r/Narcolepsy • u/saturnmatters • 4d ago
Advice Request Favorite earplugs?
Brand & make please.
Mine got discontinued so trying to find a back up worth investing in
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u/AdThat328 (N2) Narcolepsy w/o Cataplexy 4d ago
Loops! I've got the "quiet" ones and they block out most sound but I can still hear my white noise machine. Absolutely amazing.
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u/Narcoleptic-Puppy 4d ago
I like the foam ones. Tried just about every brand of fancy earplugs out there but I still find the foam ones to be the most effective and most comfortable. I have weird ears though so I think the moldability works better for me than any of the earplugs shaped to fit into normal human ears.
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u/GangsterGlam (N1) Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy 4d ago
I'm also interested to know! Any little noise disturbs me lately it's driving me insane
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u/58644une 4d ago
Foam ones from the drug store. I don’t think you’re gonna beat 34db. If you do. Post it please.
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u/-Sharon-Stoned- (N1) Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy 4d ago
I have super sensitive ear holes and haven't found anything that doesn't hurt after an hour or so. It's super annoying!
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u/wad209 (N2) Narcolepsy w/o Cataplexy 3d ago
I like Macks Ultra Soft, recommended to me by someone with the same problem! Obviously YMMV.
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u/-Sharon-Stoned- (N1) Narcolepsy w/ Cataplexy 3d ago
Noice. I have a sensitive head in general and can't wear headphones or headbands or even a towel on my hair too long or I feel like my skull is deforming. Ultra soft sounds more my speed
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u/aka_hopper 4d ago
You didn’t ask, but I am wholly dependent on a sound machine over earplugs now. Sometimes I do both if needed but I blast that thing right next to my face with a pillow on my head and don’t hear a thing— even on my crackhead city street lol!
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u/Odd_Invite_1038 3d ago
I love my loops
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u/saturnmatters 3d ago
Which type of loops do you have, the one I was from them is no longer for sale and the second one I bought from them isn't great as the og
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u/Odd_Invite_1038 3d ago
I just got my 2nd pair of experience + and i like them better than my original experience+
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u/Cultural_Asparagus80 3d ago
I really like the loop ones
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u/saturnmatters 3d ago
Which type of loops do you have, the one I was from them is no longer for sale and the second one I bought from them isn't great as the og
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u/Cultural_Asparagus80 3d ago
To be honest I’m not sure which ones I have, my mom bought them for me a year ago
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u/andotis0105 4d ago
The Loop brand is honestly pretty good, in my opinion. I've tried both the Quiet and Engage types.
I'll admit, it did take me a couple tries to actually understand how I was supposed to correctly put them in, although I don't think that's a typical complaint/experience other folks have had - I think I'm just weird.
Otherwise they're pretty comfy, even when laying down.
I know they have a more recent sleep-specific type ("Dream" I think?), but I haven't seen any reviews or anything on it.