Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs

These are great if you want to block a lot of sound. They go in easily, stay in, are fairly comfortable, and cheap. I wear them for sleeping and using loud power tools. (I don't use them for loud music, because they block too much of the upper frequencies. I have other, special earplugs for that. But of course wearing these is better than damaging your ears.) I compared them with Flents Quiet Time Ear Plugs and Super Sleep Comfort Foam Ear Plugs . I decided that those other plugs are probably not worth getting. The Quiet Time plugs are too long, and Super Sleep feel the same as Quiet Time to me for a higher price. Though if you're using them while sleeping, I'd encourage you to compare Quiet Time and Super Sleep yourself, in case you find a different level of comfort with them. Sleep is important. (I often wake up with slight soreness in my ears with either kind, but I find it worthwhile.) Quiet Time claims a higher Noise Reduction Rating (33dB instead of 29dB), but I'm pretty sure that assumes you can actually fit the longer plug all the way into your ear, which would probably be uncomfortable for most people. If you're going to leave the extra length sticking outside your ear, as most people probably would, the noise reduction will be about the same. (Note: Noise Reduction Ratings are very approximate. The real amount of reduction depends on the frequencies of the sound, how well you insert the plugs, and the shape of your ear canal, among other things. Ratings are at best an average, and at worst marketing.)

UPDATE: Feel free to read my original review and know that I no longer feel the same about these earplugs. The new material allows the earplugs to become a long tube that end up hurting my ears just like the other type of earplugs on the market. I only started to buy flents because the unique shape and material. These are the same crap material as the other earplugs I hated and now I hate these too. I haven’t slept the last few nights because these “new improved softer” earplugs are murdering my poor little ear canals. The product was perfect before and it worked for people with small delicate ear canals and now they simply do not. If other earplugs hurt your ears then these will too! (Female/29 — this is my hubs acct that I share) I’m a very light sleeper and my husband is a moderate snorer. The first few years I made it work here and there through rough nights with some standard Mack’s earplugs with a bullet-like shape. I found that they hurt my smaller ear canal and I’d wake up in the night with sore and itchy ears. So I tried all sorts of different earplugs, even noise cancelling earbuds which I would play white noise through— but they were either completely ineffective at blocking noise or incredibly painful a few hours into use. I wish I could have discovered flents earplugs 7 years ago— but I’m overjoyed to have them in my life now. Even my husband said he was shocked when he got up in the night to use the bathroom and noticed that I was deep asleep and dare I say gently snoring (usually I’m stirring when he gets up for any reason). These babies don’t hurt my little ears one bit, the shape doesn’t press up against my ear drum or cause me to experience any itchiness. This is truly the first time I’ve been able to sleep on my sides comfortably in earplugs, or get through a night without ripping them out just from the pain caused by traditional bullet-shaped earplugs. I will say that the noise reduction isn’t as good as some, but they do enough to block out 99% of his snoring— save for the really loud nights in which it still nocks out the majority of the sound and makes it a lot easier to tolerate than before. The most important thing for me the lack of discomfort I experience with this brand— they now have a customer for life!! Any bad reviews may just be operator error because these are the best. If your earplugs are hurting you, give these a chance!

Another revision (as of 6/2012): I think that Flents heard the complaints from long time users. I recently ordered the other Flents Quiet Please...the ones that are hexagonal foam. Although they got positive reviews on Amazon, they were not as good as the original. I returned them and again ordered the 50 pr jar. I am pleasantly surprised! One pair is again lasting 5 days with very effective sound blocking. I won't delete my original review because it shows that sellers can respond to buyers complaints. Thank You Flents. Revised review alert! Below is the review I wrote upon recieving the 50pr container in January (I thought I was getting a good buy)...I had a small box to go through and didn't open and use this order until last week. As another critic said, Flents seems to have changed the quality and not for the better. The good news is that they still are comfortable and block noise as effectively. The bad news is that where as I used to be able to get at least 4 nights wear out of one pair, this new order is barely usable for 2 wearings. I had an older pair that I keep in a travel kit and the difference is noticeable...the new foam is softer and breaks down faster. They are also slightly shorter. Shame on Flents for diminishing the quality of a wonderful product. So much for the good price I thought I was getting. I would rather pay a bit more as the price of consistancy. But having said that, below is my original review: I've been using Flents Quiet Please Ear Plugs for a few years now...I wish I had known about them years before. They are far better than Hearos, Macks, or even the other Flent earplug styles for noise blocking and comfort. Watch what you buy because Flent's also makes another Quiet Please model(called Ear Stopples) and a plastic foam style called Quiet Time...these are not the same! The only drawback is that they do have to be disposed of within 3-6 uses. But that's not really a big deal. Here are a few usage tips if you have a hard time inserting them: 1)Moisten your ear canal with a few drops of water with one hand while you roll the plug as tightly as possible with the other. 2)Pull you ear away from you head with the opposite hand while you insert the plug. 3)Open you mouth as wide as possible...this seems to help open the canal. 4)Work quickly...the plugs start to expand within seconds. If it doesn't go immediately, don't attempt to stuff in the expanded plug. Re-roll the plug and re-mositen you ear. 5)Don't expect both ear canals to be the same angle. For me, the right one always goes in more easily than the left. Be patient...it may take several tries before you get a sense of the angle of each ear.

These are the best earplugs. They block out the noise great. Expensive but totally worth it in my opinion. Stay in all night. Would highly recommend.

These are the best ear plugs I have ever found for cancelling out noise. They are not infallible but work except in the most extreme circumstances

Exactement ce qu'il me fallait. Je déteste les boules en cire. Celle-ci sont souple amis tiennent bien dans les oreilles. Elle ne s'échappe pas pendant la nuit.

I used to love the pink Flents earplugs which had the rod inside. Those were easy to slide inside the ear. Sadly, I haven't been able to find those anywhere. But surprisingly, these have been a really good substitute. There is no rod inside so you do have to flatten it entirely before sliding it in, which takes an extra couple of seconds. But they stay inside the ear for the most part and are very effective.

I've tried various ear plugs to sleep as I need 100% quiet to sleep. I used this type for years and recently tried Flents NRR 33 but they are of a different material and shape and did not block out the sound. So I bought these Flents Quiet Please foam tubular shaped ear plus and although they are only NRR 29 they do a fantastic job of blocking out noise of cars, machines, music, voices, etc and let's me sleep. I am side sleeper and I have absolutely no pain or discomfort with them being in my ear. I definitely recommend.