“It’s only when both you and your patient are wearing a mask that you realize how much of medical care depends on facial expression and nonverbal communication. As I swabbed my first patients for the coronavirus […], it became apparent that assuaging their anxiety was just as critical as probing their nasopharynxes.”
Dr. Danielle Ofri, “Why Doctors and Nurses Are Anxious and Angry”, NYTimes, March 20, 2020.
ABOUT HELLOMASK
HelloMask is designed to be a new type of mask with the technology that makes it transparent, medically safe and breathable.
HelloMask enables both verbal and non-verbal communications in diverse settings:
– Between a doctor and a frightened patient.
– A nurse caring for a sick or dying person.
– Medical staff at work, under stress.
– A parent and their scared hospitalized child.
– A care worker and worried elderly person.
– A dentist and client in the dreaded dentist’s chair.
With the deaf and hard of hearing for whom lip-reading is a lifeline to the world.
HelloMask fulfills a long-standing healthcare need to reduce the stress, upset and fear patients feel when confronted by anonymous medical staff in masks.
It ensures transparent communications. Easily. Safely.
Certified in Europe, its unique patented technology combines transparency of material with ease of breath and protection from pathogens.
With a low environmental impact, HelloMask also underscores our commitment to producing environmentally sustainable solutions for healthcare.