No more irritation from a mouth cap
Now that we regularly wear mouth caps, we are also discovering how difficult that is occasionally. Such a thing will pinch and if you wear a hearing aid, you even run the risk of losing it because of the fiddling behind the ears. An earsaver can prevent ear irritations. And you can easily make it yourself.
Wearing face masks with rubber bands behind the ears can cause irritation. Especially if you wear such a mask all day or if you have a hearing aid, the rubber bands will eventually feel annoying behind the ears. And when putting on or taking off, the hearing aid sometimes comes along. A simple solution for this is the earsaver, also called ‘mask buddy’ or ‘mask extension’. You can buy plastic copies from various suppliers. But you can also easily make one yourself. All you need is a scrap of fabric, two buttons and a sewing machine.
Supplies:
Piece of paper
Two pieces of fabric
2 buttons of approx. 2 cm in diameter
Sewing machine
Needle and thread
Scissors
Step 1
Measure the approximate length of the earsaver by cutting a rectangle from a piece of paper and holding it against the back of your head while wearing a face mask. Pull the rubber bands back until it feels comfortable. Most people end up with an earsaver of about 10 x 6 cm.
Step 2
Cut twice such a rectangle from the fabric, possibly take a piece of cloth with a print. Stitch the pieces right sides together at 0.5 cm. Leave one side open.
Step 3
Turn the earsaver the right way out through the open side. Pass the iron over it if necessary and sew the opening closed.
Step 4
With a needle and thread sew a button on each end, slightly from the edge. Finished!
How do you wear earsavers?
Earsavers are very simple to use. You put on the mouth cap as you normally would. Then keep the earsaver at the back of your head. Then pull the rubber bands of the mask back one by one until over the buttons.
Wash your earsaver at the same time as your mask. It is useful to use a lingerie bag for this.
Tip: You can also crochet an earsaver. The video below shows you how to do that.
