Loop Quiet Ear Plugs for Noise Reduction – Super Soft, Reusable Hearing Protection in Flexible Silicone for Sleep, Noise Sensitivity - 8 Ear Tips in XS/S/M/L – 24dB & NRR 14 Noise Cancelling – Black

I am an auditory avoidant neurodivergent person with an inner ear deformity that makes me even more sensitive to unwanted sound. So earplugs are very important to me and I will say that these are the best I’ve found so far.Here are the things I like about them: 1). They are more comfortable inside the ear and stay in better than foam earplugs. 2). They’re more reliable also; I think anyone who has used foam earplugs regularly has experienced having them suddenly stop compressing/expanding properly and becoming completely useless at the moment you need them the most. The Loops don’t do that. There is nothing to compress or expand so they are very dependable. And they do block out quite a bit of unwanted sound. 3). once they are in properly, you really can’t see them from the front, unlike those foam plugs that stick out and look ridiculous. 4). because they lie flat against the ear, I can wear them with my noise-canceling headphones if I need extra protection. 5). they are the only thing that make it tolerable to go to the very noisy planet gym (where they BLARE the music even at 6 am on a Sunday when I, a person in my 50s, am the youngest person in the place. WHY?!?)Things I would change: 1) I find the loop part a little big for my ear. The outside cartilaginous part of my ear gets really sore after I’ve worn them for a while, from the loop part pressing on it. Maybe I’ll try child-sized ones in the future. 2) My ears require two different sizes of plug attachments- small on the right and medium on the left. So I wish they would make some indication on the loop part of a right/left designation. Preferably something like a raised bump pattern on one that I could feel when trying to put them in at night in the dark.Both of these things are minor and not bothersome enough to give a lower review. They’re just things that (for me) would make an already excellent product even better.If you have never used them before, I highly recommend watching one of their videos on how to fit them and properly install them in your ears. They come with several sizes of plugs. You will try each on to find the ones that fit best. In order to do this, you must pull off the plug attachments that are on the Loops when you receive them. I was reluctant to do this because you really do have to grip them and pull pretty hard. I didn’t want to pull too hard and ruin my my new and (to me) very costly earplugs, but it turns out they are quite sturdy so you can feel confident doing that. You then insert them and then turn them so that the loop part is tucked into the…… swirly part (?) of your outer ear.My only regrets are that I didn’t buy them sooner, and that I didn’t get an extra pair, because I really need a pair to keep by my bed and a pair for my purse. If your memory is better than mine and you remember to take them everywhere with you, then you can get by with one pair.Overall they are excellent and I know it’s a leap of faith, given the price, when you’re used to getting like 200 foam earplugs for the same price, but as a person who is very sensitive to sound, I highly recommend them.EDIT: The reason I strongly suggest watching a video on how to use these, is that the instructions for use that come in the package are utterly unreadable (see photo). I wasn’t able to read them even by taking a photo and enlarging it. So if you hear or read about people getting these stuck in their ears, it’s because they didn’t/couldn’t read the instructions and just used the pads without the loops themselves attached. Once you attach the pads to the loops, unless they’re defective, you have to really pull to get them off and they will not just randomly come off in your ear. It’s not the users’ fault though. The packaging is terrible in terms of readability. I honestly don’t know how it made it through the design phase. Despite the blatant packaging fail, however, the earplugs themselves are still awesome.

