These sleepbuds saved my marriage

Fine, that's dramatic, but my honest Ozlo Sleepbuds review will prove YES, THEY ARE WORTH IT

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Lately, my husband has been snoring. This is new—he’s never snored before, which is why I married him. We think it’s a combo of a new medication and an incredibly horrible year for allergies here in Utah. Also, it’s not consistent, which almost makes it worse. He’ll go days without snoring, then one night, he’s a gentle chainsaw. It feels just random enough to be tortuous.

Also, Henry (our dog) has been snoring lately too. Which is equally enraging, but there is even less he can do about it. (They don’t make nasal strips for dogs.) I can’t tell you how many times I’ve scream-whispered, “HENRY!” across the room in the middle of the night to get him to change positions.

In summary: Sometimes there are nights when nobody snores. Sometimes there are nights when they’re both snoring. And sometimes they seem to take turns and I sneak downstairs in a silent rage at 1 AM and try to go back to sleep in the guest room.

Please don’t say, “But have you tried…?” WE’VE TRIED IT ALL.

The “all” we have tried

Initially I thought, “Can we stop the snoring?” We raised the head of our bed a few degrees, which helped, but not entirely. We bought Henry a new, cozier bed—same. Brandon tried many brands and forms of nasal strips. He stopped eating before bed. I added a humidifier to our bedroomy. None of those eliminated the snoring.

Then, I turned my focus to blocking out the noise. I tried masking it with sounds through my Hatch sleep machine or my phone. White noise, no matter how loud, didn’t cover it up. Neither did pink, brown, or nature noises. I turned our bedroom into a Natural Calm Forest, and what I got was snoring and birds. (And the urge to pee from all that rushing water.)

I’ve also tried every kind of earplug. None of the Loop earplugs (I own many pairs) were robust enough to block out snoring. The fancy sleep earplugs I bought from Sweden—same. My wireless headphones proved nowhere near comfortable enough for sleeping.

Then, I was served an ad for Ozlo Sleepbuds.

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Do Ozlo Sleepbuds work?

Ozlo Sleepbuds are different. The design is inherently noise-masking. They’re tiny, and the materials are soft and flexible. They lay super-flat so you don’t feel them, even as a side-sleeper. But the kicker is that they come pre-loaded with white, pink, and brown noises (and other soothing sounds), and play those sounds directly into your ear canal.

I will say, they felt like a splurge at their original price of $349. That’s less expensive than divorce, though, and certainly less detrimental to our marriage than me resentfully sleeping in the guest room for the rest of our lives. I had nothing to lose, so I bought them at the end of June.

Ozlo Sleepbuds gave me the best night’s sleep of my life.

They are incredibly comfortable. I don’t feel them in my ears, even on my side. They beam a gentle pink noise (which I program through the app) directly into my ears all night long. And YES, Ozlo Sleepbuds WORK.

I haven’t heard a single snore, from anyone—and trust me, they are still snoring, because I hear them as I read in bed. I no longer hear my husband getting in and out of bed and going to the bathroom. I hear NUH-THING except the most soothing gentle noise all night long.

Ozlo Sleepbuds lie flat and comfortable in your ear, even as a side-sleeper

ALSO, on July 4th (and the 3rd, and the 5th), I HEARD NO FIREWORKS. Do you realize how loud fireworks are, especially when it’s your neighbors setting them off? I heard them as I was reading before sleep, and anticipated another year of waking up several times a night as some a-hole continued to set them off well past the 11 PM curfew.

I DID NOT WAKE UP ONCE.

Imagine the scenarios you could use these for. A big-city hotel room, where street noises or construction would otherwise keep you awake. A group campsite, where people are talking and walking by your tent all night long. Your in-laws’ house, where they watch Law & Order at an ungodly volume until midnight.

This is the best $349 I have ever spent.

I want to marry these earbuds. (Since I am already married, I guess I want a throuple?) I have told my husband, “I will save these in a fire,” and I mean it. I asked the brand to send me a back-up pair as part of this partnership because my greatest fear is losing one and therefore spending the rest of my life alone.

Ozlo Sleepbuds are one of the rare products that does exactly what it says it’ll do, effortlessly. After three months of nightly use, I cannot recommend them strongly enough.

UPDATE: The NEW Ozlo Sleepbuds 2

Ozlo launched their new Sleepbuds 2 in July 2026, and the upgrades are significant. While my original Ozlos Sleepbuds worked as promised for over a year, the Ozlo Sleepbuds 2 have taken every quirk, small nuisance, and limited features and fixed them all. The degree to which they listened to their community and implemented meaningful changes in V2 is astonishing, said as someone who works closely with brands for a living.

See what’s new and improved (including a new LOWER price—who does that?) here:

First comes love, then comes marriage…

I first posted a glowing review of Ozlo Sleepbuds in my July 2025 newsletter, Kiss Marry Kill. (I called them, “The most Marry thing I’ve ever Married.”) At that point, I had been wearing the buds for a few months, but had zero affiliation with the company. I bought the product with my own money, followed the user guide like any other customer, and wrote about them because (have I made this clear?) I love them so much.

A few months later a long-time friend reached out: “I’ve moved on from XX company to Ozlo. They’re a pretty new brand who launched cutting-edge sleepbuds in 2024. I’d love to send you a pair, if you’re interested.” My reply contained an overabundance of exclamation points, because this felt like a dream come true.

So yes, NOW this article is sponsored by Ozlo Sleepbuds 2, which is thrilling because I love nothing more than a brand I’m already using coming to me. Plus, you can use the code MELISSAURBAN to save $20… but only if you’re ready for the best sleep of your life. (It’s easy to shop, because they only make one product—that’s how confident they are.)

Also, tell your couple’s therapist I’M SORRY for the decreased billings now that your snoring spouse is no longer making you want to plan your own disappearance.

XO, MU