SoundcoreSleep A20 Earbuds by Anker, Noise Blocking, Comfy for Side Sleepers, AI Brainwave Audio, 80H Playtime, Stream Content via Bluetooth 5.3, Sleep Monitor, Personal Alarm

I hardly ever write reviews but here is the rare exception. I work a rotating swing shift that has given me severe shift work sleep disorder.I've spent 20 years buying every crackpot hairbrained product to try to help me get a little sleep. My go to was acoustic sleep , a fine product about half the price as the A-20. The acoustic sleep has one fatal flaw, it has no passive noise reduction, you hear ambient noise that's louder than the device but that's due to its product design. I almost didn't give the A-20 a chance because I wanted active noise reduction...man am I glad I did. As a side sleeper these things are comfortable and don't fall out while I sleep, but the biggest draw is the combination of excellent passive noise reduction and whatever sounds you like to sleep to ( for me its rain) . They do an exceptional job of insulating me in the sounds of the thunderstorm , isolating me from the outside world.I have 3 college young men upstairs and they run across their apartment a lot, I cant hear them or most ambient sounds with my A-20s.( I guess when they throw a party that will be the big test) I haven't even explored the many features of the app, first nite I went simple with one of the loadable sounds ( thunderstorm) and I was amazed how well they worked...Im happy with that . They are a little pricey but after the first night I realized what a great value they are. (Customer service is fast also.)2nd week updated...you have to keep these buds clear/clean of earwax or they will not work. My left bud stopped working. I examined it to find a ear wax buildup on the mike/speaker on the inside of the bud.After cleaning all was well. Im still happy

They fit comfortably. They do block outer noise well. It can automatically go into sleep mode when it notices you fell asleep watching something then it will play the sleep sound choice you pick. If you choose not to do that it will just play whatever you are watching or listening to instead.My only issues are the app is a bit irritating trying to figure out where to go. Individual sounds are under “static” instead of the button being names something that tells you there are multiple sounds to choose once pressed.They need to create an actual button to press for connecting once you put them on. Right now you click the small words “not connected” to make them connect. When you wake up they will say not connected again but they have been working all night. I sometimes have to place them back in the case and back in my ears to connect and have it sync how my sleep did. Wearing and connecting is the only way to access the toggle for sleep mode on and off, alarms, and controls. It would be nice to have this screen as an option across the bottom at all times. Sleep history tells you awake time, light sleep and deep sleep, how many times you woke up, how many times you turned, and what position you slept in by percentage. This comes to my other issue. It says I've slept “prone”, which is on your stomach, and i so not ever sleep on my stomach. So it is mistaking a side sleep for a prone position sometimes.Ive also reached out to them and asked them to have the sound section be more accessible for the visually impaired since my blind father would like to get some. Currently they sounds say “button” when he uses voiceover instead of rain or stream etc. The rest of the app is fairly accessible and the AI sound options will work with voiceover.

If you’re looking for a pair of sleep earbuds that truly deliver on comfort and battery life, the Soundcore Sleep A20 Earbuds by Anker are a standout choice. I’ve worn them all night, even as a side sleeper, and they’re so comfortable I often forget they’re in my ears. The battery life is impressive-easily lasting through the night (and then some), so you don’t have to worry about them dying before your alarm goes off.One of my favorite features is the configurable EQ in the Soundcore app, which lets you tweak the sound signature to your liking. There’s a preset that softens loud noises and balances the sound, which is perfect for narrated audio or podcasts I like to fall asleep to. The built-in library of white noise and nature sounds is another plus, and you can even save a selection directly to the earbuds, so you don’t need your phone nearby or worry about notifications waking you up.On the downside, I found the touch controls a bit too sensitive-they’d sometimes trigger accidentally as I moved in my sleep. Thankfully, you can disable them, which I did since I keep my phone close for any media or volume adjustments anyway.If there’s one thing I’d love to see in a future version, it’s active noise cancellation. I know that’s a tall order in such a tiny and comfortable form factor, but it would be a game changer for blocking out even more ambient noise.Overall, the Soundcore Sleep A20 Earbuds are a fantastic investment if you value a good night’s sleep and want a customizable, comfortable, and reliable solution for bedtime audio.On site note: If you're having trouble making an account in the app, it might be because you had a Eufy account at some point. Apparently Anker and Eufy share the same authentication system, so if you have one, you have both. That was my only pain point in setting up the device, and caused me to scratch my head for a few.

I don’t understand sleep headphones. For some reason every one on the market just seems like junk.I love soundcore, have a pair of gym headphones and over ear headphones from them that are wonderful.These, like nearly every other sleep headphone I’ve ever tried (this is my sixth pair), have virtually non-responsive buttons.I’m a bodybuilder and even I can’t press them hard enough for it to respond.