I don’t enjoy wearing a mask on my face when I’m out in public, but it’s a small price to pay for a safer world. The only people I think who have a true right to complain are employees who have to work countless hours while being masked. I have seen the frustration and exhaustion in their eyes. Those masks make them sweat and restrict their breathing considerably. I feel terrible for anyone who has to do serious manual labor with one of those masks on. I would be uncomfortable after just an hour or two of working like that. The ear loops can cause pain as well, especially after the mask is worn for hours at a time. However, I have noticed one true advantage of wearing a mask whenever I’m out of the house. I have severe allergy symptoms to seasonal climate changes, and my mask protects me from all of the dust, dirt, pollen, and mold spores in our environment that go airborne. I noticed that my nose gets stuffed up the second I take the mask off my face. When I’m at home my indoor air is constantly being filtered by one of my four separate air purifiers. I even have UV-C bulbs in my air conditioner and allergen rated filters inside the air handler. But when I’m out in the open air or in public spaces, I don’t have air purification like that. The best option I have is wearing an N-95 mask that operates with nearly as much filtration as a HEPA filter. It definitely helps compared to going without a mask. I plan on continuing mask wearing for the foreseeable future.