@Obelixx we are wearing visors not masks. Visors fit tightly around the forehead and once they inevitably get scratched they inhibit clear vision not the best when staring at computer screens for hours or reading small print. They make me feel claustrophobic and stressed so that probably contributes to headaches. Both of the staff members with migraines were young women. We have been without visors throughout the pandemic so it all feels a bit silly now.
The WHO takes a rather broader view than SAGE or a British government concerned only about its own citizens/economy/votes. The WHO has looked at evidence from many countries, including those with earlier experience of SARS, another Covid disease, and advises that maks are helpful in limiting the spread of the disease.
Migraines are caused by stress, not masks. Some joined up thinking is needed to improve care for the elderly, the long term ill, those with limited mobility in their own homes or shared facilities to make sure they get the care they need and that includes housing, home helps, food and medical deliveries. Looking at how other countries manage this better would be a start. If, in 1948, Bevan had paid attention to how Germany had introduced its national health system way back in 1883 and seen how it included social insurance (pensions and sick pay) and was insulated from political interference the NHS in the UK might have had a better system now.
Stress is one possible trigger for migraines, there are lots more.
Visual triggers are common, bright glare, neon or blue lights, strobes. I think it’s entirely possible that the glare or visual disturbance from a plastic visor could trigger a headache or a migraine.
The staff at my pharmacy have screens up, so no need for personal visors. More cost effective too.
Two great posts, Pansyface. You’re on form. But, like B3, I was puzzled by the American punchline to the first post as the whole story seems to be UK based. Hats off to you all the same.
@pansyface . I refuse to stand corrected! You cite an expert on flies. Arses are completely different as are elbows. Pronunciation is not an excuse. It is not how your dad pronounced it, but how he would spell it, should the need arise. A bath is a bath however it is pronounced. BTW a bathroom, of necessity, has a bath in it however you choose to pronounce it.
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Pronunciation is not an excuse. It is not how your dad pronounced it, but how he would spell it, should the need arise. A bath is a bath however it is pronounced.
BTW a bathroom, of necessity, has a bath in it however you choose to pronounce it.