<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":5848,"date":"2022-10-01T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5848"},"modified":"2022-10-01T13:35:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:35:26","slug":"my-3m-9502-n95-mask-has-a-poor-seal-around-the-nose-are-there-any-ways-to-improve","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/my-3m-9502-n95-mask-has-a-poor-seal-around-the-nose-are-there-any-ways-to-improve\/","title":{"rendered":"My 3M 9502 N95 Mask Has A Poor Seal Around The Nose, Are There Any Ways to Improve?"},"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\/my-3m-9502-n95-mask-has-a-poor-seal-around-the-nose-are-there-any-ways-to-improve\/'>My 3M 9502 N95 Mask Has A Poor Seal Around The Nose, Are There Any Ways to Improve?<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Some masks have rubber straps instead of the elastic\/cloth straps and the former are possibly tighter around the head, thus providing a better seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could try clipping the straps with a stapler or safety pin to make them shorter and hence tighter around the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than that, following <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/poor-mans-fit-test\/\">the tips in this article<\/a> may also help.<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5848' 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;My 3M 9502 N95 Mask Has A Poor Seal Around The Nose, Are There Any Ways to Improve? 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