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My sleeping the past several months has slowly gotten worse and worse. I finally broke down and asked my doctor for advice. She wanted me to try non-pharmaceutical methods before prescribing something to help me sleep. I agreed because the last time I took medication for sleeping, the daytime hangover was worse than fatigue from just not sleeping. She recommended trying a couple of apps that help put your mind in a meditative state to fall asleep to not just fall asleep but to help you stay asleep. By then, I was willing to try anything to get decent shut eye. First night of trying the app, it helped. I fell asleep easily and stayed asleep more over the night, according to my fitness monitor. The only issue was my earbuds making my ears hurt. I'm a side sleeper and it killed my ears to attempt to sleep with my ear pressed to my pillow. I told the hubby I was going to find more comfortable sleeping earphones. He told me to not go crazy, but to feel free to buy what I felt I needed. I had one pair of sleep mask headphones in my cart before I started reading reviews that stated the controls were on the side of the head and as a side sleeper, they didn't work for the reviewer. I heeded the advice and found these. I am sooooooo glad I did!! They arrived on a Wednesday. Per instructions, I immediately put them on the charger. That night I used them to listen to my app. First, I had to adjust the speakers so I could hear. Minor detail. They worked wonderfully!! I Turn them on, listen to my meditation, wake up the next morning and turn them off. I just wanted the headphones, but the sleep mask helps as well. The light from my coffee pot turning on at 4:45 am every morning no longer wakes me up. Since the strap is adjustable, I can make it to the mask barely touches my face. I don't sweat while wearing them. The only night I have so far, I tightened the mask too much. Once I loosened it, cooled right off. I've tried sleeping with masks on in the past, but they put too much pressure on my eyes. These don't! Now, a note on the battery. I know it says 8+ hours of use. I'm not sure what they mean by that. 8+ hours of music or whatever actually playing? 8+ hours of connection to a device? I'm not sure, but I charged it for the full time as directed in the instructions. The was Wednesday, the day I received them. I did not have to charge them (because they turned off on their own) until the following week's Friday. Granted, the first couple of nights I turned them off once I woke up and the story was done, but for a week, I left them on and connected to my phone all night. For me, that translates into charging about once a week. I've had wireless headphones I used for my walks that I had to charge every third day of use. In my opinion, the battery life has amazed and impressed me! I hope it'll continue to stay that way as I use them. Okay, I might be done rambling now. To sum up, these headphones/sleep mask have been a wonderful addition to my attempt to remain off medications so I get natural sleep. I absolutely would recommend these to anyone who wants to listen to relaxing music all night or bedtime meditations or whatever you want to listen to without disturbing anyone who shares a bed with you. Great price for a great product!!