What type of headphones are best for side sleepers?

I spoke with a customer yesterday who told me she had a graveyard of expensive earbuds. She said she was a side sleeper and was desperate to find something that worked for her. She was sick of waking up at 3 am because every time she rolled onto her side, she felt a sharp, localized pressure in her ear canal.

It's a frustrating cycle, we know. Thinking they're the answer, you buy high end, noise canceling headphones, but they're built for sitting on an airplane or riding the subway, not for lying on a pillow. If you're also a side sleeper, over the ear headphones are basically just a vice for your head. And earbuds? Ugh! They just feel like a pebble stuck in your ear.

To be honest, to find the "best" headphones for side sleeping, you shouldn't focus on the tech specs or noise cancellation, but on how easily you can forget they're even there. That's why we created SleepPhones® headphones. We realized that if you're trying to sleep you don't want heavy plastic jammed into your ear canal or over the ear headphones pressing against your skull. That's why we placed ultra thin, padded speakers inside a soft, breathable headband. It's thin enough that you can actually sink into your pillow without any annoying bulges or pain points.

The real goal is to be able to fall, and stay, asleep. If you constantly adjust your headphones mid-sleep because they cause pain, they are not doing their job. With SleepPhones® headphones, you don't have to worry about that and can solely focus on the deep, restorative sleep you need.

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