In the world of face masks, the N95 is king. But because experts have advised us to reserve N95 for medical personnel, many people have turned to the next best thing: KN95 masks. Not familiar? Dr. Raymond Casciari, a pulmonologist at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, explained to Yahoo Life that KN95 masks, which are similar to N95 masks, are regulated by the Chinese government rather than the US FDA. But not all K95s are created equal.