Bose Sleep

I was given these as a gift because I have always struggled with both getting to sleep and staying asleep. I’m a very light sleeper so any noise will wake me up. My review is very specific to me but I hope it’s something can can be added. I currently listen to tv (just the sound, screen turned off) to fall asleep because it is the most distracting thing I’ve found to get my brain to settle. White noise has never been effective. These are great for helping me get a better deeper sleep because I’m not woken up by little noises however, I tried using the noises in the app, including adding some from the selection available to be downloaded and non of them were helpful for getting me to fall asleep. I now listen to tv, same as before, with one of the earbuds slightly offset in my ear. I’ve managed to push it in either just as I’m falling asleep or sometimes my pillow secures it. I did almost lose one once. I would like to see a feature where streaming could be done through the app as a kind of sleep timer similar to the white noise. I understand that traditional steaming is not available because of the size so I wonder if something could be done via the app.

Considering the SleepBuds cost a whopping $250, the app that supports them should be a lot better. Why can my iPad detect my AirPods and Jabras instantly, but this app takes MANY seconds to find the SleepBuds… and sometimes fails to find them entirely? Why are other audio apps controllable from the lock screen but not this one? Why do I have to unlock my iPad and navigate to the app to control the SleepBud volume with a slider rather than just use my volume rocker? This all seems like pretty basic stuff to me, that other apps manage fine. Other stuff: you can only listen to Bose sleep sounds on the SleepBuds. I don’t see why you can’t have a seamless experience of listening to whatever you want on the SleepBuds before sleep, then turning on Bose’s sounds. Talk about a nanny app! And I find way too many of the available sounds too busy and/or high-pitched. There’s only one or two I can stand to listen to. There might be good reason for other stuff that’s also inconvenient, like having to take time to load sounds ONTO your SleepBuds rather than simply stream it (I’m guessing so your sound is not dependent on your device’s battery life), but the whole interface is just needlessly frustrating and complex, which is not conducive to a relaxed pre-sleep state. The SleepBuds themselves are great, but hampered by this crappy app.

I am a terribly light sleeper with an acute case of misophonia and I have a truly difficult time falling asleep, especially when I can hear the pounding of neighbors’ footsteps overhead and begin to fixate on/panic as a result of my inability to fall asleep. This product masks all of these noises and I actually slept a full nine hours the past two nights while wearing the sleepbuds on the cascade sound. Is this a perfect product? Well, I echo some consumer concerns such as the inability to stream anything other than the app, but these sleep buds are a true miracle for me and I couldn’t be more grateful to have the ability to finally fall asleep even when neighbors are up late pounding about. It’s important to read the directions thoroughly (especially the one that says your ears might be different sizes and require different size earbud covers—mine totally did)! I haven’t had the problem placing the buds back into the case like others (the white light shows when they are properly placed back into the case for charging, fyi). Please never stop making this product! Some of us need these sleepbuds for medical reasons and you are giving us our lives back—thank you!

This is a great product in that it works quite well to put one to sleep and help keep one there. The update that gave more choices in sounds for NO CHARGE was a welcome surprise!I really like 2 or 3 of them, but one that you love is all that is necessary to do the job well. This product is great for BLOCKING MY HUSBAND’S SNORING. I gave 4 stars because comfort could improve. I am a small person ( 5’3” -115 lbs)and the “small” sized earbud covers are still a bit large for me. One of my ears actually blistered from wearing the earbuds for the first few nights in a row I let my ear heal, and began using the earbuds every other night so as to protect the ear. My ears were soar for about 20 minutes when I woke up in the morning until I got used to the earbuds which took about a month. So if you can hang with them and be patient, the soreness will stop, and you will just enjoy the product. Also some of the sound selections I find very odd, but again, other people must like them so that is wonderful. The ocean ,rain and water sounds are my favorites. Please offer additional sized earbud covers as an in app purchase. Thank you.

Please don’t get rid of them. Please come out with other soon. Please please. I hope you read these. I know this sounds pathetic but they help so much with my sleep issues, apnea and anxiety for falling asleep So sad to see these are being discontinued. Having sleep apnea/anxiety doesn’t help. But these buds fit so comfortably & when they work there the best sleep aid ever. I appreciate the transparency of the company on this issue. But it leaves me on what to do. Keep them & hope they won’t fail or return them and wonder what I’ll do without them. I get it though there’s something wrong they can’t seem to fix. Just wish they could !! App is not as bad as other say. Does need a update bcuz it doesn’t always catch on to the sleepbuds for some reason. Sound quality in my opinion is good. Yes it’s not super clear but... you want it suttle when sleeping. I love them. I sleep better no joke. I have sleep apnea & anxiety so this really helps. My only issue is that I’ve noticed that the headphones aren’t charging evenly but customer service which was great btw when contacted said there shud b a update to address.

