# Social Anxiety and Face Masks **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-anxiety-and-face-masks/923291 "2020-10-19T00:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-anxiety-and-face-masks/923291/5 "2020-10-19T02:21:04Z")
I love hiding my face. Especially when I go to the store in my sweats. @Rushgeekgirl, @ThelmaLou made a thread about a mask for singers that leaves room around the nose and mouth but still seals well around the edges. They’re being sold by [BroadwayRelief.com](http://BroadwayRelief.com). I may splurge for one. They’re kind of unusual looking, but look to really help with the lack of airspace inside a typical mask. > [@PPE Mask for singers -- solo & choirs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ppe-mask-for-singers-solo-choirs/923224): > > I’m posting this here because it has to do with music. notes musical_note One of the hardest things about lockdown is the suspension of choir singing. A group of Broadway costume designers has created a mask that singers can use (together with other protocols) to mitigate COVID transmission. The sturdy wire frame can be shaped to conform very closely to one’s face. Details, including a video, at the site: The Singer’s Mask was developed on Broadway for singers to capture droplets while s… > **[Broadway Relief Project](https://www.broadwayreliefproject.com/)** > > Broadway costume designers create PPE for COVID-19 front lines. Medical workers. Medical gowns and masks. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-anxiety-and-face-masks/923291)._