I've tried a lot of earplugs but these are awesome. They twist up really skinny and then perfectly expand in your ears. I've used other types in the past but they still let me hear every snoring moment. I went through a lack of sleep or worse broken sleep for so many years when now I put these ones in and it's just lights out. If you worry about not hearing your alarm I wouldn't use one of those day- spa soothing ones but you don't have to go to a siren sound either.