The designs further advanced with the invention of memory foam earplugs, which first appeared in 1972.

They're not easy to shape or insert, are too long for my ear canals, don't fit properly, and don't block any noise--especially the snoring that keeps me awake.

If you are looking for other alternatives, also read my post What Are the Best Earplugs for Low Frequency Noise? Depending on your ear, you might get better noise reduction with smaller, well-fitting earplugs with perhaps a lower NRR. However, if you are comfortable with the Quiet Please, and it is just the rolling down that bothers you, it does get easier over time. Change country: -Select- Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bhutan British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Comoros Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Finland France Gabon Republic Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guernsey Guinea Haiti Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Monaco Montserrat Morocco Namibia Nauru Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Pakistan Palau Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Romania Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Korea Spain Svalbard and Jan Mayen Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Vatican City State Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. Quiet Please ear plugs are made out of a soft foam that is easily compressed and inserted into the ear.

But most of all users report dry and itchy ears, irritation, rashes, burning sensation, inflammation, and pain.

After using Quiet Please for 10 years of uninterrupted sleep I’ve barely slept for 2 weeks with the new product ( live by a large body of very wavy water! I didn’t notice any difference after the initial Protechs rebrand, BUT I just bought a container that was marked with the notice “Now Softer! This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. They do work for longer canals (like mine); in that case they just become a bit more difficult to get out. However, after using for 3 days, no longer bounce back to their original size and hence stop working.