A young citizen citizen created small plastic parts to protect the ear from the impact of wearing masks for long periods, using a 3D printer, as he was able to print more than 350 pieces in 24 hours, and distributed them free to employees and workers in different workplaces.
"With life returning to normal, after the period of national sterilization, everyone became obligated to wear masks as a precautionary measure against infection with the Corona virus," said the young man Rashid Al-Shaibani. Long hours sometimes exceeds eight hours per day, which affects the ear, and then he came up with the idea of a plastic piece to protect the ear from the (mastic) muzzle.
He added: "Through a three-dimensional printing machine, I managed to print a quantity of plastic pieces that protect the ear while wearing masks for long hours." Its consumption.
Rashid, who works as a mechanical engineer at Emirates International Aluminum Company, pointed out that he received many praise messages from those who used these pieces while wearing the muzzle, explaining that the plastic piece is placed behind the neck to tie the muzzle thread on it, stressing that the cost per piece is less than a dirham .
He continued that he aims to reduce the pressure on the (ear) as a result of wearing (masks) long hours.