Health Care Workers' Comfort Ratings for Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators Versus N95 ® Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Findings suggest that the EHMR is a feasible respiratory protection device with respect to tolerance. EHMRs can be considered as a possible alternative to the N95 FFR in the health care setting. Future work is needed in the EHMR design to improve communication.