Bose Sleep 4+

I was given these as a gift because I have always struggled with both getting to sleep and staying asleep. I’m a very light sleeper so any noise will wake me up. My review is very specific to me but I hope it’s something can can be added. I currently listen to tv (just the sound, screen turned off) to fall asleep because it is the most distracting thing I’ve found to get my brain to settle. White noise has never been effective. These are great for helping me get a better deeper sleep because I’m not woken up by little noises however, I tried using the noises in the app, including adding some from the selection available to be downloaded and non of them were helpful for getting me to fall asleep. I now listen to tv, same as before, with one of the earbuds slightly offset in my ear. I’ve managed to push it in either just as I’m falling asleep or sometimes my pillow secures it. I did almost lose one once. I would like to see a feature where streaming could be done through the app as a kind of sleep timer similar to the white noise. I understand that traditional steaming is not available because of the size so I wonder if something could be done via the app.

Considering the SleepBuds cost a whopping $250, the app that supports them should be a lot better. Why can my iPad detect my AirPods and Jabras instantly, but this app takes MANY seconds to find the SleepBuds… and sometimes fails to find them entirely? Why are other audio apps controllable from the lock screen but not this one? Why do I have to unlock my iPad and navigate to the app to control the SleepBud volume with a slider rather than just use my volume rocker? This all seems like pretty basic stuff to me, that other apps manage fine. Other stuff: you can only listen to Bose sleep sounds on the SleepBuds. I don’t see why you can’t have a seamless experience of listening to whatever you want on the SleepBuds before sleep, then turning on Bose’s sounds. Talk about a nanny app! And I find way too many of the available sounds too busy and/or high-pitched. There’s only one or two I can stand to listen to. There might be good reason for other stuff that’s also inconvenient, like having to take time to load sounds ONTO your SleepBuds rather than simply stream it (I’m guessing so your sound is not dependent on your device’s battery life), but the whole interface is just needlessly frustrating and complex, which is not conducive to a relaxed pre-sleep state. The SleepBuds themselves are great, but hampered by this crappy app.

I am a terribly light sleeper with an acute case of misophonia and I have a truly difficult time falling asleep, especially when I can hear the pounding of neighbors’ footsteps overhead and begin to fixate on/panic as a result of my inability to fall asleep. This product masks all of these noises and I actually slept a full nine hours the past two nights while wearing the sleepbuds on the cascade sound. Is this a perfect product? Well, I echo some consumer concerns such as the inability to stream anything other than the app, but these sleep buds are a true miracle for me and I couldn’t be more grateful to have the ability to finally fall asleep even when neighbors are up late pounding about. It’s important to read the directions thoroughly (especially the one that says your ears might be different sizes and require different size earbud covers—mine totally did)! I haven’t had the problem placing the buds back into the case like others (the white light shows when they are properly placed back into the case for charging, fyi). Please never stop making this product! Some of us need these sleepbuds for medical reasons and you are giving us our lives back—thank you!