Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure; Human Factors
This is the first 3 day trip in several months.  Wearing a mask for 9-12 hours has been giving me severe headaches.  I am concerned for my health as this continues.  It is lack of oxygen to the brain. I greeted 2 flights a day.  My mask was wet immediately as we need to almost shout in order for people/passenger to hear us.  I feel so unsafe with this.  My day started on the bus when no one recognized each other because we can't see what each other looks like.  Very unsafe.  Many times I have heard; 'Hey; how are you?  It's been so long.'  And just reply; 'Sorry wrong person.'  This is obvious; as we have to take off mask when going through known crew member. The mask is wet as you try to offer First Class all the choices and no one can hear anything; so you just try and speak louder.  Trying to do safety checks; no one can hear me and I can't hear them.  Very concerned; I greeted XXX people and cannot tell you what one looks like.  I would like to see the studies done on wearing a mask doing physical work; talking; etc.  Unfortunately; we are test subjects and I choose not to be one.  This has not been done.  It is very unsafe for healthy people to wear masks.  I have read at least 15 studies that prove this.  I am also concerned with the CO2; and breathing it back in.  The FDA has also said that at least 50 percent of hand sanitizers are poisonous; but will not recall them.  We need to stop the wipes as well; could be poison.  I know breathing in the smell; may not be good for me as well.
Flight Attendant reported concerns with having to wear a face mask and the use of hand sanitizers.