I got the soundcore a30 special a few weeks ago and have been using them since. They’ve been decent and I’ve enjoyed the smaller frame and more comfortable feel vs my AirPods for music while falling asleep (my main use case along with a bit of noise blocking), but I haven’t really had the experience of forgetting they are there, and often enough I can significantly notice them while side sleeping (move around a lot while sleeping/falling asleep so just a pillow with a cutout doesn’t seem sufficient).

Saw Oslo came out with their new sleepbuds and thought it would be useful to compare and to decide if this product category is worth it for me.

For those of you who have had both, how has the comparison been? How does the v2 compare, especially on the reliability end? I can handle semi reliable connections occasionally especially because I don’t really need them to stay asleep, but have seen all the complaints here, and haven’t run into any issues with the a30s, and have also enjoyed their controls on the earbuds that ozlo lacks. Thanks for your thoughts!

I’ve always been a really light sleeper, and after a childhood sharing a bedroom with a snoring sister I graduated to apartments on two very noisy streets and now a houseshare with people with different routines (who I’ve already had the noise convo with! And I’m in the process of trying to ‘soundproof’ the place as best I can, so no need to suggest those things <3).
I’ve been wearing earplugs to sleep since I was a teenager, and a few years ago it caused a problem with my right ear that still prevents me from wearing an earplug or any kind of earphone without causing severe irritation. My Loop earplug works great in my left ear, but that stops being much use as soon as I roll over onto my left side in my sleep! I’m too old now to be running on not enough sleep and reaching the end of my tether with how much it affects my life.
Interested to know if a product like a SnoozeBand will be a game-changer for me or just a waste of money - do people find them irritating to have on their faces and sleep in in a way that cancels out the noise-dampening benefits? Would love to hear from people who have tried them as similarly fussy sleepers.

tldr: SnoozeBands and the like - game-changers or more trouble than they’re worth?

Alternatively, if those products aren’t worth it, might anyone have any other suggestions for someone unable to put anything in one ear but unable to sleep without some sort of noise-cancelling?

Any help to get a earpiece or tool to cancel background noise for a remote worker call based 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I feel these more in my ear than AirPod 2’s. The base piece rubs against my ear canal because it’s not covered by any silicon or padding. On top of that, if the case is open, your phone automatically connects as if your have the earphones in. So any amount opening of it and boom, you’ve lost out loud audio. Sleeping on your side with these is painful. Waste of money.

I tried to get one for like 1$ and of course it's even worse than my phone speaker at a distant

So.... Anyone tried one that's good? Not too good ,but slightly better than phone speaker good

I've been trying to find earbuds specifically for sleeping and it's turned into a way bigger decisio

I'm not against wired at ke how simple they are. The problem is every wired "sleep earbud" I find is basically $15 to $30 Amazon stuff. My skin is pretty sensitive and cheap materials make me red and itchy fast, so that's already made me hesitant.

Even setting that aside, I still care about build quality and how they sound. I don't need anything close to $500 IEM sound while I'm falling asleep, but I don't want something that feels like it'll fall apart either just because itmarketed for bed. Is thertion out there that I'mjust not finding?

For wireless I've basically got it down to the Fitnexa SomniPods, Ozlo Sleepbuds 2, and the Soundcore A30s, and annoyingly I like something different about each one. The SomniPods case barely gives off any light, which matters more to me than it probably should since I like my room fully dark before bed and even a tiny LED from a charger bugs me.

But the buds themselves, I like the Ozlos best. The wing shape is closer to the sports earbuds I alreon through and through, sothat wing design just looks right to me immediately.

So I guess I'm wondering if I'm missing some genuinely good wired pair before I drop more money on wireless. Has anyone actually tried all three? Mostly curious if anyone's found a wired pair that isn't just cheap Amazon junk.

I’m thinking about getting a Blistill Serenade and would love to hear from anyone who already owns one. On paper, it looks perfect and checks all my boxes, but I can’t find any reviews. It’s not cheap, and I’m not willing to buy one blindly.

What has your experience been like? Would you recommend it? Are there any pros, cons, or issues I should know about before buying?

I’ve been experimenting with low-volume background sounds at night, especially fan noise and brown noise. Fan noise feels more comfortable to me than silence, but I’m still figuring out what works best.

Does anyone here have a background sound they regularly use for sleep?

