Flents Protechs Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs, NRR 29, 25 Pair

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!

I have been using these earplugs for nearly twenty years and I'm glad that I found them on Amazon, since CVS and Walgreens no longer carry them. I started using Quiet Please earlugs because my husband snored like a freight train and they reduced the sound to the point were I could get a good night's sleep. He eventually got a CPAP, which eliminated the snoring, but I found that as I get older, I am becoming a light sleeper and sometimes just him moving around in the morning will wake me. These earplugs are a necessity and I wear them nearly every night (I give my ears a rest if he's out of town.) They are a must when traveling because they allow me to sleep when people in nearby rooms allow their doors to slam behind them. I keep a few pairs in every suitcase. I also found them extremely useful when I was in school. They quieted the sound from noisy neighbors when I was studying and the sound eliminated the noise of keyboard keys and "pencil-tappers" when I was taking exams. Yes, the material seems to be a little harder than it used to be and they don't spring back as well, or last more than a few days, but they are still number one in my book for comfort and sound-blocking. My ears canals are very small and my skin is quite sensitive. The softer, smoother, bell-shaped earplugs create small sores in my ears after a few days of use. I believe it is some kind of contact dermatitis. I don't have that problem with these earplugs. Perhaps the slightly rougher texture doesn't bother me because I have been wearing earplugs for years, but I just don't have any problems at all with these earplugs. I highly recommend them and will continue to purchase them for as long as they are available.

Until recently, I've always been such a deep sleeper that noises never woke me when I slept (comes from a childhood living on a street that the firetrucks used to get out of the neighborhood and onto the main streets). For whatever reason, things started waking me up at night: the sound of someone down the street starting a car; a dog barking, etc.). I'd never thought of earplugs until someone mentioned it to me. These had a good rating, so I thought I'd give them a try. They're fantastic. They block enough noise to keep me from waking up, but don't block out the noise of the phone ringing or the alarm going off - the noise is softer, but still loud enough for me to hear. These are comfortable to wear. They took a bit of getting used to (a few nights - but it wasn't disturbing enough to keep me awake: it was just getting used to something in the ear). There is no information that says how long to use them for, before switching them out for a new pair. The first pair I just wore, with no set timetable. After a week or so, I noticed that I could hear things more loudly than when they were new. I also noticed that as time passed, they got a bit "tougher" - took a bit more to roll them thin to insert them, a bit longer to expand, a bit harder feel in my ear. For me, I use one pair per week. I've seen other reviews where people use them for longer periods of time, but I find that after about a week, they're not as comfortable or as good at blocking the noise. So, every Sunday night I use a new pair. (That's 25 weeks worth of plugs - about 6 months). I don't use them for any other purpose than to sleep, but I think they'd be good for situations where you want a bit more quiet, with a bit less distracting noise: studying in a coffee shop; reading while someone is watching tv in the next room; maybe an airplane. As for other places to use them (gun range, around loud machinery, etc.), I couldn't say, as I'm not around either. But, for sleeping, I'd highly recommend them.

4.5 stars. I bought these to use while sleeping as I've woken up literally every single night this month from the sound of my cat scratching at her litter box (what can I say, I live in a tiny apartment). It took me a few nights to figure out how to put these in deep - you need to pinch (rather than roll) the plugs into a hard tight cylinder, and after inserting them into the ear canal you need to hold them in place for a few minutes until they fully settle into the canal. One problem I've had with these plugs is that they often fall out in the middle of the night. Even when I get them in deep enough, I find that I'll occasionally wake up in the middle of the night with one or both of the plugs fallen out. The biggest problem for me is that these plugs filter out so much noise that I can't even hear my alarm clock (cell phone alarm). This may not be a problem for those of you who have really loud stand-alone alarm clocks, but if you're using your cell phone, be aware that it may not be loud enough to get through the plugs and wake you up. Finally, while these plugs aren't painful to wear, they aren't exactly comfortable. They definitely feel scratchy and odd if you're a side-sleeper like I am, but they're not so annoying that I can't sleep through it. Because of these issues, I am currently looking for a new brand to try with a lower db blocking ability. The package says they block out 25 db, so I'll be looking for something with less.

