Looking for something I can use to wear to have audio from bluetooth that doesn’t get in the way as a side-sleeper

  • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I have the wired version of these Hearprotek earbuds, and they are amazing. The earbud is so small it doesn’t reach past my ear, and they are some sort of soft silicon, so they dont bother my ears when sleeping on my side. I went through dozens of “sleep earbuds” until I found these. https://a.co/d/0a7kYUM

  • twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    SleepPhones are great! They are super comfortable and secure (I toss and turn a lot, anything in-ear never had a prayer). I wear mine working out too.

    Under-appreciated advantage over cheaper, similar competition: super easy to clean. The mechanism slides in and out of the band, which is machine washable. You’re not just building up sweat and oil might after night.

  • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I put my phone under my pillow.

    Well now I’ve upgraded it with two tiny speakers from AliExpress so my phone is not overheating while charging

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    5 days ago

    I’m surprised so many people wear earpods while sleeping. Do you not have alarms in the morning that you need to hear? Is there a reason you can’t have a white noise machine?

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 days ago

      I think actual anything going on or in ear is probably a no for me. I’m trying a small portable/wired bluetooth speaker in a few places like in pillow, may try a headband but if speaker works, cat also likes it so thats a plus for it too lol

      • Drusas@fedia.io
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        4 days ago

        Oh, I get it. I misunderstood you at first. I thought you were looking for earbuds.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 days ago

      Those are murder for me now, gotta jack up the volume and I find them less comfortable than the Pros. I’ve been spoiled by Pro’s sound cancelling

  • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    Probably already plenty solutions here, but wanted to throw in that pillows filled with spelt, millet or similar keep their shape pretty well, so you can push in with two fingers to carve out a little hole for your ear and then you can just wear normal earbuds.

    • Bloodyhog@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      On the second one from Musicozy. The first failed after 2 years of nightly use (a wire broke), but given the price I certainly am happy. Cheap, alrightish sound quality, battery lasts a few nights, and nothing stuck in your ears. Cannot go to sleep without now ((

  • moonlight@fedia.io
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    6 days ago

    Depending on how you sleep, you might just want to look into slim conductive headphones instead of overpriced sleep-specific ones

  • Jarlsburg@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Check out bone conduction headphones.

    The audio quality is not the best but it more than enough for podcasts or youtube content. They are much more comfortable for me as long as the volume is relatively low or else the vibration starts to become annoying. I would recommend trying them out if you can from a friend or order some expecting to return them because they aren’t for everyone but if you are like me you won’t want to use anything else.

    • Caboose12000@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      is this a bot response or something? I fucking love my bone conduction headphones but theyre defintily not appropriate for side sleepers, hell I can’t even use a headrest comfortably while wearing them let alone lay down with them on

    • Bloodyhog@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Using Shokz myself, but for the intended use- sports. For the outdoor runs/cycling they are good. But for sleeping, they still press into your face when you sleep on the side.

  • can@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    I just use an old true wireless one I don’t mind misplacing, put it in the ear of the side I’m not sleeping on, and assume it will follow out before I toss n turn.

  • I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I use Sennheiser HD450BT over the ear headphones. A little tricky but with a softer pillow side sleeping is fine. Can occasionally have issues with the ANC with some pillows.

    Using Brownian noise from my phone.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 days ago

      Actually dug up my old bluetooth portable i got at costco ages ago so will experiment with this first but i am very turned on to the idea of a pillow speaker typed dealio