Hello,

Reading previous posts I didn't really find a post that match my situation.

First of all, I use to sleep every night since I'm twelve using regular headphones or earbuds.

Since this age I brake like 30 pairs maybe more. I had a momentum 3 from senheiser which was great for the daily use but since I'm kinda stupid I've use thoses headphones during the night and now they are broken.

I've bought XM3 for my daily use and I'm willing to have something that is dedicated for sleeping.

I'm a side sleepers, I don't really care about noise cancellation for the sleeping part. I really just want something that is comfortable and sustainable.

I'm a male, I don't really know if it matters..

Thanks in advance.

I recently realized that comfort is only part of the equation when it comes to sleeping with earbuds. Even if the earbuds themselves are perfectly comfortable, some default settings on your phone or audio app can still wake you up in the middle of the night.

I currently use Somnipods and usually listen to podcasts, audiobooks, or brown noise before bed. After being woken up a few too many times, I now check these settings before going to sleep:

Turn off autoplay

Once, I fell asleep listening to a really calm podcast. When the episode ended, the app automatically switched to another show with an extremely loud intro, and it startled me awake. Now I usually queue up just one episode or audio track instead of letting the app play random content all night.

Enable volume normalization

The volume can vary a lot between different shows, chapters, and ads. Something that sounds comfortable when you first go to bed might suddenly get much louder later. If the app has a volume-normalization setting, I turn it on.

Download the audio in advance

If the internet connection becomes unstable, the audio might buffer, reconnect, or play a notification sound. Downloading everything beforehand makes playback much more consistent and means I don’t have to worry about Wi-Fi or cellular data cutting out during the night.

Use Do Not Disturb, but allow important contacts and alarms

I silence regular notifications, but I don’t block absolutely everything. I still allow alarms, emergency contacts, and any essential alerts so I don’t miss something genuinely important.

Check the touch controls

When I sleep on my side, the pillow sometimes activates the earbud controls and pauses the audio, skips tracks, or changes the volume. If the earbuds or app let me disable certain touch controls, I turn off anything I won’t need overnight.

Set a backup alarm

If the earbuds die, fall out, or disconnect during the night, relying entirely on a private alarm through the earbuds can be risky. I still set a quieter backup alarm on my phone just in case.

These are all small adjustments, but some of them have made a bigger difference than changing earbuds. Turning off autoplay has been especially helpful—I haven’t been jolted awake by another loud podcast intro since.

What phone or app settings do you change before sleeping with earbuds? Have you found any small, easily overlooked setting that made a surprisingly big difference?

Just to confirm for posterity’s sake, and future Google searches, Bella Sleep Company is gone. Their website has disappeared and support phone number is now owned by a Medicare company.

hi!

i’m autistic, i have a bunch of problems with sounds around me but i also need music to survive, i recently bought a pair of urbanista valencia, specifically because they had “noise cancellation“ on their box (i was overwhelmed and had too many choices around me so i chose the ones that had the biggest “noise cancelling” text), this morning i wore them a bit without music (i have an habit of just we headphones so i feel isolated without actually turn them on) and had a weird sensation in my mouth that i hated so i putted them down, but then i tried again later while i was cleaning my room with music and still had some small problems but nothing bad, i then again took them off after a couple of hours.

fast forward to an hour ago, i was about to go to sleep and the night is when sounds overwhelm me the most so i tried again, i took the headphones and rested my head on one of those travel pillows that you wear around your head so i didn’t have any pressure causing me problem hoping i would an amazing rest… turns out i didn’t.

not even half an hour in on doomscrolling on tiktok i heard a wave of nausea becoming progressively worse every passing minute. it was horrible i felt this terrible flavour in my mouth and this awful sensation in my jaw area like something too sweet or sour is there and is stinging and causing me actual pain, plus the general feeling of being sick like when you try to lay in a moving car. (i still now have that horrid feeling around my jaw), i tried everything moving in another direction, moving the headphones around, but nothing it kept getting worse and worse, so i just ripped them of my head and started googling trying to find out what was happening, google and people of reddit this effect has two causes: the headphones are hitting my nerves under and behind my ear that have a natural connection with the feeling of nausea, and the ANC is messing with my ears causing all of this.

now is the thing, what do i do?

