This commonly held belief about N95 by Dr. Walensky may not do justice to the range of comfortable N95 available in 2022, "In practicality, when worn properly, N95 masks are suffocating, uncomfortable, and difficult to tolerate for long durations." (1/8) jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
The 3M 1870 tested in the JAMA study Dr. Walenksy commented on is similar to 3M 9205+ available on Amazon. It is comfortable (to me) but it would not be my first choice. There are much more breathable, comfortable N95 options in my own experience. (2/8) amazon.com/3M-Aura-Partic…
For example Dr. Walenksy (CDC) director was recently seen using the Kimberly Clark “pouch” N95 when meeting with the President. It has much better breathability than 3M 9205+ according to the testing database by @larmbrust (3/8) amazon.com/Kimberly-Clark…
A few more models to show the wide range of breathability among N95:
•3M 9205+ (119 Pa)
•HDX Home Depot H-950 (106 Pa)
•Honeywell DF300 (93 Pa)
•Kimberly Clark Pouch (71 Pa, seen on Dr. Walensky)
•for Gerson 3230+ (56 Pa, Lloyd's favorite)
(4/8) armbrustusa.com/pages/mask-tes…
•3M 9205+ (119 Pa)
•HDX Home Depot H-950 (106 Pa)
•Honeywell DF300 (93 Pa)
•Kimberly Clark Pouch (71 Pa, seen on Dr. Walensky)
•for Gerson 3230+ (56 Pa, Lloyd's favorite)
(4/8) armbrustusa.com/pages/mask-tes…
Two very comfortable N95 choices for which I could locate official Nelson Labs test results (“gold standard”) that measure inhalation resistance (mm H20) are these two:
•Envonmask (16mm) envomask.com/wp-content/upl…
•Softseal (15mm) softsealmask.com/NIOSH-approval… (5/8)
•Envonmask (16mm) envomask.com/wp-content/upl…
•Softseal (15mm) softsealmask.com/NIOSH-approval… (5/8)
Two others N95s which are also quite comfortable at the GVS Segre N99 (even better than N95) and the Moldex N95. (6/8) amazon.com/GVS-N31000-Seg…
Why do all of these above seem to have even better breathability? My guess is due to physics: their larger surface area of the electrostatic filter compared to N95 masks that people often say are uncomfortable. (7/8) 
Conclusion: unlike 2020 when N95 were in short supply, in 2022 as we face Omicron there are many excellent, comfortable N95 options to choose from including 3M 9205+. A short list of N95 approved and N95-pending masks (respirators) is available at patientknowhow.com (8/8)
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Alternative respirators-masks that are are not (yet) N95 approved but are comfortable and have posted impressive lab test results are @Air99_LLC @FixTheMask @one_canopy
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