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The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
It can be said that silence is the rarest commodity. It is a luxury that many cannot afford and most would trade almost anything to gain.
In the modern world, how often are you really left in silence, with your own thoughts? Given the ability to read a book in peace, work without distraction; sleep without disturbance or even just sit in your own bubble, stepping away from the world and having a moment to yourself.
Silence is something that at some points during my day, I would give anything for. The commute to work when I am readying myself for the day ahead and would give anything to mute the screaming child sat two rows down. When I am working from home needing to concentrate, but can hear the sounds of the household, banging and crashing in the rooms around me. When I want to sleep and the neighbours decide to play music at midnight on a Tuesday.
When I was looking for some earbuds to quieten my world when I chose, I wanted something that was portable, easy to use but also, I did not want complete silence. If I use earbuds to enable a quiet and restful sleep for example, I also need to hear my alarm clock in the morning.
I decided to try out the QuietOn sleep earbuds which are described as the world's smallest active noise cancelling earbuds.
Rather than bulky headphones which are not easily transportable and do not fit into your handbag, no matter what the size (does anyone else find that the bigger the handbag, the more things you find to put in it?); the box is small and carries everything you need.
Along with the earbuds which come in their own charging case, there is a small charging cable which slots easily into your laptop for charging and three different sizes of buds so as to get the perfect fit in your ear.
Once charged, the earbuds last around twenty hours but with the compact packaging with everything inside, you do not have to play the game of "where did I put the charging cable" which I seem to do with every other chargeable item I own.
I have tested them in a variety of situations and honestly, for me they perfectly do the job that I wanted them to.
When I work from home, the sounds of the household are dimmed to a point where they become unobtrusive and I can concentrate on the task at hand. In my commute, I can put them in, close my eyes and feel a bubble of calm around me. When I want to sleep, outside noise and those pesky neighbours are muted and my sleep is uninterrupted.
The silence is not total, I would say that depending on the situation, sounds are muted to around 80%, but that is also welcome. As I said earlier, uninterrupted sleep is perfect, but also, as much as I wish I did not need to hear it, that blaring alarm clock noise to wake me for work is essential; no matter how much I want to throw it against the wall.
Right now they are at a discounted price of £154 and honestly, I feel like I have got my money's worth.
I have been using them for a week now and they have made an active positive difference in my life. Being able to turn down the volume of the world has given me calm when I needed it, peace where I craved it and a good night's sleep which is something that we all need more of.
I would not hesitate to recommend them.
