I purchase the trial pack with medium and small. I have small twisted ear canals and have problems with seating foam plugs. The smalls were just right. Finally and earplug that will seat and stay in place. I have yet to wear them for more then 1/2 hour. But so far they are great.

Great premise, but I could not get either size to seal. May try again.

Would not stay in ears so were not helpful blocking out sound.

These seem like good ear plugs and I really wanted them to work out. The small size does not create a seal and the regulars are too big. Oh well.

I've tried quite a number of earplugs to protect my hearing when shooting (I'm an avid competitive rifle/pistol shooter) and the SilentEar(s) are the most effective I've found yet. They seal well. I would have rated it as five stars if they had a size between "average" and "small". The average is just a bit big for my ears. I've recommended these to several shooting buddies. Unfortunately, most of them said "What? Whadya say?" - too many years without earplugs?

I must have odd ear canals---I have yet to find an ear-plug that I can get in and have it stay in. The small set went in, but when the snoring started, it was like it was right next to me---which it was. I got the mediums in, but the flanges touched my pillow. They'd fallen out by the next morning. But, I will say they worked okay when they were in and I did get some sleep. But, they're still not the answer to my prayers.

I ordered the trial pack with a small pair and a regular pair. Good thing, because one of my canals is larger than the other. With a little mineral oil they both pop in and make a good seal.

I ride a motorcycle everyday to work. I needed a quality pair of earplugs that were easy to insert, durable, and easy to clean. I use these everyday and I am very pleased with the performance. I can still hear the traffic around me and, the sound of my bike. The most important thing for me is how well these little plugs block the wind noise. I seem to be more in-tune with my riding and, I get to work refreshed. They come with a real cool little case that I put on a lanyard that stays in my inside coat pocket. It makes it very convenient to and I always know where my plugs are. I will definitely recommend these to my biking friends.

Small size is too big for my ears. I wish somebody would make some for those of us with small canals!

These are just sooo comfortable in my motorcycle helmet compared to the type with a stem. However, I found that I was pushing them in too far and this was causing loud sounds almost like feedback while riding. Once I learned how to position them I have loved them. I found the standard size is ok, I plan to try the large. The small work for my wife who has really small ear canals. I docked a star because they have a learning curve.

The small ones did not work for me, so I was glad to be able to also try the larger ones. They are so comfortable, easy to put in and the noise reduction is very much welcomed. My wife is from China, and enjoys watching Chinese TV, but the constant Chinese language gives me a headache. Plus she is hard of hearing having worked in a factory most of her life and the volume is up. If you want peace and quiet, you will want these.

i must have tiny ears because even the small size hurt my ears

Nice to have a combination special price to try two sizes. Medium works better for me. I can give the smaller size to my grandchild even though the small size will seal my ears but the medium works better. Comfortable to wear and effective for noise reduction and fits great with earmuffs at the rifle range.

I'm moving to an apartment complex loaded with noisy college students. I need more help during football season than my foam earplugs can handle. I quickly discovered that just a little adjustment in tweaking these babies into place made a huge difference in how much sound was shut out. Once in place, very little gets through. I'm so glad I found these.

I am a very light sleeper married to a chronic snorer. I read the reviews and thought I'd try these plugs...was at my wits end and thought I have nothing to lose! Boy am I happy I did! While I still hear a little noise, and can still feel the rumble vibrations, I can't believe what a difference these make! Finally a decent night's sleep!!!

I get better seal with the spongey ones

just got my ear plugs and they dont work the earplugs from big 5 way cheaper work much better

I need the average size, but only one ear really works. The other just doesn't seal or stay in. So I would give 5 stars for one ear, and 0 for the other. [from EPSS Customer Service: Ear canals are almost as individual as finger prints, different for every person. An individuals's own ear canals may be a different size and/or shape. We suggest trying a different size plug in each ear, as the same size plug may not fit both ears.]

The medium was too large, but I thought the small would work well - fit was great. But once again, being a side sleeper, even the flanges caused pain in my ears. I think I'm stuck with trying to find small foam ones.

These ear plugs are the cats meow for me. works like a charm. Thank you. Randy

The large is a bit large. The small one is a much better fit in my ears. Product does what it is suppose to to. However the sleep ear does a better job for me!!

