id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-297295-lsewt5t2 Matusiak, Łukasz Inconveniences due to the use of face masks during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a survey study of 876 young people 2020-05-14 .txt text/plain 727 62 65 title: Inconveniences due to the use of face masks during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a survey study of 876 young people Personal protective equipment (PPE) can cause harm to the skin (2) (3) (4) (5) , however, little is known on inconveniences of face masks wearing (4) (5) (6) (7) . Interestingly, other skin bothersome reactions related to wearing of face masks were reported less often (itch -7.7%, skin irritation -0.9%). In the model of logistic regression analysis we found that wearing surgical masks among the other types of masks showed significantly lower risk for the development of most common bothersome issues, as difficulty in breathing, warming/sweating, glasses misting up, slurred This article is protected by copyright. In contrast, cloth masks use was related to higher risk of difficulty in breathing (OR=1.56), warming/sweating (OR=1.31), glasses misting up (OR=1.92), slurred speech (OR=1.86) and itch (OR=2.99). ./cache/cord-297295-lsewt5t2.txt ./txt/cord-297295-lsewt5t2.txt