Preventing ear pain from face masks

A University of British Columbia Okanagan, School of Engineering instructor is trying to make a difference anywhere and everywhere he can when it comes to Covid-19.
Ray Taheri has been busy for the last month making personal protective equipment of PPE for B.C.’s frontline healthcare workers.
Now the Ph.D. engineer’s latest innovation is making a big difference for some essential service workers, even though it is only a little piece of plastic.
Taheri’s polymer hairband for face masks, reduces the need for the masks’ elastic bands to rest on the back of a person’s ears.
Instead clipping on to the numerous clips available on the 3D printed plastic device.

• UBCO engineering instructor designs small device with big impact for health workers