2-Pair Travel Pack

I have tried multiple different solutions to help me sleep at night and these are the only earplugs that work for me. They don’t hurt my ear canals they last for several uses and I’m not waking up many times a night every night. They are easy to use and offer great noise cancellation. Don’t sleep on these! I highly recommend them.

(I am the wife of the purchaser indicated here for what it's worth.) I am cursed with Princess and the Pea hearing. During the day I hear every word of all the conversations in neighboring offices. I can distinctly hear a phone ring on the other side of a large college campus building and know whose phone it is from the tone. It's part acute hearing part acute audio processing and all TOTALLY ANNOYING. More important at night I wake up if a squirrel farts in a tree outside. OK minor overstatement but house creaking dogs walking husband snoring cars driving by young daughter dreaming--all these things prevent me from falling asleep and then once biology forces me to pass out these things wake me several times a night. I have spent years seriously like at least twenty years miserable and unrested because of it. Ear plugs are the obvious solution but I also have tiny ear canals -- the kind that have caused doctors my whole life long to ask and then ask again disbelievingly whether I have tubes in my ears. (I don't.) I am completely unable to use any kind of foam ear plugs no matter how small. It is utterly impossible to roll anything up and insert it into my ear canals. I have also tried the silicone type that are similar to these wax ones but they just don't stay in very well and they lose their stick right away and for some reason I have found them uncomfortable and a little frustrating. Having reached the point of thinking I was going to have to move into my own apartment preferably subterranean away from my family and pets in order to get some sleep I finally decided to give ear plugs one final try and I splurged on these. THEY WORK LIKE FREAKING MAGIC. This material is far superior to silicone. They soften to a much better consistency for pressing into the outside of the ear and they remain sticky for much longer so they stay in and seal out the sound all night long. They are actually comfortable. With my tiny ears I actually tear just one in half and use half in each ear and it works perfectly. I don't get the uncomfortable ear pressure that I for some reason do with the silicone ones that don't work as well anyway. I hardly feel them! The decibel reduction is amazing. It isn't quite artificial deafness but the snoring and dogs scratching at the door are so faint and far away that I can not only sleep through it I can actually fall asleep while it is going on. I cannot hear the busy street outside my window at all. I. SLEEP. THROUGH. THE. NIGHT. The only drawback to these is that they do indeed leave a little blue smudge on your pillowcase if you are a side sleeper. The solution is to invest in a beautiful new set of dark colored linens. You'll want and deserve them for your newfound joy of sleeping anyway. Honestly I'd give these six stars if I could. Ten. These earplugs have made it possible to sleep through the night after twenty years of wanting to cry every morning after a fitful night of being disturbed by the swirling of stardust in an adjacent galaxy. I hope they work as well for you.

I can be very noise sensitive and these work very well. they are a thick putty that you roll around to heat up and soften up then squish into the outer area of your ear for silence. their sound reduction is excellent. they are durable and reusable. they stay in if you're sleeping and don't stick out and won't fall out of your ears while you sleep. if you are sensitive to things in your ear canal (the foamies) these are the ones for you. I keep sets of these around because they are great for long term quiet and are super comfortable and extremely effective. NRR 34 is the highest rating possible (its in decibels). the only way to go higher is to then get a pair of external ear muffs (think industrial leafblowing or something) and then put that on with these in your ears. --works great for the jackhammer next door if you're in a migraine headache. :D (jet plane flying overhead what jet plane flying overhead?) 'world's finest' outrank any other wax/putty type in terms of quality comfort and best noise reduction in my book. they putty has sort of a fibrous quality if you tear them apart but only when you deform them that way otherwise they are a smooth putty with a good skin feel. why a star off? they're expensive. also if you need to pull them out quick to hear something or someone its a bit of work and then to reseat them back in. but by and large they're excellent and now that I've found them I will always have them on hand.

I have used these for 15 years. I kept buying them. Long story short early in my marriage I found out I am a super sensitive light sleeper. Like I can hear vehicles driving or people talking outside closed windows about 2 city blocks away. My spouse has severe sleep apnea and due to not sleeping i formed insomnia depression and almost lost my job and caused huge marital problems. These earplugs after I tried sleep aids and about 30 earplugs brands saved everything. They seal out more noise then all others. Don't press into your ear canal causing nausea and are made of a natural material that is not uncomfortable to sleep on. I will be buying these forever basically. Tips make sure to soften them in your fingers before use. Gently press them into your ear across your ear. They can create a huge amount of pressure in your ear from the seal so when you push them in do it gently with even pressure not just your thumb. When they are sealed and you need to remove them be careful. Grab a corner of them and slowly peel them back as the seal is so great you can cause ear drum pain or even hearing damage. You can tell when you need new ones as they will feel greasy and /or be cracked and not that pilable like old play dough. They also won't sealed well and keep falling out. You will get blue in your ears from these so make sure to use something to clean your eyes or people will tell you haha. They are pricey but a quality of life upgrade.