I've purchased many different Bluetooth sleep masks and sleep phones, Manta Sound is hands down the best for me.
- Others: To wash the mask you must fish out the speakers and control box and placing them back in is an even greater core!
With the Manta Sound, I simply pull the outer and inner pieces apart, wash the inside part that is against my skin, press the two pieces back together at the velcro points.
- Others I've tried were not 100% light blocking. Manta Sound achieves this.
- Others have bulky speakers that, over time, made my ears tender and sore. Manta Sound has super thin speakers that I can barely feel.
- Other masks that claimed to have a 3D eye contour was bulkier on the sides at the temples than the Manta Sound.
- Others were either shaped funny and pressed on my nose or had a "light blocking" baffle that was more like a flap which worked its way down to the top of my nose throughout the night giving me a feeling like my breathing was being impacted negatively.
- The Manta Sound has a more sensitive volume range, allowing for more adjustment.
- The Manta Sound has so many adjustment points that I can get a near perfect fit.
- No bulky velcro overlapping in the back and no buckle or clip on the Manta Sound compared to others. Sound does overlap with a soft velcro closure in the back but it is not bulky and doesn't effect the angle of my head on my pillow.
- The C Shaped eye cups are great! No pressure on my temples or sinuses.
- Many other masks created pressure on my eyes causing vision problems in waking and headaches. No such problem with Sound.
- Other masks battery life was about 7 to 9 hours. The Manta Sound lives up its 20 hour battery life spec.!
For background:
I have sensitive sinuses. I wear a 7 1/8 size hat. I am mostly a side sleeper. I am a light sleeper; most digital alarm clocks display light can bother me and "out of place" or nuisance nose (traffic, people, and mechanical noises) easily wake me. My husband snores loudly (rivals a train or loud generator).
I got this mask specifically to help block out the snoring. It is not noise canceling and can not be such due to its design, meaning there's no seal around your ears and the speakers are not an in-ear design. I use an app that offers many sounds, colored noise, binaural and soffiegio frequencies. I create my own mixes with colored noise and nature sounds (mostly rain and thunder and sometimes nighttime forest lake sounds).
I use my phone's alarm and it comes through both the Manta Sound and the phones speaker since my app runs all night.
The Sound effectively creates a dark, relaxing environment that blocks out the snoring at the appropriate volume level.
If the price of this mask is preventing your purchase, take a leap and buy it! You've got 60 days to try it out, nothing to lose. Once I added up the amount of money I've spent on ear plugs (disposable and reusable) and masks, I discovered I would've saved money had I bought the Sound instead of trying everything else.
Oh, another thing, Manta's customer service is exceptional! It's nice to buy a product from a company that truly cares. My order shipped super fast and I received emails notifying me of my order status every step of the way. Manta even reached out and offered to provide customized sleep tips! After I received my order the emails didn't stop, instead Manta continued to reach out to ask if I had any questions, concerns and to inquire if the mask was meeting my expectations.
The mask can be customized with different eye cups and I am planning on purchasing the Steamer Cups after my holiday expenses are covered. I did purchase the aroma dots in lavender and I do not regret it!
No buyers regret, just restful nights for this gal!
