Foam earplugs are the cheapest option and being soft, they’re reasonably comfortable for sleeping in. However, as a porous material they’re a fertile breeding grown for bacteria, so you have to replace them regularly. Does it help you sleep, though? I’m a side sleeper, and I’ve never found an earphone that I can lie on without it hurting my ear. QuietOn are three times smaller than Apple Airpods Pro, a remarkable feat. I couldn’t feel them at all for the first few hours of the night, which was enough for me to nod off in peace. The Quies wax ear plugs offer effective protection against noise and excellent reduction of bothersome sounds (-27 dB). Functions : I feel duty bound to mention these Swedish plugs since they are so highly rated by dedicated users, but I couldn’t get on with them. It’s an unusual design, with a small rigid stem attached to a soft oval tip which is supposed to form a seal at the base of your ear canal. Thanks to their shape and noise reduction level, Quies ear plugs are particularly useful in the night (you can sleep on your side with no unpleasant pressure on the ear), for snoring, for flights, at home, for DIY and for noisy sports events (stadium or motor race). Characteristics :

Against those two pluses I have to set the high price, which is equivalent to 140 pairs of the perfectly reasonable Quies wax plugs below. But if I’ll need ear plugs three times a month for the next five years, which ACS say is the product lifespan, they’ll work out cheaper. Sleeping well is vital to staying healthy. Regularly getting a good night’s slumber will improve mental and physical health, boost productivity at work, help creativity, benefit the immune system and encourage your brain and heart to function properly. Sleep deprivation can lead to prematurely aged skin, lower libido and heightened susceptibility to diabetes or Alzheimer’s.The ‘Mid’ filter is not quite so good for sleeping, since it intentionally lets more sound through. It’s designed for gigs and other noisy environments where you want to hear without damaging your hearing. (Again, I found this gave me super eavesdropping powers in the office.) They’re very easy to swap out and like the plugs can be cleaned with a cloth or in warm water. Only to be used in clean, healthy ears. Keep your wax ear plugs in a dry place at a temperature below 25°C. Please note: Quies ear plugs completely obstruct the ear canal (unlike hearing protection with a filter, which lets air pass through), so the skin in your ear canal ‘breathes’ less during prolonged use. We advise you to clean your ears and remove wax regularly to avoid wax build-up. Remove the cotton and soften the plugs with clean hands to adapt them to the size and shape of your ear canal. Then, carefully insert the entire plug into your ear.

Quies wax ear plugs are wrapped in cotton, so that they stay fresh and you can handle them without them slipping out of your hands. To use them, remove the cotton and insert them in the ear canal. The natural wax will slowly take on your body temperature and slightly lubricate the ear canal, thus ensuring maximum comfort. Only to be used in clean, healthy ears. Keep your wax ear plugs in a dry place at a temperature below 25°C. Clean the ear canal regularly to avoid wax build-up. What will you receive ? It was a slightly unpleasant process but worth it when, six days later, I was sent the custom ear plugs. They come with a lubricant but even without it they were the most comfortable ear plugs I tested, very easy to lie down on since they don’t protrude from the ear at all. Since they filled the canal completely, the sound damping was by far the best. Quies ear plugs are malleable and easily adapt to the shape of the ear canal. Ideal for extended use: they can be used for several nights or disposed of after each use. Characteristics :Protecting against noise during noisy activities (music, concerts, etc.), at work (industrial environment) or in the outdoors (hunting, motor sports, etc.)

Protecting against noise during noisy activities (music, concerts, etc.), at work (industrial environment) or outdoors (hunting, motor sports, etc.) These ear plugs are made in France by Quies from natural, hypoallergenic wax. These wax ear plugs are wrapped in cotton so that you can handle them easily and to protect them from dust.You just pop them in your ears, with no app or Bluetooth involved. The result isn’t silence but a kind of cloud-like calm where you can clearly hear voices and high-pitched sounds such as ice cubes tinkling in a glass, but low-frequency sounds like snoring are tuned out. It was quite eerie the first time I tried it. Without the QuietOn earbuds, I could hear the whole neighbourhood. With them in, anything beyond the bedroom wall was simply gone. Quies ear plugs are highly popular and the reason is simple: they are effective, mouldable and easy to use. The famous Quies ear plugs are a multi-purpose form of hearing protection used all over the world. Their usability makes them a practical, must-have hearing protection item (they can be found internationally in pharmacies and parapharmacy sections of supermarkets). I am used to my foam ear plugs shifting a bit and making my ear uncomfortable somewhere in the middle of the night at some point, and needing to be readjusted and reinserted.