Ask HN: Has mask wearing affected your lip-reading?

5 points by ghastmaster 4y ago ↗ HN

I use lips frequently to supplement my hearing loss. I frequently have to ask people with masks to repeat what they just said.

It dawned on me today that there are people who rely on lip-reading to communicate, and have probably struggled the past two years. What if anything have you been able to do to help?

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sagarjs 4y ago ↗

I did wonder this too (with some sadness )

I heard of some people who created a mask with a transparent strip to allow for this.

Also remember South Korea using masks that are transparent during election time.

Not sure about the traction any of these have got though.

Eavolution 4y ago ↗

I have slight hearing problems too. It's been a nightmare for me as I partly rely on lipreading and I haven't been able to so I've been having to ask people to repeat themselves a lot.