“My ears hurt when I wear a mask for a long time” Is boar leather a solution? June 2: 17:50
Agricultural and forestry promotion public corporation in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, developed "Mask Hook" to fix the mask by putting it on the back of the neck, in order to solve the problem that the back of the ear is hurt by wearing the mask for a long time. The material used is boar leather that has been exterminated to damage agricultural products, and the effect of two birds with one stone is expected locally.
The developed "Mask Hook" is made of slender leather with a width of 2 cm and a length of 12 to 17 cm, and buttons are sewn on both ends.
Put the mask hook on the back of the neck and hang the mask string on the button to fix it.
A female employee of the Date City Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Corporation was commercialized last month in consideration of the trouble of wearing a mask for a long time and the back of the ear being pressed by a string, and the effective use of boar leather exterminated as harmful birds and beasts. It was.
On the 2nd, two employees used sewing machines and needles to create "mask hooks" in 6 different colors, such as red, yellow, and green.
In Date City, after the earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident, the number of wild boars has increased and the crops have been destroyed.
Mr. Tomoyo Saito, who invented the product, said, “We made it so that it was easy for anyone to wear and fit on the skin. We would like it to be used in the “corona era” when many people wear masks.”
This mask hook is sold at the promotion corporation, local roadside stations, as well as on the Internet.