Honeywell Surgical N95 Respirator, Safety NIOSH-Approved, 20-pack (DC365N95HC)

These masks REALLY fit your face. If you're concerned about contagion, I highly recommend these masks! You can breath, but I wouldn't wear this mask for more than a couple of hours without a break, because the seal around your face is so good. I think they're as comfortable as a face mask can be.

Consider any 1-star review about the masks being too tight, not stretchy, and uncomfortable to actually be a positive review because those people are actually describing the qualities of an effective n95 mask that should be present. Duh. Also, the straps are glued because staples make holes in the mask. Again, duh. N95 masks are generally not individually wrapped, so ignore those reviews too. These are good masks at a good price. The straps make them a pain to get on and you have to be careful about not creating a dimple under your nose by pressing too hard during that process unless you like nose tickles.

Very good mask. The one star is for the elastic being to tight for any normal adult. I know N95 should be tight but I tear at least one of these a week just trying to put it on. Then after while of use they tear off on their own. Still a good product but just for smaller adult women or anyone with a small head.

I've bought these masks many times as I wear masks everyday. The fit is perfect for my face shape. There are no gaps & the nose wire is just an added bonus. They are comfortable and allow enough air through that I can breath easily - yet I feel safe from exposure. The quality is better than any mask I've tried in years. They have kept me well without incident of illness despite being around unwell people for hours at a time. They are reusable, well packaged, and come at a great value. I've bought these masks for my extended family as well. I will be a returning customer for this mask and only this mask as long as they are available. Truly life-changing for someone who had to live so much of their life under a mask.

The nose clip is very sharp-edged and in order to get the edges of the mask to be at all snug you have to really have it clamped down. I had to go to a Dr. appt and needed to have a "proper" mask instead of the awesome well-fitting multi-layer cloth one I made for myself. I couldn't wait to rip this thing off my face. It actually hurt after about an hour. Very disappointed given all the other reviews. And of course since I had to open the package to take one out and try it, I cannot return the rest. Also, they are very small, both from side to side and top to bottom. I actually am somewhat of a pinhead, wear a small hat, etc. - I don't have a big head or face. I can get this mask on but it pops off either my chin or my nose almost immediately when I have to open my mouth to speak. And a yawn? Forget about it - it comes right off. Therefore, wearing one of these you will be constantly touching it and fiddling with it to put it back on. While it may well be a better filter when it's on, all those times that it falls off and you still have to breathe make me think that on average you'd be better with multi-layer snugly fitting larger fabric mask that at least stays in place. I expected more for the money.

These run very small, & fit very snugly. The elastic gets caught in my hair. Unpleasant texture against the face, which it will touch, because they're so small. Not as breathable as I prefer. A yawn will unseat them. But, they keep my glasses on, & they've done the job of keeping me healthy despite riding the bus.

If you don't have a stash of n-95 masks around you are not thinking clearly. Remember last time a few years ago when we got caught without a source. Don't let that happen again. Those simple surgical masks don't do anything. Use these. I worked in a 500 bed hospital ER for 30 years and would not think of not having a box or two of these on standby.

I bought these after doing a bit of research into what N95 masks would be best for someone with a larger head. I've been wearing KN95s but have been wanting to upgrade to something more protective. These received higher marks on the lists and forums I read, but if you don't have a larger head and/or wear glasses, not all of this might apply to you. I problems I experienced fall into two basic categories: fit and durability. For the fit: Even though they were recommended for people with larger heads (for reference, I'm 6'4" and have a fairly large head for my size, proportionally, though I also shave my head, so there's no extra bulk from hair), they're still pretty snug. The wire around the nose digs in a bit, as do the bands that hold them around the head. They have to be worn fairly high up on the nose to get a decent seal (so you're not breathing straight up into your eyeballs every time you exhale) which created two problems for me. The first is that getting the nose covered puts the bottom of the mask uncomfortably high on the chin. It can make it difficult to talk while wearing the mask. If you have a smaller head and your nose and chin are closer together it might not be a problem, but for me it is. The second issue regarding the fit is that the mask must be worn so high up on the nose that I couldn't wear my glasses normally with the mask on. I eventually worked out a way to put the mask on and sort of prop the nose pieces of my glasses on the outside of the mask, but that pulls the glasses further away from my eyes and starts to distort my vision. That's workable for, say, short trips into the grocery store, but if I had to wear a mask for a longer period, these just wouldn't be usable. The second major problem category is durability. One of the reasons that these were recommended is that the bands are not held on with staples the way a lot of disposable N95 masks are. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be much more durable in the way the bands are attached to the mask, because the first one I used, the band broke. I was able to wear another one to complete my errands (thankfully it happened in my car, not while I was in a public space, and I'd brought the whole box with me), but if I'd just grabbed a single mask on my way out the door, expecting it to work fine, I could have been in trouble. For these reasons, I don't see myself continuing to use these masks. The fit isn't good and I'm now worried that the bands might snap at any time. Unfortunately, my search for decent quality N95s continues.