COVID-19: Doctor warns on ill-fitting gogglesNOT TOO TIGHT: Pericranial soft tissues are squeezed or pulled whenever a person wears goggles, which can lead to ‘goggle headaches,’ Sui Shan-chung saidBy Liu Bin-chuan / Staff reporterWith more people wearing goggles to protect themselves against COVID-19, experts warned that wearing ill-fitting goggles could cause headaches. Sui Shan-chung (隋善中), a doctor at Nantou Hospital, said that pericranial soft tissues are repeatedly squeezed or pulled whenever a person wears a hat, helmet, face shield or goggles, which could lead to supraorbital neuralgia, also known as “goggle headaches.”People experience “goggle headaches” after swimming if they wear ill-fitting goggles, Sui said, adding that the symptoms ease when they take off the goggles. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times“When people buy protective or swimming goggles, they should check if the goggles are too tight to wear, which could squeeze nerves and subsequently cause headaches. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration also advised people on the correct way to wear a mask to avoid damaging the skin. Non-medical workers should not wear an N95 mask, as it could cause a reddened and oily face, it added.

Source: Taipei Times July 02, 2021 15:56 UTC