only 2.5-6.5%COVID-19  MYTH:  Wear ing  masks  causesus  to  b reathe  in  a  harmfu l  amount  ofcarbon  d iox ide  (CO2) ,  a  waste  productf rom our  bod ies .*Those who have severe lung diseases should consult a doctor before making health-related decisions.Chronis, J., Kang, A., Liu, E., Simpson, S., Venable, S., Wright, B., Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2020

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Do Masks Make It Harder To Breathe?

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