# What medical conditions make you unable to wear a mask?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [June 14, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-medical-conditions-make-you-unable-to-wear-a-mask/855669 "2020-06-14T21:11:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-medical-conditions-make-you-unable-to-wear-a-mask/855669/71 "2020-07-04T18:52:49Z")

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Indeed. I was simply providing my personal anecdote.

And incidentally, I could quite easily go to my doctor and get a note that I am unable to wear a mask. It would be trivial for me to get one.

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