I'm sorry they did not work for you, but they work perfectly for me so far. I used to be awakened three or four times a night by my wife's snoring, but in the four nights I have been using my new Bose Sleep Buds I have not once heard or been disturbed by her snoring. Nor I have I been bothered in any way by having the sleep buds in my ears. Maybe you should give yourself a little more time to get used to sleeping with them?