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How to choose the best sleeping earplugs for you
How do sleeping earplugs work?
Earplugs prevent sound vibrations from travelling down to the eardrum by blocking the ear canal and lowering the decibel level (dB) that’s absorbed. To put decibels into context, a whisper is 30dB, a normal conversation is 55dB, and snoring is 60-90dB. When you’re buying earplugs, look for their Single Number Rating (SNR). The higher the rating, the more protection the earplugs provide, so if they have an SNR of 33dB then the noise of a snorer is effectively cut in half.