Some dental health professionals are suggesting the rise of a new phenomenon they call '
mask mouth' (as a play on 'meth mouth') which the attribute to people being forced to wear masks all day.
The suggestion is that the humid oxygen poor environment contributed to the conditions which will allow unusual kinds of bacteria and fungi to flourish. The result for the victim is increased rates of
tooth decay,
gum disease,
infectious sores on the lips and mouth, and
nasty breath. Some believe that it is contributing to
fungal infections within the lungs as well.
Of course the 'government officials' and mainstream media are saying they have 'no proof' that this is a problem, but there is no way they would possibly say otherwise.
It doesn't seem that 'mask mouth' is as bad as 'meth mouth' yet, but it's pretty early in the game. Canada, Australia, etc, are claiming that people will need to wear masks for two or three years, and maybe forever as part of the 'new normal'. How long before all of the idiots who buy this crap end up looking like this:
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Since I don't want to get shop owners in trouble when I go out I do take a mask along with me, but also am empty paper coffee cup to pretend like I'm drinking it as my excuse for no wearing the fuckin' thing.
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In other mask news, last week I got a hunch that the people in Israel probably know this thing is a hoax so I looked around for some footage. One extended clip was from a Filipina who happened to be over there. Sure enough, I watched 5 minutes before I saw a single person actually wearing one over their face (though nearly everyone had one around their necks.) The few people I did see wearing masks properly looked a lot like tourists.