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Episode 1 · Sleep · 2:40
Best earplugs for snoring (most people use them wrong)
Ella’s partner snores like a tractor with a whistle. Bo explains why snoring is so hard to block, what a good earplug can realistically do, and the insertion mistake that makes earplugs hurt or fall out. Ella tries it so you don’t have to.
In this episode you will learn
- Why snoring is bass (110 to 500 Hz) and why every earplug blocks bass the least
- How a well-sealed silicone earplug takes 69 dB snoring down to about 47 dB
- The right way to insert earplugs: pull the ear up and back, twist, stop when it seals
- Why foam fails the pillow test and costs about £146 a year
- When loud snoring is a reason for the snorer to see a GP
Earplugs in this episode: Life+ earplugs
Chapters · tap to jump
- She is sleeping next to that
- Best earplugs for snoring
- Snoring is bass
- Quieter, not silent
- The earplug mistake
- The pillow test
- Life+ silicone earplugs
- Reviews and 40-day trial
- What does your snorer sound like?
Read the transcript
Bo: She’s sleeping next to THAT. Here’s how.
Ella: He snores like a tractor. A tractor… with a whistle!
Bo: Fun fact. That tractor can hit 77 decibels. A busy restaurant. In your bed.
Ella: I hate that fact.
Bo: I’m Bo, hearing specialist. Yes, an elephant. Biggest ears on the planet, so I take noise personally. Hunting for the best earplugs for snoring? Here’s what works. And the mistake almost everyone makes.
Bo: First, the bit nobody tells you. In one study, over a third of partners of loud snorers had measurable hearing changes. In the ear facing the snorer.
Ella: Which ear?
Bo: The one facing him.
Bo: Snoring is so hard to block because it’s bass. Like thunder. Like your neighbour’s subwoofer. And every earplug blocks bass the least. So the number on the box flatters everyone. What really matters? The seal.
Ella: The seal. Got it.
Bo: A good silicone plug takes average snoring from 69 decibels to about 47. Under the line where light sleepers wake up. Not silent. Quieter. Give it three nights. And your alarm? Still works.
Bo: Now, the mistake. Most people push. Harder, deeper… ouch. Don’t. Pull the top of your ear up and back, twist the plug in like a screw, and stop as soon as it seals.
Ella: For me that’s… a lot of ear.
Bo: If it hurts, go smaller, not deeper. Not sure which size? Our AR KI TECH online ear measurement finds your perfect fit. Full video on that soon, so follow and subscribe!
Bo: And the pillow test. Foam sticks out. You roll over and… pop!
Ella: So THAT’s why I find them in the bed!
Bo: Or in the dog.
Bo: Silicone sits flush, so the pillow can’t grab it. And foam at 40p a night? That’s about £146 a year.
Ella: So I’ve been paying £146 a year… to find them in the dog.
Ella: Okay. Life+. Let’s see.
Ella: I can still hear him. Faintly. I just… don’t care anymore.
Theo: Did I snore?
Ella: …What?
Bo: And if he snores like a chainsaw, or stops breathing for a moment? That’s a GP visit. For him.
Bo: 4.7 stars from over 4,000 reviews. 40 days to try them, even used. Money back.
Bo: Tractor, chainsaw or leaf blower? Tell us in the comments. Code BOELLA01 gets you 10% off. Link’s below. I’m Bo, from BOLLSEN. Big ears. Small plugs.
Ella: Good night, Bo!
Bo: Next time: why you still wake up at 3 a.m. Even with earplugs in.