I bought these to help me sleep in the same room as my husband. I have worn ear plugs every night for a few years and can tell you how to find ones that don’t hurt. Problem is even with the best ear plugs I couldn’t sleep hearing any hint of snoring. If I woke up and he was sleep it would take me hours to fall back asleep and that’s if I was nice and didn’t kick him out of the bedroom. Well these work completely different in that they provide another sound that competes with the snoring. I noticed that my brain can finally tune out the snoring and I wonder if the sounds from the ear buds have trained my brain to fall asleep faster when the sound is on. These are not norma headphones and they work by proving soothing sound of a limited choice to go straight to your ears. The buds are very comfortable. I have had no pain and they don’t fall out. They have to connect to your phone and it can take time. The trick that seems to work is having both buds next to each other in my hand near my phone and they now connect faster. If you have trouble sleeping due to a snorer, try these.

I got these at their initial launch so have had them over two years I think. LOVED THEM! My husband snores and regular foam earplugs sort of worked- unless I woke up and he was snoring and then I’d stay awake sometimes for several hours. The earbuds mask the snoring enough that I can get back to sleep. So I was/am addicted to these! Then after about 18 months, I started waking up in the morning with just one of my ears sore where the ear bud fits. I tried different sizes of the tips, but that didn’t help and the soreness will only go away if I don’t wear that earbud. So I usually wear just one with foam earplug in the other ear, then if I do wake up and need the other one, I will switch out the foam and wear both earbuds the rest of the night. Soreness is kept to a minimum that way. I honestly don’t know what happened to my ear that causes the soreness but I’m addicted so I’m dealing with it. I also have ringing in my ears, and since that is an internal sound, not external, the earbud noise really doesn’t mask it. I would love to see if any research has found a sound that competes or counteracts ringing and have that as one of the choices in the app.

I got these for my birthday and they have really changed the way I sleep. I work late, which means I sleep through most of the morning while my family is going about their lives. This causes an issue as I’m trying to catch up on sleep and need peace and quiet, while it’s daytime and I can’t stop them from making noise. I put these in and I can no longer hear anything going on outside my room or inside, it’s amazing. The sounds that are available are okay, the only one I can sleep to is the rain one but it works well. What I would really like to see in this app is maybe teaming up with the Headspace app (a really good guided meditation app) and letting us download certain sleep podcasts to fall asleep to too. I typically end up falling asleep with one earbud in, and one ear open listening to the Headspace app. Short summary, great product, slightly pricey, the app itself is perfectly fine but you have to have a pair of sleep buds to use it so it’s basically a review of the sleep buds. The sounds are eh but I’m sure there’s at least one for everyone, wish there were more options though.

I have four of these. Two of them one ear bud broke. They are sleep buds. So obviously you notice they are broken when going to sleep. Just when their support is closed. I keep forgetting to call the next day and notice again when their support is closed I need support. Only option is to call. It would be so much easier if I could send an email when I notice they are broken. Or god forbid have a chat app for this use case (which seems like it is a very common one see later below). Not to mention their site puts you in an infinite loop and you keep entering your serial number, on your phone digit by digit because they don’t offer copy of serial number support, only to go back to the page which says contact us. They seriously did not consider support for when their product breaks - which it breaks a lot. 50% in my case. And look online, there are tons and tons of posts of one ear bud breaking / stopping working and Bose support says to call them - which again they are closed when one is usually going to sleep. Save your money and just buy a noise cancellation product. They cost like $5 on your phone and it always works. I love Bose products but this one is a complete waste of money, don’t buy it.

If you have to deal with a noisy house when you need to sleep, if you need to deal with the unknowns of a hotel next to the airport, freeway or other source of acoustic distraction buy these and you will not be disappointed. I used a predecessors product before Bose came out with these and the Bose product since they were first made available and have never regretted it. They are worth every penny I paid and for the rest I’ve received in return. They are truly life changing when you need to sleep but are awakened time and again by the rest of the world around you. If that’s you too, try these. I do not work for Bose or anything affiliated with them, the only benefit I’ve ever received was being invited to participate in their initial product evaluation where I paid for the opportunity to get access to the preproduction product. This is all about how I feel about this extraordinary product which helps me nightly. The app is the way to use the sleep buds and it’s a good product too, I couldn’t be more pleased with both.

