Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure; Company Policy
My flying partner [FA Y] was told to walk sideways done the aisle or I'm not sure what.  There were 2 men about 400 pounds sitting at a 3 and 4 seat in back of plane.  She let them know that it isn't always possible to see everything and avoid hitting people; especially with the cart.  He wasn't having it.  I decided to work in the back and switch with FA Y to avoid escalation of the problem and remove her from any more contact.  We sat in our own jumpseats; but switched work positions to help avoid any problems.  I would like to stress that communication while masked is extremely difficult.  I'm confused that the pilots are allowed to communicate without masks; but we are not allowed to do the same.  I get extreme headaches every time that I am masked for long periods of time.  This last time was 6 days on with about 70 hours of a mask on my face.  It is starting to affect me as far as dizziness and sore throat.  Our trips seem to be longer days; most being 13 hour duty days; which is almost 14 and half hours with a mask on and on/off a plane.
Flight Attendant reported concerns with communication and possible health issues resulting from wearing a face mask for so long.