25/03 UPDATE: New sale is 30% off instead of 20% off, so with the extra 20% off coupon, it's down to $195.20.
Bit of a niche deal for an attractive price on what is still a very expensive product, but hear me out. Currently $279 on sale, can get it down to $223.20 with a self-generated 20% off Refer-A-Friend coupon code (will explain down the bottom of the post).
I suffer from a bit of tinnitus as well as being somewhat sensitive to external noise (traffic, snoring, animals etc), so decided it was worth the investment for something that would help get me to sleep and stay asleep. For a side sleeper, the only thing that works is something very small that doesn't protrude out, or else it's very uncomfortable.
Based on popular reviews, I got the Bose Sleepbuds II, which hover around the $300 mark, but they just didn't work for me at all. They don't stay in my ear properly overnight no matter which size earbud I put in, so I end up waking up with them fallen out. And I found the fact that you can't play your own audio quite limiting. Apart from that, great product, and I can see why a lot of people like it.
Since I have returned the Bose, I've been on the hunt for a replacement, and settled on the Kokoon Nightbuds. They have a wire between the buds that hook around your ear which should prevent them falling out during the night, with the battery/BlueTooth receiver sitting behind your head - all reviews say this is surprisingly extremely comfortable.
Due to this design, the actual in-ear component is even smaller than the Bose, fits in a tracker that measures your heart rate in the ear to measure sleep quality, and allows you to play your own sounds or their provided sounds (automatically swapping over to a white noise when it detects you're asleep). So, with a 30 day money back guarantee, I'm giving them a go!
For an extra 20% off to bring it down to $229, I figured out their Refer-A-Friend is set up in a way where you can simply use 2 different emails to give yourself a 20% off coupon, and it's as simple as that. Just visit this page and put in your details, and it'll generate a link that you can follow to sign up again and obtain a coupon code to use straight away. The Refer-A-Friend seemingly seems to swap between $50 off and 20% off, and not really sure when/why, but it's about $6 more if you get a $50 off coupon instead.
Cheers!
Wow, great write-up! Thanks so much for the effort to put together the detail!
I have issues sleeping, and I’m grateful for you taking the time. I also didn’t like that the Bose buds don’t let you use your own sound, and then forgot about the whole idea.
I’ll give these a try. Cheers!
EDIT: Paid $391.20 for two pairs (me and my partner). So that works out to $195.60 per pair. If you have a friend or someone you trust, you could ‘pair up’ and get a couples package of two units at once.
Also, make sure to use the coupon before paying. There was a little dropdown option to insert a coupon code, but it was hard for me to find. Wasn’t a visible field by default.