Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs

Another revision (as of 6/2012): I think that Flents heard the complaints from long time users. I recently ordered the other Flents Quiet Please...the ones that are hexagonal foam. Although they got positive reviews on Amazon, they were not as good as the original. I returned them and again ordered the 50 pr jar. I am pleasantly surprised! One pair is again lasting 5 days with very effective sound blocking. I won't delete my original review because it shows that sellers can respond to buyers complaints. Thank You Flents. Revised review alert! Below is the review I wrote upon recieving the 50pr container in January (I thought I was getting a good buy)...I had a small box to go through and didn't open and use this order until last week. As another critic said, Flents seems to have changed the quality and not for the better. The good news is that they still are comfortable and block noise as effectively. The bad news is that where as I used to be able to get at least 4 nights wear out of one pair, this new order is barely usable for 2 wearings. I had an older pair that I keep in a travel kit and the difference is noticeable...the new foam is softer and breaks down faster. They are also slightly shorter. Shame on Flents for diminishing the quality of a wonderful product. So much for the good price I thought I was getting. I would rather pay a bit more as the price of consistancy. But having said that, below is my original review: I've been using Flents Quiet Please Ear Plugs for a few years now...I wish I had known about them years before. They are far better than Hearos, Macks, or even the other Flent earplug styles for noise blocking and comfort. Watch what you buy because Flent's also makes another Quiet Please model(called Ear Stopples) and a plastic foam style called Quiet Time...these are not the same! The only drawback is that they do have to be disposed of within 3-6 uses. But that's not really a big deal. Here are a few usage tips if you have a hard time inserting them: 1)Moisten your ear canal with a few drops of water with one hand while you roll the plug as tightly as possible with the other. 2)Pull you ear away from you head with the opposite hand while you insert the plug. 3)Open you mouth as wide as possible...this seems to help open the canal. 4)Work quickly...the plugs start to expand within seconds. If it doesn't go immediately, don't attempt to stuff in the expanded plug. Re-roll the plug and re-mositen you ear. 5)Don't expect both ear canals to be the same angle. For me, the right one always goes in more easily than the left. Be patient...it may take several tries before you get a sense of the angle of each ear.

UPDATE: Feel free to read my original review and know that I no longer feel the same about these earplugs. The new material allows the earplugs to become a long tube that end up hurting my ears just like the other type of earplugs on the market. I only started to buy flents because the unique shape and material. These are the same crap material as the other earplugs I hated and now I hate these too. I haven’t slept the last few nights because these “new improved softer” earplugs are murdering my poor little ear canals. The product was perfect before and it worked for people with small delicate ear canals and now they simply do not. If other earplugs hurt your ears then these will too! (Female/29 — this is my hubs acct that I share) I’m a very light sleeper and my husband is a moderate snorer. The first few years I made it work here and there through rough nights with some standard Mack’s earplugs with a bullet-like shape. I found that they hurt my smaller ear canal and I’d wake up in the night with sore and itchy ears. So I tried all sorts of different earplugs, even noise cancelling earbuds which I would play white noise through— but they were either completely ineffective at blocking noise or incredibly painful a few hours into use. I wish I could have discovered flents earplugs 7 years ago— but I’m overjoyed to have them in my life now. Even my husband said he was shocked when he got up in the night to use the bathroom and noticed that I was deep asleep and dare I say gently snoring (usually I’m stirring when he gets up for any reason). These babies don’t hurt my little ears one bit, the shape doesn’t press up against my ear drum or cause me to experience any itchiness. This is truly the first time I’ve been able to sleep on my sides comfortably in earplugs, or get through a night without ripping them out just from the pain caused by traditional bullet-shaped earplugs. I will say that the noise reduction isn’t as good as some, but they do enough to block out 99% of his snoring— save for the really loud nights in which it still nocks out the majority of the sound and makes it a lot easier to tolerate than before. The most important thing for me the lack of discomfort I experience with this brand— they now have a customer for life!! Any bad reviews may just be operator error because these are the best. If your earplugs are hurting you, give these a chance!

Often times when I study I need complete silence to focus and concentrate on what I am doing. In the college it might be hard to do while you have bunch of people living with you in the same dorm or visiting your room every now and then. I find noise canceling earplugs the best thing out of every other earplugs I have tried on helping me to fully establish my study corner! First time I needed ear plugs when I was experiencing trouble sleeping, few years ago. After a long search and many attempts of finding the best option I came across "Flents Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs" and fell in love with them. I had many problems with different brands because of bad noise cancellation, not so smart design, uncomfortableness, high price and so on. But these ones seem to work great for me! They are also very handy if you are a frequent traveller. In the plane as well as in hostels it might get noisy. These ear plugs are comfortably blocking unwanted sounds pretty well. These satisfy my needs perfectly, however as any product, they have their pros and cons. Pros: - high quality noise cancellation (29 decibels!); - latex-free foam and smart design allow them to take the shape of user's ear and seat well and COMFORTABLY. - REUSABLE for about 2-5 times; - soft and white (color allows users to identify how many times they would like to reuse it) - ANTI-SNORING noise cancellation - the PRICE, 50 pairs for only $12.5!!! Cons: - does not provide full noise cancellation; - cannot be used over 10-12 hours (it starts tiring ears after this period of time);

These earplugs are comfortable for sleeping and they provide a good level of sound blocking. The foam structure is different from the majority of other earplugs on the market. Most "disposable" earplugs retain their resiliency over time and sometimes one pair can be used for several weeks without any noticeable loss of functionality. This is not the case with these earplugs, 2-3 nights and they don't spring back and need to be disposed. Other than that - great earplugs for sleeping.

Very good sound blocking

I used to love the pink Flents earplugs which had the rod inside. Those were easy to slide inside the ear. Sadly, I haven't been able to find those anywhere. But surprisingly, these have been a really good substitute. There is no rod inside so you do have to flatten it entirely before sliding it in, which takes an extra couple of seconds. But they stay inside the ear for the most part and are very effective.

Hace varios meses a alguien a algunas cuadras se le ocurrió que era buena idea tener un gallo, el cual a veces canta porqué sí a la una de la mañana o madruga y empieza a cantar a las 4 o 5, esto altera a los perros y le siguen y tenemos un festival de ruido en la calle que me despierta, no me permite volverme a dormir y no puedo descansar. Por ello me compré estos tapones , los escogí porque estaban baratos en relación a la cantidad de pares que trae el botecito. Después de algunas semanas de usarlos en los fines de semana que es cuando necesito descansar puedo decir que funcionan muy bien. En serio que no se escucha nada del ruido de afuera aunque tenga abierta la ventana, ni escucho el ruido qué hay temprano en la cocina de mi casa o cuando salen. En tamaño son como un bombón y en textura como un bombón medio duro. Son de espuma, para ponerlos los aprietas con los dedos, los introduces en la oreja y dejas que se expandan dentro de ella bloqueando el sonido. Eso sí, es una sensación rara traerlos y todavía no me acabo de acostumbrar, pero por poder dormir hasta las 10 en vez de hasta las 4 no me importa mucho. También cabe destacar que yo soy alguien que cualquier detalle o cosa extraña lo incómoda, no aguanto dormir toda la noche con ellos puestos porque despierto en la madrugada y ya me los quité dormido. Lo que hago es dormir normalmente y cuando escucho ruido en la mañana me los pongo y me vuelvo a dormir, es una estrategia que me ha funcionado bien. Lo que no me gusta es que pues son desechables y es basura que se está generando. Probablemente después busque algunos reutilizables pero para emergencias me parece que son una muy buena compra.

No effective to use. And my ear felt painful after used. Won't buy it again