Bluetooth Sleep headphones

[plainsie]

I wonder if anyone has any experience of these sleep headphones to help with tinnitus at night. The link shows headphones from Boots but there are similar /cheaper ones on eBay/Amazon. Thanks.

boots.com/satzuma-bluetooth...

[Upbeatmap]

You have a few options. Some cheap and some very expensive.

The cheapest are fabric headbands that have flat speakers built in. They are ok and relatively comfy. There are quite a few for sale on Amazon and cost around £20.

You then have small in ear headphones. The cheapest ones are Anker Soundcore A20. I think that they are about £120. I’ve tried their predecessor (A10) and they were ok but sometimes a little uncomfortable.

The premium ones are Ozlo Sleepbuds. These are great, comfy and well made but cost around £300. I have these and use them every night.

I hope that’s useful.

[plainsie in reply to Upbeatmap]

Thank you so much Upbeatmap.

[perlcoder in reply to Upbeatmap]

Coincidentally, I have been considering the Ozlo Sleepbuds only this week. May I ask how long you have been using them and have you found any defects / disadvantages?

Also, do you wear hearing aids? One of the matters I am bearing in mind is that I have them in both ears now, and I am a bit concerned about taking them out, only to replace them with the Ozlos, so that my ears are almost never free of something poked into them. Bad as my nights are, it is rather nice to take out my HAs when I go to bed.

[NinjaBeaver in reply to perlcoder]

I don't have hearing aids, but I've been using bone conduction headphones (Shokz Openrun) for a few months as I hate having anything in my ears. I can't claim that it's done anything to reduce my tinnitus, but it does make it more bearable to play chillout music at night so I have something else to mask the tinnitus. The plus side is I can also hear everything that's going on around me (I like to make sure I can hear my dogs if they need something) and my ears don't get itchy or uncomfortably warm.

[perlcoder in reply to NinjaBeaver]

Thank you,

That is another technology I have considered in recent years, but hesitated over the cost and their ability to mask my T.

I suppose that they would be difficult for a side sleeper to keep in place at night?

A good distraction can be as good as a masker. When I tried the Sleepband a few years ago I found that, in addition to finding it hard to keep in place, it was a bit claustrophobic. Bone conduction would fix that of course.

I am still pondering the Ozlos, but I know that in the end the only answer is to try them and (very expensively) see.

Thanks again.

[NinjaBeaver in reply to perlcoder]

I'm a side sleeper too. I've had no problems with them at all. The band is a soft flexible plastic. I have next to no neck (haha), not sure if that makes a difference. If you don't go for the latest version they can go cheap(ish) sometimes. I think the basic Openrun, which I have, were £80 in the back friday sales. As headphones go, there's not really any bass (Openrun Pro 2 is supposed to fix that) but the sound is crystal clear. I was dubious when I ordered them but can't bear to part with them now.

[perlcoder in reply to NinjaBeaver]

Thank you,

That is impressive. There is no substitute for hearing about someone's personal experience of these things. I will look around for a bit longer. The Ozlos are on a 7 - 10 day delivery estimate, which is Christmas anyway. I have survived without them for more than 20 years of T - I can last a bit longer and see what offers there may be on bone conduction devices in the sales - to the extent that we still have sales now that Black Friday has come along.

Whatever I decide to do, I will report back here.

[Upbeatmap]

I don’t wear hearing aids so, most of the day, my ears are free.

I’ve been using Ozlo buds for around 5 months without any issues. Before that I used Bose Sleepbuds for 2 years. Bose discontinued their Sleepbuds and some key members of the team left to set up Ozlo and licensed some of the technology from Bose so they are very similar. Here’s a photo to compare.

As I have 24x7 pulsatile tinnitus, these are invaluable and allow me to sleep. I’m a side sleeper and don’t really feel them at all so they are very comfortable.

Comparison of Bose and Ozlo Sleepbuds.

[perlcoder in reply to Upbeatmap]

Many thanks for the prompt and helpful reply.

I learned that the Bose had been withdrawn before I had a chance to try them. Then I saw that Ozlo was under development, but only discovered this week that they have been available for several months now.

I will probably give them a try, but that is one hell of a price point to make a mistake.

Thanks again.