Now if you've got short hair you know none of this stuff is gonna work for you
I can't put a scrunchie in my hair, I can't use these clips in my hair, these
are just gonna fall out, and this elastic is holding nothing. So when I'm looking
at people with all their solutions to wear their surgical masks so it's not on
their ears ... I need the short hair people ones! So we're gonna talk about that in
this video. I have 11 different ways that you can keep your mask off your ears for
people with short hair. Welcome back my name is Tammy and this is NurseMinder
and on this channel we do everything nursing so if you're new here consider
subscribing below so that you get the next video when it is released. Ok 1970s
called they want their headband back! Number 1 headband and buttons. Seriously
ok so aside from having just short hair problems I also happen to have tiny head
problems and a traditional headband if I were to just put this on like it's
already starting to come off in just a little bit of movement and in about 10
minutes this would be like ping off my head. So headbands are usually not an
answer for me but if I wear it like the 1970s like the sweatband this would work
just fine and I do have a couple of buttons at the back that would hold on
to my mask loops.
There we go and now I'm looking like I'm ready for a workout this is awesome. So
colorful so much fun. The only problem for me is that this
being on all day would give me a headache after a while I would start to
notice the tension and I would end up with a headache so this would not be an
answer for me but it might work for you. Taking it off just as easy discard and
you're ready to put on a new mask. Number two a little bit of fabric and a couple
of safety pins. So maybe your heads just a little bit bigger than mine and these
loops are not gonna stretch to the back of your head you can make an no-sew again
you could make this a no sew project I did sew this, I just put a couple layers of
fabrics together and a couple safety pins on either end, you could put buttons
there as well to make it safe to go down to the scanners should you need to be in
the hospital and again that's the same thing I'm just gonna place this at the
back of my head these safety pins will act as the holders for the mask and
we'll put that on. The nice thing about this is you can use any fabric you want so you
can personalize this, you can have many different types, and there we go. Again that's a really
nice gentle pressure I don't feel like I would have any headaches with this by
the end of the day. Taking it off is just as easy!
Discard your mask and you can wash this. Number three is a belt buckle. The belt
buckle, I'm actually not so concerned about the physicality of opening it and
closing it, I like it just the way it is and so what is going to happen is I'm going to
loop my mask around these two pieces so again we've got our mask ready to go and
now I'm good for the day it feels really relaxing, there's not a lot of pressure
there and this is still acceptable if you need to go down to the MRI scanner
you don't have to worry about the content in there. Taking off just as easy :)
Save your belt buckle and discard the mask. Number four might surprise you - it's a
suction cup. This is the suction mask holder so I've gone to the dollar store
and actually what I found were these decorative pieces that you put on the
wall in your shower room and I initially was thinking the butterfly would work
really well but because it's so smooth the mask just falls right off of it. Then
I got to looking at the suction cup I'm like this is a perfect edge for my mask
I want to show you quickly how beautifully this works, simply put this
down
loop it across and you're ready to go and then I thought what if we could make
this just a little prettier so I have some fabric and I simply just made a
nice little circle that this is going to slide into
I haven't sealed it off on the end so this is a little bit of a sew project
you do have to so the outside about three-quarters of the way around, there
we go, and then you need to make a little slit here for the nipple to come through
now again if you'd like to sew that edge so it doesn't fray because you're going to use
this for a long time you can certainly do that and then the last thing you
would need to do is to find a way to seal the edge here so that you can
reopen it and take it out and wash it. So now this is going to look just a little
nicer at the back of the head. I'm gonna place that I'll put my mask on first
and there we go we're ready to work. I don't like a lot of pressure on my head
and so this is a perfect solution for me because if I were to wear something that
was pressuring all the way around I would end up getting a headache really
quickly so for me this is a really nice alternative. To take it off just find
your loops, you can wash this, you can sanitize the plastic inside and discard
your mask. Number five good old standby velcro . Now velcro is something I was
thinking about how can I use velcro to secure my mask because I want something
that I can still use all day long but I don't have to worry about if I go down
to the MRI machine that I'm not going to be able to keep that in in place so I
was looking around the house these are all homemade remedies and I came across
my Canadian flags from my military service and I thought I wonder if this would work?
And you know what? It does. So these are just velcroed together, two pieces of
velcro together, if I were to use these for a long period from the day I
probably sew them so they would not come apart but again mask gone, I'm going
to just start with it on, turning around, I've got my Canadian flags, and go to the opposite side
its in the groove, and there we go.
