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10000% effective for me in order to sleep. I live in a loud neighborhood with very rude neighbors who play loud bass. Brown noise (albeit cranked very loudly vi

10000% effective for me in order to sleep. I live in a loud neighborhood with very rude neighbors who play loud bass. Brown noise (albeit cranked very loudly via a Lectrofan brand machine) keeps low frequency nuisance at bay. It can't block out the physical aspects of loud upstairs neighbors stomping or loud cars rumbling past, but it has really saved my sanity and blocked 90% of the noise. White noise on the other hand doesn't really do it as much for me, but is helpful for blocking out people talking, higher frequency sounds, etc.

theGnuMe 4y ago
Same, I live by a busy road. Can't sleep without it.
afandian 4y ago
These 3M 1100 earplus are magic. (You can get them at Screwfix in the UK.) https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/p/d/b00017649/ https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/p/d/b00017649/ I always keep a few spare packets in my bag. On a few occasions (usually conferences) people have been grateful for them.
- switch007 4y ago
  Agreed. I tried quite a few different ones before settling on these. I've used them for 10 years You can usually get a box of 200 pairs for ~£20 on Amazon.
- drited 4y ago
  3m Peltor x5a also very good.
- levymetal 4y ago
  After using foam earplugs daily for 5 years my inner ears became very sensitive to the point that plugs caused extreme pain. After a bit of research I found these https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ These don’t go into the ear as far so aren’t painful. I feel the reduction in noise isn’t as good, but the frequency response is much more even. I wear these under noise cancelling headphones to watch TV and listen to music in total isolation. You do lose a bit of fidelity but it’s still very liveable. Also, I get about 6 months to a year out of each pair which is less wasteful than foam earplugs.
- mortenjorck 4y ago
  I'm a big fan of Flents Quiet Contour: https://flents.com/collections/ear-plugs/products/quiet-contour-ear-plugs-55-pair https://flents.com/collections/ear-plugs/products/quiet-cont... I've never tried the 3M 1100s, though.
- Ephil012 4y ago
  There's also some great reusable earplugs which are much better for the environment than foam earplugs. Plus, it saves money long term vs buying a bunch of foam earplugs https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet https://www.flareaudio.com/products/sleeep-pro https://www.flareaudio.com/products/sleeep-pro https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ (which someone already mentioned on here)

theGnuMe 4y ago

Same, I live by a busy road. Can't sleep without it.

afandian 4y ago

These 3M 1100 earplus are magic. (You can get them at Screwfix in the UK.) https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/p/d/b00017649/ https://www.3m.co.uk/3M/en_GB/p/d/b00017649/ I always keep a few spare packets in my bag. On a few occasions (usually conferences) people have been grateful for them.

switch007 4y ago
Agreed. I tried quite a few different ones before settling on these. I've used them for 10 years You can usually get a box of 200 pairs for ~£20 on Amazon.
drited 4y ago
3m Peltor x5a also very good.
levymetal 4y ago
After using foam earplugs daily for 5 years my inner ears became very sensitive to the point that plugs caused extreme pain. After a bit of research I found these https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ These don’t go into the ear as far so aren’t painful. I feel the reduction in noise isn’t as good, but the frequency response is much more even. I wear these under noise cancelling headphones to watch TV and listen to music in total isolation. You do lose a bit of fidelity but it’s still very liveable. Also, I get about 6 months to a year out of each pair which is less wasteful than foam earplugs.
mortenjorck 4y ago
I'm a big fan of Flents Quiet Contour: https://flents.com/collections/ear-plugs/products/quiet-contour-ear-plugs-55-pair https://flents.com/collections/ear-plugs/products/quiet-cont... I've never tried the 3M 1100s, though.
Ephil012 4y ago
There's also some great reusable earplugs which are much better for the environment than foam earplugs. Plus, it saves money long term vs buying a bunch of foam earplugs https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet https://www.flareaudio.com/products/sleeep-pro https://www.flareaudio.com/products/sleeep-pro https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ https://www.happyearsearplugs.com/ (which someone already mentioned on here)