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A pilot study on the impact of wearing powered air-purifying respirators on speech intelligibility

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Pilot study examines speech intelligibility with PAPR during patient care, indicating communication challenges.

3M PAPR outperformed MAXAIR in speech intelligibility, with a mean performance rating of 75 versus 59.
Study compliance with NIOSH standards assessed communication performance in a clinical setting with 19 participants.
Participants preferred the 3M PAPR for its comfort and fit despite higher internal noise levels of 5 dBA.
Future research will explore communication device integration to enhance PAPR usability in patient care.

Orji et al. (2025) studied this question.

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