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by FooBarWidget 566 days ago
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It seems your company produces a deep sleep headband. I'm interested in these sorts of products because I want more deep sleep (for myself, and for family) while lifestyle factors (mostly kids) make that very difficult.

The last product I tried was the Philips deep sleep headband (which, unfortunately, never appeared in Netherlands, I had to import it from the US even though Philips is a Dutch company).

The main problem I had was that the headband is not compatible with ear plugs. Without ear plus, I get woken up very easily, either by outside traffic or by people in the household going to the toilet. The sound insulation in my house is terrible, and it cannot be improved short of tearing down all the walls and rebuilding them. So now I use a pair of really good ear plugs, and I also put a noise cancelling head phone over that to block out extra sounds.

Would it be possible to combine a deep sleep headband with a good ear plug? Or better: would it be possible to combine with that, and also noise cancelling headphones?

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Our headband uses bone conduction speaker within the headband which sits in the middle of your forehead. Absolutely ear plugs are compatible. Wearing headphones should be fine, there is nothing in, covering, or near your ears.

Sorry for the wrong link, the page is "science" not "research", I'll create a redirect, I often type that wrong. https://www.affectablesleep.com/science

I'd be keen to hear about your experience with the Philips product. We've spoken to some of their researchers, but I've never met a consumer who had one. We've spoken with many people who had the Dreem headband which had similar technology in some markets (not the US).

You can reach me at pete[at] you know the domain - if you're willing to share your experience.

Thanks

"So now I use a pair of really good ear plug",What earplugs do you use to sleep? I would like to know them. Thanks.
https://www.alpine.nl/products/sleepsoft-custom-4d

Custom made specifically for your ear shape. They provide the highest level of isolation that I've seen.

Sometimes that by itself is not enough, and so I also wear a Sony noise-cancelling headphone. The ones by Bose are also good.