As someone who’s dealing with a bad case of tinnitus I thought this might offer some long sought after relief. Small, comfortable and a charge that can last all night, WOW! After only one night I can honestly say that these are indeed ALMOST perfect. From the reviews I’ve read I see a lot of people with tinnitus are using these. And as most tinnitus sufferers know, hearing lost goes right along with it. That brings me to the first issue with the Sleepbuds, NO RIGHT/LEFT BALANCE ADJUSTMENT. It’s actually hard for me the believe that Bose, a company who’s reputation is build on quality sound equipment would overlook a feature like this. Surely this is something that can be addressed in an app update. My second issue is volume. It needs to be louder. At full volume my ear with hearing loss issues can just hear the sounds. If I could pump the sound up a little more than it’s capable of now it’d be great. Come on guys, we’ve paid out a pretty big chunk of change for these. Give us an update with the features a devise like this should have came with. No. 1 - Right/Left Balance Adjustment No. 2 - A boost in sound

My wife and I both snore so these have dramatically improved our lives. We bought two pairs a year ago and have dealt with the usual pain: hard to put back in the charging case, occasional poor charge, occasional difficulty connecting to both buds. Regardless though, when they work our sleep is wonderful! Within one year the pair that had the most problems fell apart; the charging magnets fell off. We bought a third pair and need to initiate an exchange. Regardless though, when they work our sleep is wonderful!! The most recent issue now is the Bose Sleep app crashes when attempting to download additional sounds on IOS 13.2.2. Thankfully we already replaced our least favorite default sounds, so I only mention it in the hopes that Bose will fix it so those of us customers that love the product can continue to use them for as long as they hold up. Please continue with bug fixes so we can continue buying up and using more pairs before the discontinued stock dries up.

I love the idea, design, simplicity and what it was promised it would offer. I love my quiet comfort with active noise cancelling. (Wish somehow one day the technology can be implanted in these tiny earphones) I understand that this one wouldn’t actively cancel out noise however the “sound masking” feature does not do anything. My main issue is the volume. The volume is so LOW that I barely can hear it. This device is only good for sleeping in quiet environment for someone that requires some type of white noise to fall sleep. It does not mask any outside noise. I don’t know why there are so many warnings for high volume in the app? If you are putting on a device to fall sleep obviously you are trying to block out some outside noise otherwise why would you use it? If this can be fixed with an update it would make sense to have this device otherwise there is ZERO benefits from it. I read so many reviews about people complaining about the volume but didn’t believe it, however after using it now I understand. The idea was probably to use this for everyday sleeping situation but the market for blocking outside noise is much higher than listening to some faint sound coming out of a black hole from far far away. Lol

My boyfriend snores. I have sleep troubles. I can’t fall asleep and stay asleep. Mix that in with the jackhammer next to me and it’s disastrous for my sleep. I had been using the little ear plugs. Roll them up and jam the in my ear. Not only were they not enough to silence the snoring, but I’m pretty sure I’ve damaged my ear canal from shoving those foam plugs way too far into my ear. That being said the Bose Sleepbuds are pure magic! I love falling asleep to the rain. I adjust the volume based on the boyfriend’s snoring. It’s absolutely brilliant! There is an alarm to wake you as you may not hear your traditional clock/phone alarm. That is another genius selling point. Add all that together and I’ve had two of the best nights sleep since I moved in with the boyfriend. This is a must buy if your loved one snores. Sleeping in another room was simply not an option. I believe in sleeping next to the man I love. Not that I haven’t snuck out a few times along the way when the snoring was extra loud. Nonetheless, this is a game changer! Thank you Bose!!!

I really love my sleep buds. My husband is a snoring machine and now I don’t have to sleep in the guest room just to get some sleep. The only reason I don’t give 5 starts is because of the phone free mode. I would really love to use it as I don’t like the idea of Bluetooth in my ears all night but it has a super high pitched ring underneath the sounds and it drives me crazy. The second thing I would change is the sleep timer. The longest you can use is 8hrs or all night. I would love 10 hrs because sometimes on the weekend I get 8.5-9 hrs and if it suddenly turns off it wakes me. Also, sometimes I forget to charge them so if they turned off at 10hrs at least I would have juice for the next night. Otherwise they just run until they are out of batteries and I don’t realize I forgot to charge them until I’m getting in bed for the night. Overall they are lifesavers and I really love them by would just make a few updates.

These sleep buds have made sleep amazing again! I’m a current junior in college and living in a apartment has been a struggling time. Leaving the TV on at night wouldn’t drown out the noise from my heavy footed neighbors. Even playing a sleep machine from my Alexa wasn’t enough for me to eliminate any disturbances. I’m a light sleeper and any amount of noise will make me loose my mind. With the Bose Sleep Buds right in my ear and the control of 20+ plus sounds to relax and fall asleep to it made me such a happier person in the mornings. It definitely takes a few nights to find the right fit for the buds but once that’s done it’s such an easy put on and relax. Battery life is not an issue! I still have 40% when I wake up at night and All I have to do is place them back in the case and let them charge for the day while I’m gone. I suggest these to anyone who struggles with falling asleep and even staying asleep. For $250 plus it’s a great investment for sleep.

