Best Headphone to Sleep

Updated on April 5th 2012 - "Bose won't stop the baby crying! These WILL!"

It's been a long, stressful day, and all you want to do is catch some shut-eye on the airplane. Uh oh, there's a screaming baby behind you and a bouncing "sugar kid" across the aisle. No problem, as long as you have your Westone 1 headphones and an iPod loaded with your favorite soothing music or meditations. Their low profile means unbeatable comfort, and the flush fit allows you to sink into your pillow without an annoying poke. Route the cables behind the back of your ears and voila! Like magic, they're out of your way. Best of all, the earphones block out up to 44dB of surrounding noise (compare that to 26dB for the full-sized Bose model). Junior can be screaming, "I want a cookie!" at the top of his lungs across from you, and you'll be oblivious as you ride the music to dreamland.

Every ranking that involves comfort and fit, Shure and Westone excel for their human anatomy friendly design and cable design. It's no coincidence. Just the facts.