I suffer from chronic migraines (I get 3 migraine days about every 3 weeks). However, the world doesn't stop turning and people love loud bassy music and rumbly motors no matter how much it makes my head feel like it's going to explode. Ear plugs are absolutely essential during my migraines! I used to love Mack's ear plugs... until they changed their formula. After a very long and exhausting search, I finally found Flents! They weren't as good as my Mack's had been but they fit my ears without hurting and were good enough to cut most of the noise that caused my head to feel like it would explode. Well, were! I just opened the newest jar of flent's during my latest migraine (I live in an apartment and a guy kindly likes to work on his very loud and growly engine til 11 at night and start again at 6am). I put my trusty flents in and laid down. But it was weird I could hear my fan, which normally I can't. And I could hear every single rev of the truck as if it were inside my bedroom. I took the earplugs out and put them back in thinking maybe it was me. Same thing! Tried a fresh pair, same thing! My head was reaching the point where i wasn't sure I was going to be able to hold down water! Thankfully I still had a pair from my old jar and I put those in. As they expanded the fan and growl of the motor slowly faded until I could barely hear the motor and its revving was little more than a distant sound that no longer felt like it was reverberating through my head. Later on, I checked the new bottle and realized it had a new label that read "Protech." I then took out the ear plugs and noticed they were VERY squishy. I took out the last pair remaining at the bottom of my old jar and they were squishy but so much more firm. You could tell the material was much better in the "old" pair that came out of the old jar without the Protech logo. Again I tried the earplugs side by side and, the protech ones not only didn't help cut out any sound, it seemed to almost amplify the sound somehow?! (That could be just me) I would definitely not recommend these earplugs now that they are being made by Protech. They are comfortable, but they are also cheap, flimsy and not only let in tons of sound but, at least in my case, amplify sound. So back to the grueling grind of finding new earplugs! Wish me luck and hope this helps someone save their money as it's too late for me to return these crappy imitations of what used to be an excellent earplug! TL; DR version: *Used to be pretty awesome but seems Flents was bought out by a new company who now makes them cheaply (material is very soft and too squishy and even a different color than the ones I got end of last year). Pro(s): *VERY comfortable and fits extra small earholes Cons: *New formula no longer cuts out hardly any noise *In my case, seemed to amplify the worst noises (loud bassy music, growly motors, neighbors dog barking) ***UPDATE/FYI: I forgot to put this in my review above... *Amazon has made this item a non-returnable item. So be aware that even if you are within your 30 day period for a return you will **not** be able to return this item!!! If you really want to try these (hey everyone is different and these didn't work for me but that doesn't mean they won't for you), I would highly recommend a much smaller trial size box or finding some at Walmart, Target, or any other store that still honors a return window on items if you can. Hope this helps someone to save a little time, money and frustration!

I had to comment on the posts complaining that the quality of these have diminished as of late. I've been using these for years, and the quality has remained consistant throughout. It seems the complaints have to do with these not holding up for multiple night's use. I do occasionally flip them to the opposite side to get a second night's use out of them and found these to be as effective as on the first night. On those rare occasions when I've needed to use them several time in a day (e.g. on an airplane when they must be removed to converse with the flight attendant), I've found that three or four re-uses is the max before they lose their ability to flex back, but this has always been the case. I have noticed no change in the quality of these in the decade I've been wearing them. Long story short, I can't sleep without earplugs. I've tried EVERY brand on the market and found these to be the most comfortable and best at sound reduction. I also take a couple pair along on an airplane when travelling, and to concerts where the volume may be cranked up to the point of discomfort for me. These take the edge off loud music making it enjoyable instead of ear-splitting. In these bulk containers, they're as inexpensive as it gets (less than 20 cents per single use at 6/27/11 price including shipping). So why re-use them in the first place? Highly recommended.

I have been using these earplugs constantly for 17 years and absolutely adored them until they changed this year. They were one of my all-time favorite products that improved my overall quality of life. They worked incredibly well and were extremely comfortable. I used them for sleep and they were my favorite sleep aid. However, this year they changed - they are now sticky and uncomfortable. I still use them but I use them less often (which means I use fewer of them) and I am looking for an alternative. They are no longer one of my favorite products. Buy them only if sticky earplugs don't bother you. As another reviewer has said, the shape has also changed - the shape is much less distinctive now and more like the rest of the earplugs on the market. There's an old adage: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" This product was perfect as it was, but the current marketing ethos requires that products be redesigned every few years whether they need to be or not. This product was redesigned and my reason for buying it was designed right out of it. I was an incredibly happy customer who now seeks an alternative and is working on learning to live without this product because it no longer meets my needs.

These are the best earplugs. They block out the noise great. Expensive but totally worth it in my opinion. Stay in all night. Would highly recommend.

These are the best ear plugs I have ever found for cancelling out noise. They are not infallible but work except in the most extreme circumstances

Exactement ce qu'il me fallait. Je déteste les boules en cire. Celle-ci sont souple amis tiennent bien dans les oreilles. Elle ne s'échappe pas pendant la nuit.

Pasa el tren, ladra el perro y también el timbre de la universidad de a lado y con los tapones no escucho nada. Los recorto un poquis porque al ponermelos así siento que le llegaron al fondo, la otorrino me dijo que los recortara uno o dos ml y listo, funcionó bien.

It’s good and easy to place it in my ear