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The Ozlo Sleep earbuds are some of the most comfortable and effective sleep earbuds I’ve ever tested, and I can’t recommend them enough to anybody who needs to quiet down their bedtime environment to catch a few more Z’s, that is, if they’re willing to pay the $300 price tag. Keep reading to learn why.
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If you’ve heard anything about Ozlo, it’s probably because you were interested in the discontinued Bose Sleepbuds that the audio brand cut the cord on in 2020. The buds “didn’t reach the level of adoption” Bose hoped they would, despite their avid following, Bose spokesperson Joanne Berthiaume told The Verge. The Ozlo Sleepbuds are the Sleepbuds reincarnate, taking some of Bose’s proprietary tech, like the StayHear Plus tips, and implementing them into a new product.
Every night I wore these buds, I slept like a baby and fell asleep within minutes. I found myself first gravitating towards them on nights when my neighbors celebrated on the street outside my apartment. However, I eventually put them in my ears even when outside disturbances were negligible. They’re simply that comfortable and effective. They succeed at masking noise around me and isolating me from the pesky engines and sirens outside.
One area that I couldn’t test was whether they mask snoring. From my experience using them alone in my bedroom to dim outside sounds, I’d say they do a good job of removing ambient distractions, but I can’t confirm how effective they’d be at minimizing snores right next to you.
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If you don’t shuffle in bed throughout the night, these will stick in your ears — and they’re quite comfortable for side sleepers. I didn’t experience any pressure built up over time, and, in the mornings, I didn’t feel any soreness or sensitivity.
One of my favorite aspects of these buds is the sleep sounds paired with the Sleepbuds’ audio strength, which is loud enough to completely mask external sounds outside my bedroom window while being quiet and neutral enough to send me to sleep. That’s a difficult feat and one that I had trouble finding while testing competing sleep earbuds.
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So, who are these for? People who prioritize comfort in a sleep earbud and are willing to pay $300 for it. These earbuds dissolved in my ears during sleep, and as I shuffled from one side to the other, I found myself absolutely content with them in my ears. The Ozlo Sleepbuds