Will a gas mask protect me from second hand smoke?

JoeCanada76 · Nov 20, 2007, 07:37 PM

If they truly loved and cared for you they would be more considerate about your asthma.

Whether it is their house or not, they still need to respect you and show you that they care for your health.

Maybe if you end up in emergency they will rethink this. I know I have had that happen to me.

Joe

snotbubble · Nov 20, 2007, 08:16 PM

This is all I found online:

* The user may be exposed to many different types of toxic material. Military personnel are especially prone to being exposed to a diverse range of toxic gases. However if the mask is for a particular use (such as the protection from a specific toxic material in a factory), then the design can be much simpler and the cost lower.

* The protection will wear off over time. Filters will clog up, substrates for absorption will fill up, and reactive filters will run out of reactive substance. This means that the user only has protection for a limited time, and then they must either replace the filter device in the mask, or use a new mask.

Angel_Wings · Nov 21, 2007, 07:11 AM

Chances are they will not change their habit of smoking,
And of smoking in the home.
If at all possible, see if you can find somewhere else "safer" to stay.

Not sure if this will work, but check out these sites:

Carcinogens found in cigarette smoke

What's in Your Cigarette?

WHAT IS IN SECONDHAND SMOKE?

Ask an Expert: Cigarette effects on asthma

Cigarette Smoking and Asthma

If not, I found them by googling:

"asthma and cigarette smoke"
And
"carcinogens in cigarette smoke"

KISS · Nov 21, 2007, 01:44 PM

The N100 filter will protect ot 0.3 um which is about the size of a particle of cigarette smoke. Any respirator must be it tested and there are som quick tests that are done each time you wear one. You plug the intake with your hands and exhale to see if your breath doesn't escape.

Respirators, by definition restrict your breathing and it would be imperative to get one with low resistance.

Full face and half face varieties are available.

They will definitely be uncomfortable and I go concur with finding a safer place to live.

Your sleeping area nneds to be isolated as much as possible and consider an electronic air cleaner.

Your not going to be happy.

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Angel_Wings · Nov 21, 2007, 04:04 PM

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Your not going to be happy.

I agree 100% with KISS.

In fact you'll be miserable.
Try, try, try to find another place to stay!

3562326 · Nov 21, 2007, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by snotbubble

I'm moving in with my dad and sister, who are both chain smokers and won't agree to smoke outside, in the garage, or in a designated room. I have asthma and the smoke makes it so much worse...second hand smoke is so unhealthy period. I'm saving up for an air filter to help my lungs out a little. I thought it would be kind of funny to hang out around the house in a gas mask in protest, but would it actually filter out all the toxins in the smoke?

Yes it would

N0help4u · Nov 21, 2007, 06:05 PM

It might work better as getting your point across to them that you are serious about not dealing with the second hand smoke but it would have to be too uncomfortable to want to do it on any permanent basis every time they smoke.
You might be better off with a hepa or oxy filter Air Purifiers, hepa filters, cleanest air quality.

snotbubble · Nov 22, 2007, 06:29 PM

Hey everyone, I looked more into the harmful effect of the death sticks and called my dad to read off a few facts that he actually didn't believe at first. He tried to tell me that anything can kill me, that there are chemicals in everything we use today. I laughed and asked what daily products we use are so deadly.

I also found out that the air filter will only help a little, leaving me completely hopeless.I tried to get him to at least smoke in his room and he actually said he'd think about it.

KISS · Nov 22, 2007, 06:41 PM

Water can kill too. Too much of it and you will drown. Many things have a toxic level.

I have a friend who is having a MAJOR time breathing. Who knows how much longer she can hang on. You should here her try to talk. Her LATE husband smoked. She inhaled second-hand smoke and never smoked.

The guy up the street now suffers from emphesyema and COPD. It not fun not being able to breathe.

I know. I have asthma too. Recently diagnosed.

Moderation is important for everything.

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