Customer Reviews

Nose Guard / Mask (Protects Broken Nose)

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Nose guard same as all the rest and less money. Delivered sooner than they had told me. Worked out great.

The item by itself it is made of good quality and makes good protection to the injured part, but i don't suggest to were it while playing soccer because the user doesn't see the feet or the ball at very close range due to the shock absorber located on lower part of the mask.

For the rapport quality/price I would buy it again, but according to the competition, probably i should use a different type of shape.

we got this for my son who plays soccer and had a broken nose. It worked great. even the Dr. who fixed his nose was very impressed with it.

Good price and does a good job of protecting. My daughter broke her nose in a basketball game and uses it to protect her nose while it heals. It does obscure some of your view but it protects when it something hits your face. It did come off once during a rather aggressive basketball game because my daughter did not have the straps tight enough. It will do the job until we get the $500 custom mask that doesn't block your view. She plans on wearing it for the long run so the custom mask makes good sense.

This nose guard is too small for adults, even with a narrow face. Tried it and it messes with my field of vision. I would have returned this if my kid didn't play with it and broke it. I would NOT recommend this for adults.

Maybe the mask is made for kids or people with narrow faces. The forehead area fits OK but the area around the cheeks form pretty much a 90 degree angle. This results in an uncomfortable fit AND it sticks out about an inch and half from the tip of my nose. Perhaps they shaped this without the thick foam padding which would have been a better fit.

Disregarding the issue with the fit, the protection is decent. Basketball is my sport and I generally play point guard. Vision is not a problem...I've read reviews that people complained about not being able to see but they might be expecting miracles or something only a custom fitted mask would provide. The clear plastic allows you to see in front of you. The padding below and above does restrict the a little bit but it's worth sacrificing for the protection.

There are 2 issues going back to the mask...to get it to stay as close to the face as possible, I adjust the straps so it's relatively tight to my face. After a while, it gets pretty uncomfortable and hurts a little on the pressure points (on the forehead and cheeks). Might be OK if you get rest after a few minutes but in pickup games that lasts for a while, you don't get a breather to take the mask off. The other problem is when I bring the ball up before my shot, the mask is so far off my face it gets in the way. It's happened on multiple occasions where forget about the mask as I go for an outside shot, I hit my mask with the basketball which throws off my shot resulting in an airball. I've tried adjusting to this by shooting on the left and right side or shoot from my chest but anyone will tell you varying your shot will lower your accuracy. Conclusion, the mask offers great protection but would have been great if it fit better. Because of how narrow it is, it causes problems mentioned above.