First, what I love about these. They are super comfortable to wear and don’t fall out. However, and this is one of the two drawbacks I have. In my world, even at top sound level, I haven’t been able to find a sound that is both conducive to sleep and masks noise. I have trouble sleeping and noise is a big factor for me. I depended on a product from Bose to be better in this department. My second issue is bugs with the app. I was trying to download a new sound to try and it literally blew up my app to the point where I had to delete it and reinstall it to use my ear buds. I could not access anything from inside the app. From a programmer, this is an unacceptable experience and should never have gotten past QA. Lastly is just a similar wish to what others shared. The wish to be able to steam from other apps as only one of the sound options is soothing, at all, to me and as stated above, even at full sound it doesn’t mask noise well enough. Hopefully Bose will pay attention and improve on what has the potential to be an amazing product.

Had the old ones which sucked all around. From the battery life to the app. These are great on the battery life so far! However the app needs major improvements. First:get rid of the pre-loaded sounds or make it simple for the user to delete the ones we don’t care for. I mean for $250 we deserve the ability to personalize them. Second : allow us to name the alarms. I would love to set an alarm for waking up, time for work it take you meds etc. Third: Even the first Version of the app with the original discontinued model of these allowed you to sample the sounds through the sleep buds. Come Bose this is disappointing for your brand! I have been with you guys since I was 10 years old! 34 years is a long time.. get it together quick Long time companies are dying. Suggestion: don’t be a on demand company who pushes products out to stay a head of other companies and lean on the consumer to report issues for you to try and fix them after it’s out. Offer product testing, get feedback, perfect it then put it on the market.🤷🏽‍♂️ I just saying. I was very disappointed with the discontinuation or the first models and how long it took to get a refund... I had to call you guys 3x a week for nearly 4 months. Yet I bought the new ones. At the end of the day you have loyal customers. Do better by then. Improve and fix your app.

These sleep buds mask even loud snoring from my husband and I can finally sleep soundly all night despite the noise. The second generation fixed the many problems that I had with the original version. One issue with the app: For some odd reason, Bose uses an incredibly small and light font for an app that is a sleep app. I do not sleep with my reading glasses on, and I cannot read the app when I want to hit snooze. The “snooze” and “dismiss” are labeled in about 6 point font and I can’t tell which is which, even though there is so much empty space in the screen! Please adjust you font so the forty+ users can snooze a few minutes! Even better, my other free sleep app has a shake to snooze feature that I love! C’mon Bose - you can do that! I included the tiny font comment in a customer service survey a few months ago but am still waiting for an update.

The sleep buds are the best purchase I’ve made in a while! They fit securely and don’t hurt my ears like other ear buds do. I am sleeping better than I have in a long, long time. I highly recommend them for those who struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep. I give a four star rating thought because I had mine for about three months when they stopped working. The right ear bud would not charge, the app couldn’t connect to the sleep buds and despite all my troubleshooting efforts I could not get them updated and working again. Bose customer service replaced them which was great - but I had to mail the old ones back before receiving new one so I was without them for about two weeks, which was hard... I’m excited to have them back and Hopefully the app and buds are updated so this new set will not run into the same problems a few months down the road...fingers crossed!

I have always been a lite sleeper and for the past 20 years used a sound machine set on white noise to fall asleep. My husband has recently started snoring, very loudly. I tried turning up my sound machine but that wasn’t working so we tried all kinds of mouth pieces that claimed to stop snoring. Not a single thing stopped the snoring. When I stumbled on the sleepbuds I hesitated because of the cost, but out of desperation I ordered them. Last night was the second night I used them and you couldn’t pry them away from me if you tried! These sleepbuds are the best thing to happen since sliced bread! They sit comfortably in my ear, they have a decent amount of choices for sounds, and they don’t make me feel like I’m under water! I would recommend these sleepbuds to anyone that has trouble sleeping next to someone that snores or is just a light sleeper any day of the week!!! Thank you Bose!