!!!!!! UPSTAIRS NOISE NUISANCE !!!!!!!!I got this to use as a coping mechanism with noise TorturingUpstairs Neighbors! IFYKYK🗣️=== LISTEN: EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED ! ===I was only expecting it to mask the sounds !BUT when I tell you I can’t hear a thing!!BELIEVE ME!I STARTED out with the M size and was still able to hear Minor noise and it was also a bit uncomfortable. I decided to change it to XS and the fit is much better !!➡️FOR ME : THE EXTRA SMALL APPEARS TO BLOCK OUT THE NOISE THAT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY+++ HOWEVER STILL ALLOWING ME TO HEAR THE THINGS I NEED! ( MY Alarms , MY SON , MY WORK HEADSET and my wireless headphones for music or watching tv! )all at a VERY low muffled level they have to be very close which is FINE with me )🤳I find talking on the phone to be a bit more challenging I have to speaker phone it and still hold it up to my ear and still can hardly hear … but not a con to me as I’m not on the phone often! Or I can use my wireless headphones so that it’s a bit more louder!🤐Unless they are doing the Cat and mouse game they do when the landlord comes over to try to get PROOF of the nuisance — >>> THE LOOP EARPLUGS makes it seems as if NO ONE LIVES ABOVE ME !!✦ ✦ ✦ POSITIVES ✦ ✦ ✦✦ ➕NO MORE PTSD wondering when the next Animal stampede is coming !✦ ➕ NO MORE HYPERFOCING on every single movement run jump stump bump! Or being Afraid to move around my own APT thinking I’m causing the Animal Heard to stump worst cuz they know I’m there !✦ ➕NO MORE being paranoid thinking they following me from room to room at the x exact moment I am in that area especially the bathroom!✦ ➕ I can no longer hear THE HORSE-PLAYING!✳️I’ve been keeping them in all day while at home! Showering wearing headphones over them ETC! They are comfortable TO ME!✧ ✧ ✧NEGATIVE ✧ ✧ ✧✧ ➖DAY 6 I WASHED MY HAIR WITH THE EAR PLUGS IN! AND NOW THEY ARE NOT STAYIN IN AS SNUG AS THEY WERE and NEED CONSTANT ADJUSTING! Water may have gotten in! I have been taking showers with them with no issues so I will let sit out for a few hrs and see!*ONLY NEGATIVE is having to constantly adjust them due to this!❗️ UPDATE: BACK TO NORMAL JUST DONT WASH YOUR HAIR WITH THEM LOL!==== ••••••• ====HOWEVER MY PEACE FINALLY RESTORED and I THANK GOD FOR LEADING ME TO THESE!NOW I CAN RIDE OUT MY LEASE IN LESS MISERY !USE YOUR PRAISE AS YOUR WEAPON!★・・・・・・★👉🏾 EXCESSIVE noise is in the EARS of the Beholder!! DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE!👉🏾IF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS BEING DESTROYED AND LIKE ME you are stuck in a lease and appear to cry wolf to your landlord because you have no solid proof >>> LOOP IT OUT!!❗️While I’m a firm believer of what works for others may not work for me!IM GLAD I TOOK A CHANCE ON THESE ANDI’d HIGHLY recommend you at least try them as well!✨I HOPE THESE CAN RESTORE YOUR MENTAL PEACE AS IT APPEARS TO HAVE DONE FOR ME!GOOD LUCK! STAY STRONG UNTIL! ツ& HAPPY MOVING DAY IN ADVANCE!!✨

These are not the miracle some people claim but they are not as bad as others claim, at least in my ears.I got these almost out of curiosity and for when I want/need some protection from noise for sleep. I normally use foam earplugs but thought I would try something more reusable, and maybe like them better.The first thing I wanted to know was how comfortable the loop would be as a side sleeper. I was surprised by how little I noticed the loop. I got lucky and the default medium-size tip fit me perfectly. I tried the smaller tip to see if it would work and it was immediately apparent it was not blocking any sound. The tips are not too hard to get off or put on. I have to wonder if people who report not noise blockage are using too small a tip.So how do they work? They are no miracle, but I was not expecting them to be. They definitely attenuate the sound. With the loops in I could not hear my roommate's TV at all.They do not block sound as well as properly inserted foam plugs but they are more comfortable. My goal is to block sounds in the morning so I need something I can wear all night. Foam plugs I almost always end up pulling them out during the night.The trade-off is more comfort or more noise reduction. While the foam plugs help me get to sleep in a noisy place I usually yank them out before morning and I'm unprotected from morning noises.I think the quiet loops are expensive for what they are but the main thing is that they work for my use case and that is what counts so worth the money for a good night's sleep.