Same thing it feels really relaxing there's not a lot of pressure or tension
there for me because I have such a small head and then simply just take it off.
These can be washed this can be discarded. Now if you happen to have a really
big head I have my name bars from when I was in, these are really wide you could
probably put a few buttons on either end of that to give yourself a little bit
more girth but velcro is a great alternative. Number six is a no sew
surgical cap. Now in this part I'm going to show you how to make a no sew
surgical cap. So you're gonna want a piece of fabric and rough estimate is
shoulder to fingertip for length and then shoulders to your waist for width. Now
I'm just going to fold over the edge here and create a bit of a band, the other
thing you're going to need is an elastic okay. I've got my folded piece here looks
about right there I'm simply just going to put this on my
head fold it back and gather the fabric that's it.
I'm going to turn it in, turn it in and now my elastic is just going to capture all
of this
and that's your no so surgical cap :) Now here's why I want it. I actually want it
to be able to hold on to my loops of my surgical mask. So if I put this on I'm
going to crisscross, in a crisscross at the back and now I'm ready to go. Just
remember which one you put on first because we have to only get this off.
Discard and you're ready to keep going! Number 7: why not a few puzzle pieces?
All right now I said I was gonna get creative and these are all just things I
was able to find in the house today so should you have to go right away and
you need something you might find a few options in your home. So I was looking at
the puzzle pieces and I'm like well jeez these have got potentially really great
loops I might want to cut off this end if I'm going to use it but it's colorful
it looks like it's gonna be okay so let's see if the puzzle piece is going to
work. I'm gonna start with this on my face first - it's starting to get
stretched out - oh dear-dear. All right puzzle piece down or up, it
really doesn't matter but let's stretch that over and see.
Yeah it looks like it's gonna work and it's gonna hold. So that could be a fun
little thing to do is change up the puzzle piece everyday and then maybe at
the end of the month you've got a whole puzzle to put together I don't know it
could be a fun activity for the unit staff, where everybody wears a different
puzzle piece and then at the end of the day you build the puzzle together. Taking
it off same thing ...
discard the puzzle piece and your mask. Number eight is action and figures! Now I
love the monkey in a barrel look but I don't have any monkeys in a barrel here.
My children are all grown and I had boys and all I could find in the house is
hockey stuff, military stuff and I came across a little John Cena. John Cena's
gonna give me a hand here. Who knew what this was going to come in handy. So Mr.
John Cena's gonna hold on to my mask for me
and we're just gonna hang out today. It's a lot of fun actually. I'm sure that if you
worked in Pediatrics you can find different action heroes to put in your
hair every day. Again taking it off simple. Number nine is a fashion
statement with your hoop earrings! Now the next three options I have are most
likely a little bit more concerning should you have to take a patient down
to the MRI. The first one is an earring. How many of you've got hoop earrings?
It does not take much to get that hoop earring to work now as a holder for your mask, and again
light pressure I don't really notice it back there you can put a little fashion into
your day a little bit of fun right!
My glasses, keep getting in the way. Do not discard your earring, make sure you take
that home, clean it but discard your mask. Number 10 the carabiner. The carabiner!
Now the carabiner is certainly going to be something we can use. Again we'll just
start with that mask on, collect one side and you're good to go.
Number 11 is binder clips? Now this last one may seem a little bit unusual but if
you are desperate for something and you happen to have a few binder clips around
we're going use this to keep our mask on. So putting our mask on again, actually it might
be easier to do it down here first, put one side through first it's already on
there and now I just have to get the other side
now in a pinch that's gonna help you to get those loops off your ears and reduce
that pressure. This is probably not safe for the MRI scanner though. Taking it off
just simple and you're good to go. Well thanks for watching I hope this
video has given you at least something new to try and think about and if not a
little bit of imagination as to what you can find in your house that would help
you reduce the pressure off your ears from wearing the surgical masks for a long
period during the day. Of course we want to have something that's suitable for
our environment and safe should you need to go down to the MRI scanner if you
work in the hospital, but also something you can clean and take care of so fabric -
these no sew tricks are awesome, they're quick, they're fast, of course once you
start to wash it it's gonna fray so you will want to sew it eventually but if
you're in a bind you're at short time you can get by for a little while. Thanks
for watching and we'll see you again. Make it a great day guys! Not quite ready
to get back to work? No worries I have got some binge worthy content right here ;)