There is nothing spectacular about these. Maybe my ears are a different size but I can't seem to get a good fit in the right ear. . . . .

Great noise reduction. hard to get in and uncomfortable. this was the small size.

They work just like the foam ones, and feel just like the foam ones. But since they don't compress like the foamies, you'll need to pull your ear like it suggests in the instructions. Really the amount of people that think this is optional astounds me. The only reason I don't use them all the time is because they're TOO isolating.

The plugs do not stay in very well. They are easy to insert though.

I didn't find these ANY better than the spongy ones you can get at the drug store - in fact worse - I didn't get as tight a seal.

The only earplugs that successfully block out my boyfriends snoring. Thank god for this product. Without it, I wasn't able to sleep.

These sounded great, but didn't work for me at all...couldn't get a fit. The "small" pair was too big and so didn't block out anything. I gave both pair to my daughter to try out. I'll stick to Flents wax and cotton stopples.

These block noise, but I wanted them for sleeping and the flanges are kind of hard so weren't comfortable for sleeping. I was a size small if that matters to anyone.

Comfortable, easy to insert and remove, work well in a noisy environment at work to enhance concentration, while still allowing ability to hear another speaking with you

Average size fits well, comfortable enough to sleep in. Delivered no problems to Australia in a week or so.

I should have just ordered the large size. They are great. I love the fact they are washable.

Small size fits my ears, plugs are comfortable and provide excellent engineroom hearing protection.

The small size worked perfect for my wife and the other size worked for me!! Perfect ear protection while shooting!

The right ear fit great but I couldn't get a seal on my left ear. Would have been great if both had fit but it's really and all-or-nothing thing. I'm now going the custom route with Westone 4RT's.[comment from EPSS management: Some customers have found that their ear canals are not the same size, and they may need a different size plug in each ear to get the best fit.]

These earplugs didn't work for me. I called Miranda at custumer service. She was wonderful and gave me an RMA #. This company has excellent service!!!

good product, nice to have 2 different sizes to try, found that the larger size fits me better. very comfortable to wear on an extended time frame. easy to place/ remove. excellent price point. would recommend with out hesitation.

These are great. I usually wear hearing protecters over the ear, but they tend to interfere with my glasses. The silentear gives great protection in loud areas. A corded version would definitely be a good idea.

The averag sized plugs are to small. They need to be inserted so that they are almost iretrievable to get results. Great noise reduction when i can get them in properly. A corded version in a larger size would be great. [We just bought out the manufacturer's remaining large size, so those are now available for a limited time. --EPSS]

These are superb. I found that the small size works best in my right ear and the medium size works best in my left ear. I also found that very slightly moistening the earplug - so that it's not wet, but just barely moist - helps with insertion, seating and retention. Noise reduction is excellent. So far, I've used these for sleeping. Compared to the shooting earmuffs I have, the NRR is better, so I'll definitely be using these for shooting.

Neither size would fit or stay in my ear, but they worked OK for my wife. I also bought the SureFire EarPro Sonic Defenders and they work great for me (for shooting, probably not great for sleeping). If you have small ear canals and need waking hour ear protection, I highly recommend the SureFires.

I ordered the two pack. Neither size fit my ears well. The smaller ones seem to "fit" the best, but I can't get a firm "seat" for them. They keep popping out.

nice feel comfertable to wear ,recogmend to buy

I was surprised that the small size was more comfortable considering my size. Alas, my wife turned up the volume of her snoring.

These earplugs filter out the noise well but I can't keep them in my ears all night long. Thankfully my husband usually only snores late night...so when the ear plugs fall out he's out of gas and ready to get up for work.

Sometimes it seems to take too much adjustments to fit into my air properly. But when it does it gives pretty good blocking of the unwanted and nusaince sounds.

These earplugs work fine. I'm use to the ones with cords attached - but these worked just fine.

These earplugs are excellent. I needed some super-effective, well-fitted plugs to protect my ears during an MRI. The larger size fit great and did a terrific job keeping out the racket. Plus, they're comfortable, too.

These are nice and comfortable, altho the tabs had to be trimmed for sleep comfort. A little expensive, but if they last as others say they do...probably a good deal.

I now can sleep though my inconsiderate, door slamming tenant leaving for work at 6am! thank -you