Headband speakers.

[RobWG]

Hi. Anyone tried a Snoozeband or similar headband speaker please. Any recommendations appreciated

I sleep reasonably well with my T these days but occasionally some background noise helps and my partner is a very light sleeper.

Regards

Rob

[perlcoder]

Hi Rob,

When my T worsened significantly about 7 years ago, and being worst during the night, I bought SleepPhones. They didn''t work well for me, but I am probably atypical. The reasons were:

(a) Masking only suppresses my T if the sound source is in my ear canal - ie earbuds of some kind. I knew that in advance, because ordinary headphones never do the trick, but I was willing to take the risk in case my experience at night might be different. It wasn't.

(b) I found that getting the speakers into the best position for my ears was a faff, and they never stayed there for long - see further (c).

(c) I bought the model that charges via a USB cable rather than induction. I found connecting the cable to be another faff, and it disturbed the position of the speakers.

I know that others get great benefit from SleepPhones and similar, some of them may add their comments here, but that is how they worked out for me.

Best wishes.

[RobWG in reply to perlcoder]

Thanks

[Karlos99]

hi there. Been using a sleep headband for about 18 months. Cost about £18 off Amazon. It’s called musicozy. Really helpful. Bluetooth to my phone and listen to podcasts or sleep hypnotherapy. All the best.

[ilovebbq in reply to Karlos99]

I use these as well with Spotify on my phone. There are tinnitus specific playlist there that really help me sleep.

[daverussell]

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[Upbeatmap]

Hi Rob

I use sleep headphones every night and they help me massively. I first tried the headbands which work ok but the speakers move about a bit which really affects the volume.

I then tried much more expensive Bose Sleepbuds which were great but eventually broke after 2 years and, unfortunately, Bose have now stopped making them.

I’ve just bought some Soundcore A10 Sleepbuds which are around £90 and they work pretty well. They are slightly bigger than the Bose ones but still comfy enough to sleep on your side. It’s a much better experience than the headbands but, obviously, a fair amount more expensive.

[perlcoder in reply to Upbeatmap]

That is interesting and helpful - thanks. The Bose had been discontinued before I knew they existed, or I would certainly have tried them. I will look further into the A10s.

[RobWG in reply to Upbeatmap]

Thanks I'll have a look.

[Dobradee]

Hi, I’ve had my sleep head band from eBay for about 4 years & it’s still going strong! It cost about £6! If you’re ok lying on your back you’ll be golden! I play Calm sleep stories, relaxation music & bed time wind downs & couldn’t manage without it. If you like lying on your side you may have to adjust your head or else the speaker digs into your ear.

[Toilet82]

I’ve got them and they’re fine and relaxing. Downloaded the “White Noise” app and play it through Bluetooth

[Bbcoach]

Hello Rob. I have had tinnitus since January 2022. I have used a Bluetooth sleep headband which does seem to help. My son-in-law ordered it for me. It is quite comfortable and hooks up nicely to my phone with some of the tinnitus relief sounds I found on YouTube. I have found some of the sounds that help me are on the Dalesnale channel. The brand name of the headband is Peryt. I believe he ordered it from Amazon. I hope this helps and the best of luck to you.