I just read your announcement regarding your production and concerns with sleep bud problems. I have to say PLEASE DO NOT STOP SUPPORTING THE CURRENT EARBUDS! They were given to me as a gift from my son last Christmas as he knew my sleep struggles for years with PTSD and night terrors/insomnia. I have never slept better and my husband will testify as well. I’ve never had any issues with my buds and have in fact recommended to my patients with chronic sleep issues and they have lived them as well. While I’m always willing to try new tech the current tech I have with Bose and the sleep buds has been amazing. While I noted in your FAQ on the current buds you would continue support. I ask again for those of us it has made such a life changing difference...Please don’t stop supporting the current buds until new options are available. Thank you so much Tina Jones

I SO wanted this product/app to be rock solid as my husband is a horrible snorer and I longed for a good night’s sleep. The buds work ONCE you can get them paired to the app, but pairing them to the app is not as simple as it sounds - you can’t just put the buds in your ear and open the app. You have to hold the buds close to your device and often will need to put them back in the charging case (careful to align the magnet PERFECTLY so the charging light goes back on) several times (off and on the case, back and forth - sometimes it takes three to four tries - no joke). Once the buds are working in your ear, they work! I haven’t slept so well in 20+years -blocking out my husband’s chain saw, mouth breathing sounds like a charm....until it’s time to wake up and the alarm goes off... you open the app, hoping to hit snooze, and the app needs to search to find the buds AGAIN (not sure why because the sleep sounds are aril playing). By the time the app decides if it can or cannot find the ear buds you end up being wide-awake and starting your day frustrated and annoyed.

I had these gifted to me by a family friend who saw how much I was struggling in adjusting to college dorm life and sharing a room with another person. The app and earbuds work fine, and I appreciate how well the sounds are looped, but in the end I still couldn’t sleep, even with them on. That’s not a vote against them, as I believe my issue was more anxiety related. But if it’s noise that troubles you when you sleep, these earbuds are a really good investment; just have someone else buy them for you, because they are so expensive I never would have bought them myself (especially being a poor college student). And even though they don’t work for sleeping, I still use them to improve my focus when doing homework, because they do really help block out background noise. Overall, good product, simple-to-use app, enormously overpriced.

My husband snores heavily and for several years, every night I put earphones on and listen to whatever I can other than his loud snoring. He found these ear buds for me and recommended I try them. I’m on night three of using them (and yes, I have to use them every night) and I can honestly say they are wonderful. I’m in the adjustment stage right now so I’m still getting used to them. I no longer get tangled in a headphone cord when I wake up in the morning so that’s a huge plus! I’m finding my comfort zone regarding the sound and volume. The first night I had the sound way too high. The second was better and the third, I think, I may have hit it. I’d like to see more options for sounds. They were easy to set up and lasted me all night. So far they’ve been worth every cent. They’re comfortable and don’t fall out. Again, more sound options would be great!

It’s unfortunate to see some of the negative reviews here. For a beta product, this is outstanding. Bose is sending surveys for feedback regularly and some of those negative reactions belong there, not here. The headphones themselves are phenomenal. There is NOTHING in the market that comes close. They are very small and comfortable and I can even wear them and have my ear on the pillow without discomfort. It was a HUGE technical challenge to build something so small while still delivering background sounds and acceptable battery life. This likely means very limited storage on the earbuds and also why you can’t stream other sounds. I saw two opportunities for improvement that I provided in my feedback survey: first, autostart the previous background sound when I first put on the headphones. Sometimes my partner will start snoring in the middle of the night and I just reach over and put on the headphones, it’s a pain to have to use the app when I’m half asleep. Second, volume control on the morning alarm. It’s a little loud and jarring (regardless of which one I pick). I’d like a softer option that maybe gets louder over time. I’m never giving these up and I hope they never stop working. Truly life changing and I would have paid double!

I purchased these ear buds because I have always struggled with falling asleep. This app and ear buds help so much. I fall asleep quickly and sleep through. The ear buds are very comfortable which I was concerned about because I can’t sleep with foam/sponge ear plugs. They are uncomfortable to sleep on. I have tried, trying to drown out sound, snoring, etc. but they make my ear sore. These Bose buds do not. I usually can't tell they are there. The app is easy to use and has a great variety of sleep sounds. I am very saddened to learn that you are discontinuing the ear buds due to some glitches/bugs. I have not experienced them. I was given the option of getting my money back but there is no other product that has worked. Please, please just fix the problems. I will continue to use them as long as possible.

I got my Bose sleep buds as a gift and they have really helped me with falling and staying asleep, as I am a very light sleeper and any noise will wake me. My biggest issue now, my buds won’t fully charge, even though they have been on the charger all day, light indicator shows charged however when the app finds my buds they are at best 48% charged and go dead in the middle of the night. So if I wake up, I hear snoring and other odd noises throughout the house and have no white noise to put me back to sleep. I use the alarm option on my buds everyday because I wake up at an ungodly hour and hate waking my spouse, but having them die in the middle of the night makes using the alarm impossible due to the fact that I never know if I’m going to have working buds or not. I now have to set an alternative alarm. If I could figure out the charging issues I would give these babies 5 stars, but for now 3 will have to do.

