Rest Well Tonight With These Expert-Recommended Sleep Headphones

If you need extra help falling asleep, a pair of sleep headphones could be the solution. Sleep headphones can block out noise or create calm sounds that help you drift off to sleep.

When they were first released in 2018, Bose's noise-masking Sleepbuds were hailed as game changers for light sleepers and those dealing with snoring partners. Alas, Bose ran into some issues with the battery on both the original model and the second-gen version, and ended up discontinuing the Sleepbuds, much to the chagrin of a lot of folks who really liked them. Well, three former Bose engineers acquired the rights to the Sleepbuds and have now introduced new Sleepbuds under their Ozlo brand. They feature the same design as the original Sleepbuds -- both the buds and charging case essentially look identical -- but have a key new feature: you can now stream other audio to the buds from your phone over Bluetooth (the original Sleepbuds just stored the noise-masking sounds on the buds and didn't allow for streaming music).

Best value sleep earbuds Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 Special $200 at Amazon Why we like these sleep headphones: Bose pioneered sleep earbuds with noise-masking capabilities to help light sleepers and those who have sleep partners who snore. Those original Bose sleep buds evolved into the Ozlo Sleepbuds, which are good but pretty pricey. If you're looking for more affordable sleep buds, the Soundcore Sleep A30 Special are currently your best bet. They have active noise canceling, and they're also equipped with AI brainwave audio (with binaural beats) and "adaptive snore masking." The charging case has the ability to monitor and analyze snoring sounds and optimize the snore-masking audio you hear in the buds.