Mack's Slim Fit Soft Foam Earplugs, 50 Pair - Small Ear Plugs for Sleeping, Snoring, Traveling, Concerts, Shooting Sports & Power Tools | Made in USA

I have been using these for years, I am a light sleeper, and my cats are very noisy. They are a slim fit and they stay in your ear pretty well, but you really have to take the time to squish them so they get in there real good. They are so comfortable sometimes I forget to take them out in the morning.

I have been using these for years at night to help me sleep. They are the most comfortable ear plugs for someone with smaller canals.

I did a lot of research for earplugs to help to drown out noises from someone sleeping next to you. I know that I have very small ear canals. These seemed easy to get in my ear using the other hand to pull the opposite ear out. Overall they did lessen the noise around me but I still heard my husband lightly snoring. They did help but it wasn’t soundproof. I got the Mack’s Slim Fit Soft Foam Earplug. I do think it worked better than the ones I’ve tried that are specifically for outside shooting or chain sawing type noise. They can be used more than once.

They work great for small ear canals

I am very sensitive to noise when I sleep: snoring, upstairs neighbors, noise from outside, etc, so foam earplugs are a necessity because nothing else even comes close to working (silicone ear "plugs" don't work at all, I find). I have tried pretty much EVERY earplug brand and type on the market because my ears are VERY sensitive and I often find that my ears hurt when I put them in, or halfway in the night / towards the morning. First of all let's start that in my personal experience, all of Mack's earplugs are far better than any other brand I tried-- the foam material is much softer, easier to put in, and as a whole Mack's will cause less pain than any other brand. However the 3 Mack's earplugs are NOT equal. The standard beige one, while again better in my experience than any other brand, will cause discomfort most nights at some point; if there is NO other choice, I would use these. Next, by far better, are the pink "dreamgirls" earplugs, but these STILL caused me discomfort, let's say 25% of the time. I lived with this for many years for lack of a better option. The newest addition are these purple slim ones, which are MUCH less painful / discomforting than the pink ones; they are not any shorter than the pink ones, but are a bit smaller in diameter, and that makes all the difference. They work JUST as well blocking sound as the other brands (which means pretty good; earplugs are not, and cannot, be perfect). Last but not least, there is no earplug brand I've EVER used where you can reliably use a pair for more than one full night; the foam seems to degrade in quality after being under pressure, so the second time you use them they will block a lot less noise. This applies to ALL earplugs, including Mack's purple, or any other.TLDR; earplugs are a necessity for people like me, they inherently suck, but this one (Mack's purple) are by FAR the best from all brands, and trust me, I've tried them all. Like all ear plugs, they won't block all noise ever, and they are very disposable: a single pair is for one night at max effectiveness.

To the one struggling to decide which ear plugs to get, I hope this helps. I spent hours, if not days, researching ear plugs on Amazon. I ended up with 8 different ones because, well, I’m indecisive. Many of these didn’t work for me due to my own weird ear anatomy but I wanted to give my experience with each and what I’d recommend given your situation. Everything is subjective, but I hope this helps someone else as the previous reviews helped me. I’ll put my quick summary first and the details after for those wanting more info. *The pink ear plug is an average run-of-the-mill ear plug for size comparison.To summarize:If you have shorter ear canals and more sensitive ears I would recommend Mack’s Thermafit, adult/kids silicone ear plugs, or Hearos Softstar foam. If you have average ear canals and want the most noise blocking I would get Howard Leight. If you prefer contoured earplugs and find them to be the most comfortable then get Flents Protech Contour. If you have very narrow (but not short) ear canals, then get Mack’s slim fit or Flents Protech Sleeping.White Hearos Softstar foam:These ear plugs are wider than most but shorter and the foam is very soft. They are comfortable and didn’t hurt my ears, even when laying on my side. The foam is so light and fluffy though it lets in more noise than other ear plugs. If comfort is most important to you, you’re a side sleeper, and you don’t need complete silence, these are for you.Tan Mack’s Thermafit:This was the last pack of ear plugs I ordered to try and I finally found the right ones for me. The foam expands more quickly and is a bit rougher texture than others but once you get it in your ear it is just as comfortable at the Hearos and blocks as much (if not more) noise as Howard Leights and silicone. If you have short ear canals, want something comfortable that blocks out the most noise, try Mack’s thermafit.Purple Mack’s Slim fit:I have somewhat smaller ear canals but these were too narrow for me. They didn’t block any sound and despite them being thin, they are still long. If you have very narrow ear canals that are an average length, these would be a good choice for you.Dark Green Howard Leight low pressure:Howard Leights are soft and I found that they blocked out the most sound out of all the ear plugs I tried. They are a bit long for my ears but I just have short ear canals. If you have average ear canals and want the most noise blocking ear plugs, I would recommend these.Light Green Flents Protech Contour:I like contour ear plugs because my ears are sensitive. These are pretty large ear plugs and not the best for those with small ears. They were the best price of all the earplugs I tried. If you have average-larger ear canals, are a side sleeper, or prefer contoured ear plugs, these are for you.Blue/White Flents Protech Sleeping:I thought these would be my Goldilocks ear plugs after I liked the regular Protech contour ones but found them to be too big. Well these were way too small. They fit in my ears easily but don’t block any noise, much like the slimfits. I can still hear the clock ticking, the traffic, my dog snoring everything. I’m so bummed! If you have tiny (and I mean tiny) ears and like the contoured foam, I would get these.Mack’s silicone ear plugs (orange kids and clear regular):As someone who generally hates having things deep in my ears, silicone ear plugs sounded like the way to go. I found the clear ones to be huge and I was having to cut them in half so I ended up getting the kids size. They are comfortable and are good for side sleeping. They also block out a lot of noise. My issue with these is that they tend to suction to your ear which is uncomfortable and you can hear your heart beating in your ears. I think it’s something you can get use to though. If you hate foam/regular ear plugs, have small or sensitive ears, and want to still block a lot of noise, I’d try these.Of all the ones I tried, I found Mack’s Theramfit to be the best all around.Happy sleeping!