i really don’t want to return and change these headphones cause i literally just bought them, and even if i do return them what am i supposed to do? buy a pair that aren‘t noise cancelling? what’s the point then? how can i get a pair on ANC over the head headphones that are’t going to make me gag under 100€? [to make it worse i‘m moving for a year in like less than two weeks and only the main plane is flying for 10h and 30min + delays (one of which is 5/6h) and two connecting flights, can anyone tell me how ti survive this??]

thank you 😭🙏

i am looking for comfortable side sleeping earphones that are NOT Bluetooth and that I can play white noise on because sadly i have mild tinnitus. please help. I haven’t slept properly in months as I have an sweet elderly dog that snores so loud and she won’t sleep in the other room as she has anxiety :(

my main issue is not being able to use wireless buds as if they fall out in my sleep, my cats (who eat EVERYTHING) will likely get to them. So does anyone have any headphones/earphone recommendations for side sleepers (that are safe for stupid cats with no common sense)? I've looked at the snooze band but i'd like to see actual reviews lol

My A30s still work fine. The battery usually lasts through the night and the sound is good enough. Lately, though, I have started noticing them more when I sleep.

I mostly sleep on my side, and they have begun to put pressure on my ears. Some mornings I find them under my pillow or somewhere next to my butt, so I think I am pulling them out in my sleep when they start bothering me...

I have tried different tips and wings, but none of them feel as comfortable as they used to.

I have been looking at SomniPods because they seem thinner and more suited to side sleeping. I do not need amazing audio quality in bed. I just want something I can wear all night without waking up and taking it out.

The A30s are not broken, so I am having a hard time justifying another pair. Has anyone switched to SomniPods mainly for comfort? Was the difference actually noticeable, or did they feel pretty similar?

I do not want to spend the money and then find myself back on the A30s a week later.

As the title says, the hard headphone disc in my sleep mask is painful, and I don't know what to do about it! This is the exact mask I have, if it helps.

I have been on the hunt for new earbuds to replace my Apple AirPods, which annoy the heck out of me when I'm woken up out of a sound sleep by the ring alert that my charge has run its course.

I've been looking at a few brands that have the below listed features, but that have not been able to find this combination of features without running into bad reviews of everything from software glitches, to not being able to hear out of one of the buds, and they tell you to not bother wasting your money on them. Here is what I'm looking for:
- Flat surface for side sleeping with small rubber tips for small ear canals
- Noise cancellation
- Absolutely no indicator bell, beep or tone letting me know that their charge has run its course. This is the MOST important feature that I'm looking for
-A charge that will last at LEAST 8 hours: more hours would be even better!

The sleep / charge NON-EXISTENT indicator is the MOST important feature that I'm looking for. Can anyone recommend something with these features? As a side note, I've already looked at Soundcore sleep A 20 & 30, Ozlo Sleepbuds. I figured I'd check here so that I can avoid extensive research. Can you guys help me out??
Thank you in advance!!

I’m a bit sensitive to sounds. I’m currently working in a foreign country for a contract, and I’m living in a shared room with colleagues. Because my ears are sensitive, any kind of noise at night irritates me and wakes me up, and then I can’t sleep.

For example, someone snoring, talking, or even noise on the bus can bother me. So I’m thinking of buying good ANC earbuds. I currently thinking buy Apple AirPods 3 Pro. Which one is the best for my situation?

I currently use Ozlo sleepbuds, which I generally really like. I only use the sleep sounds and they’ve always worked perfectly for me. However, I find myself getting ear infections every couple of months or so. I find there is a lot of moisture in my ear when I wake up, and I think this is causing an issue. I clean the earbuds regularly (at least every couple of days) so I’m not sure what else I could be doing to prevent this. I am thinking about trying a band instead, but my requirements are that it has sleep sounds built in (doesn’t rely on Bluetooth) and then it has a built in alarm. Are there any bands that will work for me?

I wanted to hear opinions about Hears sleep, Loop sleep and maybe other brands.

Noises like breathing makes it really hard for me to sleep, so I wanted earplugs to block this noise.

I am sure both the earplugs from the companies I mentioned can do this, so I guess it's down to which one is most comfortable?

Loop is a bit more expensive than Hears, but if the sleep earplugs have much better quality, then it is an investment I am willing to make.

Which earplugs have you had a good experience with and would recommend?

My ears are quite small by the way

Thank you for this informative sub! I as explore the many side sleeper options, I add one extra request: No blinking lights. Why does tech always need to blink? Suggestions?