<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":5367,"date":"2021-02-08T15:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T07:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5367"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T07:56:20","slug":"do-masks-lose-effectiveness-as-you-wear-them","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/do-masks-lose-effectiveness-as-you-wear-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Masks Lose Effectiveness as You Wear Them?"},"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\/do-masks-lose-effectiveness-as-you-wear-them\/'>Do Masks Lose Effectiveness as You Wear Them?<\/a> <\/div><p>Fiber filters (like masks and HEPAs) actually get BETTER at capturing particles over time. As more particles get stuck, it makes it even harder for other particles to get through.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting, however, that while masks get better at capturing particles as they are used, they may get harder to breathe through. Masks clogged with particles have a higher air resistance, which will affect the breathability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1-1024x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1-1024x421.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1-1536x632.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/how-long-air-pollution-masks-last-lifespan-data\/\">How long to masks like N95 and N99 masks last?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5367' 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>0<\/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;Do Masks Lose Effectiveness as You Wear Them? Fiber filters (like masks and HEPAs) actually get BETTER at capturing particles over time. As more particles get stuck, it makes it even harder for other particles to get through. It&#8217;s worth noting, however, &#8230; <a title=\"Do Masks Lose Effectiveness as You Wear Them?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/do-masks-lose-effectiveness-as-you-wear-them\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Do Masks Lose Effectiveness as You Wear Them?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7807,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"helpdesk_category":[761,613],"helpie_tag":[146,126,531,350,912],"helpie_add_tag":[],"helpie_up_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5367","pauple_helpie","type-pauple_helpie","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","helpdesk_category-masks","helpdesk_category-protecting-yourself","helpie_tag-effectiveness","helpie_tag-lifespan","helpie_tag-masks","helpie_tag-time","helpie_tag-wear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pauple_helpie"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5367"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5380,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/5367\/revisions\/5380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpdesk_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpdesk_category?post=5367"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_tag?post=5367"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_add_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_add_tag?post=5367"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_up_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_up_tag?post=5367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}