I love these sleep buds from day 1. I got these for Christmas from my husband (technically they were on my list) and started using them that very night. After a week I was reviewing my sleep habits in FitBit and saw a huge difference my quality of sleep. I had 60% less restless time and more deep sleep intervals. My suggestions for the app have to do with the alarm function. It may be on purpose but what is the point of having a snooze function if you have to open your eyes to unlock your phone to find and press the snooze button. The snooze should be handled by taping either the volume buttons or the lock button on the iPhone. I, too, like the availability of more sounds for free but there isn’t a delete option for sounds you don’t like unless you’ve run out of storage on the sleep buds.

Between my snoring partner, our cat violently slobbering all over herself on the bed, and our new puppy whining in her crate, good sleep was a thing of the past. But today these Sleep Buds have seriously improved my life. I might even be getting addicted to the pillowy comfort of their soundscapes, because I’ll go into the bedroom in the middle of the day and see them in their case and boom! I'm fantasizing about skiing down an alpine slope toward restfulness and pleasant dreams. They’re remarkably comfortable to sleep in, only once or twice causing some mild ear pain, if I sleep weird on one side. You can’t stream anything you want, only what’s in the app, but I don’t care about that. I just care about getting to sleep and staying asleep! To that end, I love the variety of soundscapes they provide. To my ear, more than one of the naturescapes category have recognizable loops, which I find distracting, but there are over 40 sounds to choose from, so I can still find plenty that send me off to slumberland with the bonus of also having some variety night-to-night, if I need it. Overall, two small complaints can’t mar this 5-star review. I can sleep! I can sleep! I CAN SLEEP AGAIN!

The buds are EXCELLENT. Super low-profile and barely notice they’re there, even when I sleep while pressing against them on memory foam pillow. Clean sound and great at masking/blocking outside noise just right. Can still hear my son enter my room in the middle of the night for “daddy duty.” App is aaaaallllllllmost there. Good-ish sounds and ambient noises. Maybe tone it down a touch on some of the wildlife chirping, etc. on some of them. My real problem is with the alarms. I get they’re supposed to be “soothing” while waking you up, but I’m a HEAVY sleeper and usually wake up either groggy or “sleepwalk” and fall back asleep after taking them out. I need to almost be SCARED awake. I’d love something like the iPhone alarm that sounds like someone breached a prison wall or James Bond just blew up a missile silo and is trying to escape.

I am a light sleeper and my wife snores/breathes very irregular. For years now I have tried just about everything from drugs to tv to earplugs to white noise and nothing has worked as well as sleeping in another room entirely-which hasn’t been good for our marriage. The second morning after using the Bose Sleepbuds all night I felt like I had taken a sleep drug!! I was shocked it was morning! Normally I wake up 3 or 4 times a night and with the Sleepbuds not once! I have even gotten out of bed to visit the restroom and never really even woke up! I got out of bed, did my business, the Sleepbuds stayed in and I was right back to sleep before my brain had a chance to wake up. Thank you Bose, it’s still early but you may have saved my marriage-at least the sleeping part of it!!

I have been triple cursed. I have tinnitus, misophonia and a snoring wife who needs the room quiet to sleep. I am also a side sleeper who tosses and turns. These are the only earbuds I’ve found that are wireless so I don’t get tangled in wires, small enough to fit in the ear so I can sleep on my side, fit firmly so they don’t fall out yet are comfortable and don’t cause irritation. I know Bose has the best sound scientists and engineers anywhere. They do have excellent wireless earbuds that can stream from your phone. However, they figured out how to load the “sleep sounds” into the buds themselves in order to keep the size down. Someday Bose will be the first to come up with quality small streaming earbuds, but, for now, stop suffering, get these earbuds and get some sleep!

This app works with the Bose SleepBuds and they do a superb job of blocking out my husband’s snoring. I haven’t felt this well rested in years-yes, years. It does have one major annoyance that could be easily fixed with a software update. All features for the sleepbuds are controlled via the app. However, controls and the ability to stop or snooze the alarm are not visible on the lock screen. Having to log into my phone while I’m marginally awake to stop the alarm is a huge inconvenience. True, I could just take the sleepbuds our but, again, I’m marginally awake and don’t want to risk dropping or losing them. I would also love to see integration with Apple Health. Otherwise it’s an excellent app for what it does.

