<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4706,"date":"2020-06-29T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T04:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=4706"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:07:00","slug":"masks-valves-less-effective","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/masks-valves-less-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Masks With Valves Less Effective?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/masks\/'>Masks<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/masks-valves-less-effective\/'>Are Masks With Valves Less Effective?<\/a> <\/div><p><span>There\u2019s no clear difference between effectiveness of masks with and without valves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some of the highest performing masks have valves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See our test graphics below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.fs.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-c659585f17e18ff0b9e4a0823b56f4cf\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The graphics combines Smart Air&#8217;s test data and <span>\u00a0<\/span>Richard Saint Cyr MD<span>\u2019s fit\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"q-inline\"><a class=\"q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline\" title=\"www.myhealthbeijing.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myhealthbeijing.com\/children\/my-personal-fit-testing-heres-the-best-pollution-mask-for-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">test results<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click here to read the original answer on Quora: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Is-an-N95-mask-with-a-valve-on-it-better-than-one-without\">https:\/\/www.quora.com\/N95-mask-with-a-valve-better-than-one-without<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4706' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>2<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>0<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Masks &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Are Masks With Valves Less Effective? There\u2019s no clear difference between effectiveness of masks with and without valves. Some of the highest performing masks have valves. 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