It's certainly great to have such a high performing n99 mask in the current Sydney smoke conditions, but the need to keep one hand pinching it around the nose area, sometimes for several hours, is distracting. Frankly, even cheap single-use pm2.5 masks do a better job. A 20% longer or a more rigid nose clip might have helped.
The mask did come with an adhesive foam cushion that lasted briefly (2 days) before tearing. The chemical smell of the adhesive became trapped in the mask and so it was a kind of relief when it failed. I've somewhat resolved the situation by inserting one of those thin throwaway masks into the gap, but it looks like I still need a supply of them.
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