I am sorry that these will be discontinued, however I’m sure Bose will develop an even better product. I have had mine for about a year now, while I had hoped they would help with my Tinnitus I realized my ringing is too loud to be masked. The Sleep Buds do a wonderful job with background sounds so sleep is better for me. There were a few times that I had one or both Sleep Buds that did not charge. I chocked it up to not being positioned in the charger correctly, it may or may not have been the case. It may have been improved by an update. Either way I make sure they are charging correctly now. And have not had a problem like that for a very long time. The silicone covers for the Buds needed replacing a few months ago. I expected that after daily use. The only thing that has never gone away are the random connection issues between the app and the Buds. It didn’t matter if it was the phone or tablet. Replacing it into the charger always fixed the connection error so no real deal breaker. I will be keeping mine and continue to use them. Thank you Bose Relic65

These sleep buds have completely changed my ability to sleep well, especially with a husband who snores. It’s amazing. My only issue is that the charging has major glitches. This is my 3rd set that I’ve had to exchange. Customer service is always very helpful though but they still need to work out some tech kinks on how the buds charge. The buds will sometimes say they are charged fully but they aren’t actually. Or sometimes no matter how long you charge them and it shows they are charging, it won’t go past some random percentage (like 37% which wouldn’t last you a full night). Well worth the glitches so far though, because of how amazing, effective and comfortable they are. I love them!!

I really enjoy my sleep buds. They are very expensive, but there’s nothing else like them on the market so I think they’re worth the price. The buds are incredibly small and comfortable. I’m consistently able to fall and stay asleep even as my roommate blares the tv into the wee hours. I do wish they could hold a longer charge and stream like typical earbuds. I understand this is a constraint of technology. Hopefully as further research is done Bose can produce a sleepbuds 2 that retains the comfort and effectiveness of this product while adding additional functionality like streaming music. I would absolutely recommend this product to anyone who struggles with roommates or neighbors with nocturnal lifestyles.

Why I gave it four and not five is not because of anything currently related to the ear buds. I love them, I am getting sleep now (and that says a lot because I sleep next to a loud snoring person haha... What is not on there, which I would love to see coming, and the only thing that would shove it into a 5 Stars approval for me is: I wish the ear buds would sync to my meditation app and other apps (even my own music app). I wish it didn’t sync ONLY to the Bose app and limit me to only what Bose makes available to me. I have some favorites I like to listen to when I go to sleep, favorites that are not Bose related. It would be nice to be able to put my ear buds in and just listen to my personal choices from my other apps on my iPhone. A tall order, but I wish it could sync with everything on my iPhone — not just the Bose app. That is the only thing that would make me even more excited about them and shove it into a 5 star. 😊 Everything else, I love. I sleep without the Bose sounds. I just use them as straight ear plugs to sleep some times. Even that “soundless” approach is fantastic. Really high quality.

Yes, these Sleepbuds are expensive - but they are incredible. My husband snores very loud & I haven’t found a product that blocks the noise. (I’ve probably spent over $100 on other products that are sitting in a drawer.) I decided my quality and length of sleep was worth the $240. When I opened the box, I thought there was no way the tiny earbuds would work. I was wrong - I had the best night of sleep in over 10yrs! That is not an exaggeration. They were also very comfortable and didn’t fall out of my ears during the night.....Bose never disappoints with quality, high-end products. The packaging is incredible/classy, as is the charging case and accessories. ABSOLUTELY worth the money!

I am a very light sleeper, and my roommates are both snorers (husband and dog) plus I suffer from tinnitus. My sleepbuds have worked wonders for me. The app allows me to select certain sounds which mask my tinnitus AND the snoring all in one step. The sounds also lull me back to sleep when I wake up unexpectedly in the middle of the night. Love the new “Sounds Library”. I’ve already downloaded a few sounds and have begun testing them out. DRAWBACK: software updates are slow to be pushed out. I can always tell when there’s one coming up because my app has difficulty finding my sleepbuds. It was so bad that I sent my first pair back. I experienced the same issues with the second pair. Right before I sent them back, the update was released and all problems were resolved. However I experienced the same scenario with the latest update for about a week, but it was nowhere near as troublesome as my first experience. Suggestion: I’d like to be able to control the volume/sleepbuds from my Apple Watch. Overall, I’d NEVER give up my sleepbuds!

My husband is a chronic snorer. And I’ve tried everything from sleeping with the tv on, putting a pillow over my head, earplugs, screaming, praying, kicking him out of the bed, and nothing helped me get a peaceful nights sleep until now. I don’t hear anything but the sounds playing in the buds. It took a while for me to get adjusted to not hearing the sound of the tv, but these work great. They are also very comfortable, unlike earplugs. After a while, I would have to take the earplugs out as they would hurt my ears. But not these sleepbuds. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who has a snoring spouse or significant other. They have been well worth the money for me.

