Bose Sleepbuds: Do They Work?

I know many people who are looking for sleep aids to take with them on the road and I found these to be the most comfortable. With nice ambient sleep aid sounds these could be the best solution for portability when it comes to white noise earplugs and wireless sleep technology. Let me know what you think of the sleep buds review and let me know if you own a pair of the bose sleep buds and what other wireless sleep headphones I should try out.

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[iMaajid]

I'll consider buying the ver 2.0 when Bose realises what a stupid decision it was to have the ver 1.0 not able to stream music.

[MarioA_]

really really cool

but not 249$ cool

[pengwaffe]

for 250 dollars they should double as high end earbuds and toggleable active noise cancelling..

[mariannechristine]

These sleepbuds have been the only sleep aid I have ever used that has changed everything about my sleep. I fall asleep in less than 1 minute every night and my sleep is much more restful. I used to feel like someone who was being woken up from some drug-induced coma every morning, but no more. I've used them every night for the past 3-1/2 months. There are several noise-masking tracks, but I've only used one so far - Swell. I'm not sure why people feel the number of tracks is limiting. You should be able to find one that works for you. I'm pretty confident that would screw up how quickly I fall asleep if I started listening to different tracks on different nights. The brain is looking for routine and consistency in order to shut off for the night IMO. These work great for me. I hope they work for you!

[andyh]

So many negative comments from people who haven't used them. I now sleep better than ever, and that refreshed feeling each day is priceless.

People whining about no music stream have completely missed the point.

[it_was_my_cat]

So let me get this straight:

-they don't block as much noise as a pair of foam earplugs that you can buy 20 pairs of for $4
-they can't actually play music
-they don't have active noise cancellation
-they cost over $250

+they're comfortable, I guess?

What's the point in this product?

[DaneOLeary]

too expensive for earbuds that don't stream music. I have major trouble getting to and staying asleep, but I wouldn't pay more than maybe $100 for something like this, and that's the absolute top end. I think $79 might be a more reasonable cost. At $249, these cost more than most high-end wireless earbuds on the market, which is obscene considering you can't use them for music. If you could also use them for music and media, it might be a different story.

In short, it's certainly an interesting product that I'd love to try, but that high price makes this a hard pass.

[patrickquinn]

Thanks for the review.

I’m a heavy snorer and my husband was very sceptical about the sleep buds...claiming nothing would be able to drown me out.

He’s had the buds for 5 nights now. At first he put the medium ear pieces on and it didn’t block the sound...so he put on the large ones. He played one of the tracks and for the first night EVER, he was not woken by my snoring. I didn’t get prodded and we both slept peacefully.

I asked him if the track playing all night disturbed him, and he said it didn’t. He’s loving the choice of tracks too.

We don’t care that it doesn’t stream music. They have a low profile, are comfortable when sleeping on your back or side, and do the job and do it well!

These are really a lifesaver!

[oOJakkeOo]

Everybody is going all Apple on prices these days...

[reblscm]

I bought these recently. Actually, my wife bought them for me as a gift.

I REALLY, really wanted to like these, but after 3 weeks I returned them for a refund.

The design of the case and earbuds themselves is really first-class. The app is also slick and mostly easy to use (although downloading new ambiance or sleep files is rather cumbersome).

The problem, though, at least for me was a technical disconnect with the wireless connection. To put it simply, the audio was often glitchy, crackly and unrealistic making it annoying to fall asleep while 'listening' to them. Some files were decent, though (Warm Static, Boardwalk, etc) but I really wasn't impressed with the rest of the collection.

The noise-canceling feature is fairly solid as you would expect from Bose, but the earbuds didn't completely block out certain unwanted nighttime sounds - like snoring.

The pressure of having these in your ears took a few days to get used to - even using the size that worked for me but laying on my side became a very uncomfortable experience. Just the weight of my head against the pillow (memory gel foam in my case) caused the earbuds to put pressure inside my ear canal - which ended up causing minor pain.

Overall, if Bose were to fine-tune some (or all) of these issues - everything from the wireless sound quality to comfort fit quality - I'd consider spending another $250 in order to give them another try.

As I said before, I really wanted to like these.

[jjw]

These totally work. I fell asleep playing with the case.

[tllt]

I bought a set of these a few weeks ago. These things area amazing. My wife is a loud breather when she sleeps, and I am an incredibly light sleeper, so I rarely get a good night's sleep. I bought these on a whim and I have to say I have been very impressed with how well they block out noise and let me sleep. I've found that I dream more in the last few weeks than I have in 24 years of marriage, suggesting that I am sleeping differently than before. I feel more well rested as well. I also love the 'bells' you can set for an alarm clock. They are a very subtle cue to wake up and much nicer than an iPhone alarm or alarm clock. I don't care about streaming music to these, I have headphones I use for music already. I doubt these would sound good all that good anyway, as they are not very loud and don't seem to be all that hifi in the provided sounds (the frequency response seems pretty limited, especially in bass). Anyway, they work great for me for sleeping and I'm really happy with the purchase.

[upland]

I've had my sleep buds for a couple of months. I agree with most of what you say in your video. I bought them primarily to help mask the sleep sounds of a rather noisy wife. They work very well for that purpose. I particularly like the rain sounds. The recording of the rain is without any noticeable glitch in the sound loop, as is often evident with most sound machines. Therefore, preventing the annoying "waiting for the glitch to come around again". Two issues, which are not deal breakers, sometimes the case charging system needs re-booting; and I find when lying my ear directly on the pillow the ear bud on the pillow will break contact with the ear canal and you loose sound. This does not happen when you lie on your back or stomach. Overall a 4.5 out of 5 for the buds.

[adamk]

I listen to a sleep podcast, so these wouldn't work for me if you can't play anything outside of their app. However, the fact that you can wear them both in your ear without any discomfort is attractive to me. I currently use the apple ear pods and they aren't perfect based on the comfort, but do the trick for now.

[carlosriveros]

the reason they dont play music is cuz theyre so small to be able to be comfortable to sleep with, if they played music with that size it would compensate on the sound quality

[ramydobia]

After owning the QC 35s for over a year now, I have a whole new respect and point of view when it comes to BOSE. That being said, the Sleepbuds are priced at $250 but yet only used for “sleep” is a little frustrating, because I can’t pair them like a regular Bluetooth headphones (if choose to) and I think I deserve to have that option if am Paying $250 price tag! So ya not worth it and will wait for possibly the next generation of its in-ear headphones that can provide Sleep mode and music as well. Great blog though and thank you for sharing buddy.

[JArtMiller]

When you haven't had a good night's sleep in a year due to snoring next to you, they're worth every penny to wake up in the same bed you fell asleep in...

[NJHomeStaging]

I bought these and returned them after a month. They kept losing the connection with my phone and I kept hearing my heartbeat and breathing, which kept me awake. Bose stands by their products and had no issue with the return. In general I love their products.

[monkeyta]

i love mine. i cant really sleep without them, they are awesome

[altitudeiseverything]

People who are complaining that they don’t stream music, or they’re too expensive, apparently have never gone for months - or YEARS - without a night of sleeping more than 2 or 3 hours at a time. Try a visit to a sleep clinic and see how much that will cost; and the pharmaceuticals the doctors might prescribe won’t stream music, either! Earplugs help me sometimes, but are uncomfortable. I’ll be looking into these.