Ear muffs/plugs for sleeping

[C722]

Struggling to sleep due to noises at night, any recommendations of ear plugs or defenders that can be worn overnight that are effective?

[Sporky]

I use these (other fine retailers exist):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000RMFGGY

4-5 nights' use before they're not as effective. I tried the Loops ones but they let all the high frequencies through - made the duvet sound like someone crumpling kitchen foil...

[Cotty]

Best thing I have found is silicone earplugs, much better than foam.
https://www.boots.com/boots-soft-silicone-earplugs...

[FlyVintage]

I have been using these sort of things for years. Cheap, simple, effective, comfortable:

[Mr Pointy]

Try wax earplugs - I use both Quies & Noise-X:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=WAX+EARPLUGS&crid...

They last for a couple of weeks before getting a bit manky & the warmth of your lughole means they mould themselves so they never feel uncomfortable. Just remember to take the cotton wool off before use.

[Furbo]

C722 said:

Struggling to sleep due to noises at night, any recommendations of ear plugs or defenders that can be worn overnight that are effective?

I use these. Very effective. If I am away and have forgotten to take them I have used Airpods switched to noise cancelling.

[PoorCarCollector]

Try a few and see which you get on with.

For me, I find the 3m Earsoft FX having tried many many types including silicone etc

[MOBB]

Loops are the only ones I get on with

[MOBB]

Loops are the only ones I get on with

[rossub]

I just roll up cotton wool into balls to fit - usually change them every night.

[hairy vx]

I got some of these https://acscustom.com/uk/products/other-products/s...

It took a bit of getting used to but they are good at blocking out noise.

[gregs656]

Loops quiet are very comfortable to sleep in.

[Wardy78]

Sporky said:

I use these (other fine retailers exist):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000RMFGGY

4-5 nights' use before they're not as effective. I tried the Loops ones but they let all the high frequencies through - made the duvet sound like someone crumpling kitchen foil...

My daughter uses Loops (there are different specs, some are designed to let certain frequencies through). They are so effective that I have to shake her to wake her, even shouting doesn't work.

[Sporky]

I think I had the Quiet. Clearly they work for others!

[Slow.Patrol]

Has anyone used the snoozeband

https://www.snoozeband.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad...

Unfortunately I struggle with in ear headphones and ear plugs due to eczema.

[Inspire]

Slow.Patrol said:

Has anyone used the snoozeband

https://www.snoozeband.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad...

Unfortunately I struggle with in ear headphones and ear plugs due to eczema.

yes, they work really well and have definitely improved my sleep. My only comment would be that I purchased the original version which is a bit bulkier. I can sense it might be quite warm during the summer months. Version 2 seems slimmed down

Thanks

Rob

[ujio]

Slow.Patrol said:

Has anyone used the snoozeband

https://www.snoozeband.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad...

Unfortunately I struggle with in ear headphones and ear plugs due to eczema.

I wear one from time to time to listen to audio books at night but always wake up again to remove it. I just have this weird thing about bluetooth and electronics around your head for 8 hours interfering with your sleeping brain waves.

I always sleep with a full eye mask (which invariably moves around and these ear plugs which are really soft. I now can't sleep without these sensory deprivations.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FRESHME-Pure-Handmade-Cot...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honeywell-Howard-Leight-I...

[redrabbit29]

I use these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0013HGG0C

Combined with this eye mask (but only when travelling):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Halo-Sleep-Masks-Sleeping...

The eye mask is one of the best purchases I've made in a while. It's so comfortable. It has a padded edge which keeps it off your actual eyes meaning you can blink, or open your eyes if you want.

It sounds silly and obvious, but it's so weird when I am sat on a plane or once in a park in Gran Canaria and put the face mask on and it blocks out every fragment of light, everything. So it's absolutely and entirely pitch black.

It's brilliant as even if you can't sleep (which I can't as I get insomnia sometimes), you can still cover your eyes entirely, and basically just lay there resting.

[worsy]

3M ear plugs are my go to

https://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-R-Classic-Ear-Plugs/dp...

[Furbo]

worsy said:

3M ear plugs are my go to

https://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-R-Classic-Ear-Plugs/dp...

They spring out of my ears, unless I roll them into a shape that will insert too far. As my audiologist sis in law says - you should never insert anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.