Best Earplugs I've Found
I was not, and will not, be compensated for this review!  These earplugs are the best I've found.  I use them while I'm sleeping because the people upstairs are loud and the floors offer very little noise reduction.  I have also used them while shooting at the range.  In both cases, they work much better than a similar 3M earplug.  These ones are much softer and keep their shape longer, while offering similar or slightly better noise reduction.  The foam expanding ones are stupid and take forever to expand to fit your ear canal.  These you just slide in, and they have a piece that extends out of your ear to make them easy to pull out.  The part sticking out of my ear does not affect or annoy me when sleeping on my side.<br /><br />For any reviewers complaining that these don't completely eliminate noise... you do not understand the purpose of earplugs.  They are decibel rated and reduce noise by that level of decibel.  Most earplugs are rated between 20-32dbs.  These earplugs are rated at 32dbs, which means sounds will sound about 10-15 times quieter than without them (each 6-10dbs sound twice as loud to your brain... it's different when measured by equipment but numerous studies show the human brain perceives every 6-10dbs as twice as loud, look it up).  The only way to get true noise cancellation is via very expensive electronic noise cancellation headphones.<br /><br />Also, for anyone with slightly larger ear canals, these work fine!  Mine are larger than most and I've bought some similarly shaped earplugs that wouldn't even touch my ear canal if held right in the center of my ear.  They aren't gigantic, but if you have to use the large set of pads that come with earbuds, these will fit you just fine.  They are also tapered, so they can fit smaller ears as well... my daughter can use them without any problem and she has to use the small pads that come with earbuds.
Rating: 5 stars