Earplugs

[barry1010]

I really need to wear earplugs when I'm in bed but every type I have tried causes me to hear my heartbeat, my breathing and swallowing and loud whooshing noises which defeat the object.
Any suggestions?

[douglas9401]

Noise cancelling headphones?

[barry1010]

Is it possible to sleep in them?

[douglas9401]

I'm not sure, Barry, what is it that keeps you awake at the moment?

[riptide]

Do you have tinnitus, I have had it for years and find that having the radio on at night helps.

[barry1010]

You are not going to believe this - my neighbour's central heating. It must be set to come on when the temperature drops. It comes on with a thunk which wakes me up then the vibrating hum stops me going back to sleep. It took me a long time to figure out where the noise was coming from.

[THECORBYLOON]

There are a couple of in-car ones in this link but they're not cheap.

https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/headphones/best-noise-cancelling-headphones

[THECORBYLOON]

In-car? In-ear...

[douglas9401]

Have you tried focussing on the hum? Treat it like whale song and go with it.

[Cloverjo]

What type of earplugs have you tried? I use wax ones. You need to get them in just right. I never got on with the foam type.

[Peter Pedant]

earplugs for AB
no I think you need eye patches or thick bottle rim glasses
ter daah !

oops sozza sozza I misunderstood ...

[barry1010]

I've tried wax, rubber, silicone, foam - cheap ones, expensive ones, disposable, reusable. I'm at the end of my tether.

[barry1010]

Does everyone hear their body sounds when they wear ear plugs?

[gingejbee]

This may seem counter-intuitive, but for any internal noise (eg tinnitus) or external noise (noisy neighbours, dogs barking, traffic etc) your own "noise machine" can be very helpful. At your bedside, it produces a choice of sounds at adjustable volume which gives your brain something to focus on. It takes a night or two to get used to...I've used one for many years and find it difficult to sleep without it. Lots on Amazon from about £20.
I really wouldn't try sleeping in any sort of earphones/headphones.

[barry1010]

Would that disturb my wife, ginge?

[iluvmargie]

I've had to wear wax ear plugs on occasion and yes, I can hear a sort of whooshing noise, not my heartbeat though. I just got used to it as they did block out the offending noises. I don't like wearing them though.

[gingejbee]

Well, if it's on your side of the bed and the volume is just enough to "mask" the offending noise, she shouldn't be disturbed by it....she may even find it useful. Worth a try.
Here's the one I have....take a look at the comments.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Fitzer]

I see this sort of thing advertised a lot, never tried them myself Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Old_Geezer]

You can sleep in noise cancelling headbuds but since the sounds are internal, I'm unsure how effective they'd be.

[maggiebee]

My daughter is a light sleeper and uses wax ear plugs when she comes to stay as she says I snore rather loudly! Myself - if a brass band marched through my bedroom in the middle of the night I would sleep through it.

[Dagman]

Are your neighbours unapproachable? Can you tell them it's disturbing your sleep? Maybe they could change the timing for you? Even our own heating wakes me! I do sympathise! I have an app on my pad called Relax Melodies downloaded from playstore. It provides rain, sea, forest breeze sounds etc on a loop. You don't need to pay for anything. It masks any background sounds for me. Worth a try if neighbours don't help.