Noise Cancelling Ear Buds for Snoring?

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Has anyone had any success with these for blocking out loud snoring. Mainly for holidays so we don’t have to keep booking two rooms!! Any recommendations would be very welcome!

Haven't I'm afraid but I've become allergic to having anything in my ears now so I can't try anymore - we're in the extra holiday bedroom club. I do have a sleep headband headphones that can play white noise and if we're in a scenario where we have to share a room, eg staying a friend's, just doing one night somewhere, I find if I lie foot-to-head with white noise on I can at least get enough sleep to manage a night. But it's not an every night solution.

Exactly the same! DH is most offended but I prefer to sleep on the sofa every night (no spare room until DC move out) but I haven't found anything that works.

The problem with earplugs, ear buds etc is they don't stop the vibrations.

We only book Airbnbs with two rooms or two beds (bed +sofa bed) now which is usually cheaper than two hotel rooms.

I am lucky that at home we have spare rooms but there are times when I would actually like to sleep next to DH! I keep reading about buds you put in your ears that cancel all noises but sounds to good to true. I tend to sleep on my stomach so I’m not too worried about them being uncomfortable. So many on the market not sure what to think. We normally choose one bedroom suites on holiday with a separate bedroom/ living room with sofa bed!

I use the basic foam earplugs from screwfix. They don’t block the noise 100% (depends how loud the snoring is i guess!) but they work for me and let me get a sleep when my husband is snoring

I use Loops earbuds for concerts. They’re very comfortable. I know they also have a version for sleeping, they’re softer and filter out more sound. No experience with thrm but thought I’d mention the brand as u find them very comfortable.

I think I have tried every ear plug known to man. And wasted a small fortune.

The only type that works are Happy Ears but there is a bit of a knack to getting them in properly - I nearly gave up. Once they're in I can hardly feel them. They block most of the noise, but on the rare occasions some seeps in, I use the pink and yellow Howard Leight type ones just gently pushed in on top of them. As PP says, no ear plug can stop the vibrations through the mattress, so single beds, even pushed together, is better.

Failing that I've found the most effective is the Howard Leight ones plus sleep phones playing white noise. The white noise alone has to be too loud to be comfortable in order to stop the racket getting through.

Macks silicone ear plugs. Brilliant 👍

I was the household snorer. It was pretty bad, and it’s very bad for me too. There are loads of health problems associated with snoring and sleep apnea. I went to see a specialist who works from my dentist and we did a sleep study and I was fitted for a mouth guard. I have stopped snoring completely. This is the mouth guard https://www.orthoapnea.com/en/
it cost an arm and a leg so only look if you can throw some cash at it. Otherwise, I would say that the onus is very much on your DH to improve things. There are over the counter mouth guards and nostril airway expanders. Maybe get a trial on a snoring app to record him overnight so he can hear how bad it is.

You might want to address what is causing the snoring. Does he have sleep apnoea? A CPAP machine could help. Get it checked out because it can be very bad for his health.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleep-apnoea/

You have my sympathy and sorry I can't help with the earplugs.

I have the Ozlo sleep buds. Expensive, but worth every penny! Long gone are the days of wanting to smother DH!! 🤣

Loops! They’re such a game changer. I don’t hear DH at all in the night now and they’re super comfy.

I snore, husband uses QuietOn white noise earbud things & he says they work!

https://amzn.eu/d/fVkCHbo

I have these. They are expensive (£200), but have active noise cancelling. They seem to be the best I've tried so far

I HATE the loop ones. They made my ears so sore I used to cry.
I use sleepy panda foam ones now and they're amazing

I’ve got some loop switches. Absolute god send as dh snores like nothing you’ve ever heard

I think the snorer should sort out their problem rather than you block one of your senses

I have the loop quiet 2s. They’ve done the best job so far, they aren’t 100% but I’ve worn them daily for a year and I couldn’t without them wherever I am. I always choose these over the sleep specific ones, the reviews on their comfort aren’t great,

I did find loops slightly uncomfortable to start with, but after a week or so I seem to have got the hang of them and now they are super comfortable

Has he tried taping his mouth?

I taped mine when on a holiday (snoring and air con and a bit viral and waking with a painfully dry mouth). I only had plasters so used that vertically across middle of my mouth and it worked like a charm. Wasn't uncomfortable at all

You can obviously buy made for purpose mouth tapes but he could try this maybe first?

Dreadfully light sleeper here (woken by any noise at all…staying in places like hotels used to mean zero sleep, for example), and I currently have the Bose Sleep Buds. These have, unfortunately, been discontinued, but the Ozlo sleep buds mentioned upthread are basically a carbon copy.

They have been genuinely life changing, but my only complaint is the battery life. I’m awake now because one of them just cut out and that’s me wide awake for the day. I’ve been through 3 or 4 pairs of Bose ones because of battery issues. They used to swap them for new ones if they were in warranty, but sadly not any more.

I’m considering trying the the Soundcore ones as apparently they have a much better battery life.

I’m experimenting with DD’s Loops.
They have made one ear very sore, and I could still hear DH snoring, albeit quieter than without, but still loud enough to keep me awake. I’ve tried a band too, but I hate anything on my face. And i don’t want to listen to music or white noise, I just don’t want to listen to snoring.

DH will not admit to snoring, or engage in a solution. He is a similar age to how old his father was when he started using his CPAP machine.

I’m also concerned about hearing my alarm/phone as 1- i need to get up an hour before anyone else, 2- I work on an “on call” roster, and could be called anytime overnight, and need to be able to hear my phone.

AirPods with a Spotify white noise track playing on loop has worked for me. But I can’t wear them long term as it hurts my ears after a few nights in a row.

Like another poster who has been fitted for a mouth guard, if you're pressed for time/cash, this one is an excellent option! Personally used and found it very effective
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Quies wax ear plugs are what I use.

Warm them up between your fingers pop in your ear and they mould to fit.

Interesting - yes, I think stopping the snoring is the only answer for us; as others have said if there's vibration as well, no earplug will keep that out and in fact you become extra sensitive to the vibration, and any movement at all.

My DH used something called Snoreguard after we slept apart for a few months, and it worked pretty well for nearly a year (I'd say at least 9 nights out of 10 we could stay in the same room all night), but then it just made his gums hurt and he couldn't keep wearing it so we've been sleeping separately for a year now and both a bit sad about it.

Maybe once he gets a job again he should look at what you bought - is it comfortable to wear?

@Echobellyit was pretty uncomfortable to start with. It’s sits tightly on your teeth so it’s hard to take out, and it feels like it’s squashing them. I did take it out in the night quite a few times, sometimes without remembering in the morning. I’ve had it about a month now, and it’s absolutely fine. I’ve actually started liking it because I know it works.

I think listening to my snoring on the snoring app really helped me to be determined to try to stop it because it sounded so horrible. I don’t have sleep apnea but was advised that snoring often leads to it.
The dentist/sleep consultant I saw gave me a choice of two different devices, I can’t remember why I chose this one, but I’m very happy with it.