While the county’s face mask order may be a valuable tool for reducing the spread of COVID-19, it has had an unexpected negative impact on the hearing-impaired community, who can no longer read ...

But with face masks becoming a part of the “new normal” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reading lips has become impossible, leading him to create a special type of face mask for those ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But ...

With implants, context interpretation, facial cues, and lip-reading, I can comprehend more than 95 percent of speech in a quiet situation. As mask regulations spring up, ...

Manchester mom Justine Bate, 42, originally created masks to make lip-reading possible for herself and her daughter, Teona, 10, who also is deaf.

They also added foam to the part of the mask that rests on a person's face, to avoid discomfort, and built the clear shield with a proprietary plastic that won't fog up and prevent lip-reading.

Face masks inhibit the spread of the coronavirus. But for people with visual or hearing problems, they make lip-reading almost impossible. June 27, 2025. contribute now. About OPB.

Lip-reading is vital for many deaf or hearing-impaired people to communicate. To combat the disadvantage of mouth coverings, sellers have produced masks with clear vinyl panels so the mouth can ...

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"Some people depend on the mouth to communicate for lip reading. Now they're starting to wear masks as well and I have no idea how much my food costs!" "Some people depend on the mouth ...