Wow ! I am a very light sleeper to the point that I can hear thruway traffic at 3AM !! Once awake, it’s very difficult for me to get back to sleep and I have gone many nights with well under seven hours sleep. I have used these earbuds two nights in a row and found myself drifting off within minutes. But the best part is that I stay asleep, my quality of sleep is deeper and I wake up well rested. These buds are giving me a quality night’s sleep once again and I have Bose to thank. Though pricey, I would purchase these little gems again in a heartbeat. There’s nothing more important than a good night’s sleep and I can’t thank you enough.

I am still on the fence as to whether or not to recommend this product. Although they do help mask the noise, I cannot find a sound that both relaxes for sleep and mask the sound. The calming sounds seem to need to be louder to work and the others are distractions. A better variety of choices would be nice. Also, I have had trouble with my sleepers connecting after I take them out of the charger. Some nights I have to take them in and out of the case numerous times before they connect. That is frustrating and not conducive for sleep. I returned the first set I purchased for this reason and the store replaced them. The second pair has worked without a hitch for one and 1/2 weeks. Tonight I cannot get them to connect. For the price.... I recommend waiting until Bose has worked on some issues.

I found these after doing some research because I’m a classic case insomniac and my husband snores. He ended up getting them for me as a Christmas gift. I’ve only been using them for about a week but they’re a tiny little miracle! Seriously sleep like a rock and that never happens. They’re great at blocking out noise while the sounds lull you to sleep. I no longer wake up in the middle of the night from my husband snoring, and he’s happy because he hated my white noise machine. They take a little getting used to but it’s a small price to pay for an actual good nights sleep! If you’re thinking about getting these- do it, you won’t be sorry. 😴

The backstory: Got a kitten 4 months ago and she has to stay in my room at night so she doesn’t get into trouble. The past week she starts meowing, constantly, in the morning for about 1-2 hours because she wants to go see the birds on my balcony. So I wasn’t getting much sleep. The solution: I bought the headphone and she no longer wakes me up with her meowing. The sound selection on the app is great. Lots of options and they sound good on the earbuds. I HIGHLY recommend these if noise keeps you up. The app also allows you to set an alarm so you don’t have to worry about sleeping though an alarm. Thank you Bose.

I’m such a light sleeper so I purchased the SleepBuds when they first came out. They definitely work wonders for me. They worked fine for the first 3 months but then they would stop connecting or stop charging just 1 bud. I ended up having to get them swapped out and they worked for a bit then did the same thing but again ended up working again and haven’t had any connection problems. BUT, now every time I open the app, it crashes immediately. I even tried to uninstall/reinstall and still doesn’t work. Please look into this! Other than that, I agree that these buds should connect via Bluetooth, not the app. It makes it more difficult to troubleshoot when the buds won’t connect.

Somehow the Sleepbuds disconnect overnight and because of that, I can't use the snooze function. I understand why you can't allow the streaming of music overnight and the sounds must be downloaded, but the sound library really needs improvement. It would be nice if people could mix their own custom track to sleep to. Have a mixer that would allow people to create their own white noise (allowing the user to customize the pitch to their liking), and maybe layer in a different sound with it. For example - custom white noise with railroad track - and then the user could upload that mix to the Sleepbuds. For $250, it feels like Bose is putting in minimal effort.

The sleepbuds itself is good. They fit right and don’t really fall off from whichever position I sleep in. It also has a really good noise cancellation. The downside is the song collection. It’d be nice if they added more music like meditation with nature sounds. I can only rotate through so many songs that are actually relaxing. I’ve been stressed lately and having difficulties falling asleep. Meditation helps calm my mind and helps me get a good rest. Switching earphones between this and another one every night just to get meditation is very cumbersome. I got this buds since the fit is designed to be comfortable during sleep so please add more sounds to your App Library!

I have spent the last 20 years sleeping next to a man that snores so loud he keeps me up at night. I normally have to take something to help me sleep or fall asleep before he does. But for the last week that I have used the sleep but I have fallen asleep within 10-15 minutes of laying my head on the pillow and I cannot hear my husband at all. Also the alarm clock is wonderful I can get up get my kids ready and out the door on time and not worry about missing anything. They are well worth the money and the app would be extra sounds is perfect but I recommend the rain forest and the showers.

I have been a very light sleeper for as long as I can remember. I often would wake up due to random noises. Just my husband’s breathing would wake me up all the time, no matter what kind of white noise or ear plugs I would use. Since purchasing the sleepbuds, I have slept soundly each and every night! They cancel out all other noises as long as I have one of the sound choices (I like the rain sound the best). No more being woken up by my husband’s breathing! The earbuds are pretty comfortable, too, and my ears don’t hurt or feel weird in the morning. They are very easy to sleep with. I’m so happy that I found them!