WeatherX Headache Prevention– Pressure Filtering Earplug for Shifts in Barometric Weather Pressure, Download Free Alert app (Regular 1 PK)

First, I’m going to say that after looking at some of the photos here of people using the plugs, some are using this product wrong. You put the end with the ridges inside your ear. You don’t need to put them in all of the way. You can put them in with just a few of the ridges inside your ear as long as it creates a seal. This will not work for you if you inserted it into your ear backwards. Second, I recommend that you purchase directly from WeatherX‘s website as the ones on here stick out of your ears and can get in the way and be uncomfortable. The ones directly on their website have a type that are flat on the end so that you can wear them while you’re sleeping if needed and lay on your side. I would recommend ordering both the regular size and the small size to see which ones work better for your ears. At first, I thought the regular size were too big for my ears and used small size. The small size worked but was hurting my ear more. I realized it was because I was pushing it too far in in order to create a seal. I went back to using the regular ones and figured out that I didn’t need to push it in all the way in order to create a seal. Everyone’s ears are different so you will need to see what works best for you. Third, you have to use these with the WeatherX app and experiment to find out what your pressure trigger is, when it’s best to put them in and when to take them out. For me any decrease in pressure .15 and up will trigger a migraine. Increase in pressure doesn’t seem to bother me. I put them in an hour to 30 minutes before and leave them in for at least 2 hours. If it’s a very strong pressure shift I find that I will still feel a bit unwell with symptoms but they are far more manageable and generally dissipate a couple hours after the shift. What I am finding these ear plugs do is keep me from getting a full on migraine. It’s a fricken miracle. I have been using these for 6 weeks now and have only had to take sumatriptan twice. Once in the beginning when I wasn’t using it correctly and the other time when I missed the pressure shift and did not have them with me. I went from having two debilitating migraines a week to none. I do check the app every couple of hours to stay on top of upcoming shifts and will set an alarm or go to sleep with them if the shift is in the middle of the night so I don’t wake up with a migraine. If you miss the alert the app gives you, you can also put these in once you are feeling symptoms and they will still help. These ear plugs are a game changer for me. Yes it sucks to wear ear plugs and it can be harder to hear but it’s worth not having to take medication or suffer in misery for 1-3 days. Sumatriptan can only be taken 6-8 times a month and I was always in fear of being limited in having relief. I haven’t taken Sumatriptan in 4 weeks. It’s an absolute miracle.

I purchased this after my neurosurgeon recommended it to me to help with my migraines. I’ve just last week downloaded the app and used it as directed. I must say it did reduce my pressure change headache. I was able to prepare ahead of time. It is durable and comfortable and fits well. I’m not one for ear plugs but these don’t feel uncomfortable. Just have to be sure you clean them after each use. They are made of a good material. And, while it isn’t meant to be noice cancelling just as any other ear plug it does reduce noise.

These earplugs definitely seem to make a difference - I know that I have generally bad reactions to pressure shifts, not just migraines, and these do work to ease that. I would suggest trying them even if you don't know for sure if your migraines are affected by the weather. Happy that they work for both pressure dropping and pressure rising - I get the impression that most people are affected more by drops than rises but I'm the other way around. One suggestion though: no matter how small you think your earholes are, you probably still need the regular size, not the small. I bought the small because my earholes are quite small - I have trouble fitting most earbuds - and they were too small to make a good seal unless they were way too far down in the ear canal. I took silicone moldable earplugs and put a little strip of that material around the plugs to make them fit better, and that worked, but since I liked them I went ahead and bought the regular size as well and those are much better. Four stars not five because they do tend to make my earholes feel funny and a little itchy/irritated after a while, but that could be just me as that happens sometimes with other earplugs of this shape as well. They're wearable for long enough to get the benefit though.

I suffer from barometric headaches and sinus issues. When I saw these ear plugs touting their coping powers, I thought I’d give them a try. Ear pods usually hurt my ears quickly because they are too big, so I wasn’t sure what size ear plugs to purchase. I got them in large (purple) and they are perfectly fine. They are soft and fit snuggly in my ear. I can tell that they open my ear canals, which does help to relieve pressure, but I only wear them for about 15 minutes at a time to keep my ears from getting sore. I like the plastic storage case to keep the ear plugs from getting lost and they can easily be carried in a pocket or purse. They definitely block out noise. The included weather app was the thing that convinced me to try the ear plugs. It is free and will tell you when the barometric pressure changes. I have had these ear plugs for a week and I have received DAILY notifications that there is a barometric shift suggesting I wear the ear plugs. Either I live in a very volatile weather area or the app isn’t very helpful. The app is the most disappointing thing. So far, I haven’t noticed any difference in my weather headaches so these are really just an expensive pair of ear plugs with a lackluster app. If you want to wear ear plugs everyday, then great, but if you want to actually treat your barometric headaches, I would suggest trying a cheap pair of ear plugs before buying these.

Drastic improvement in my migraine frequency. I have had migraines for over 12 years now and this works great in Chicago weather. Highly recommended for people who get migraine due to heavy winds and live in areas like Chicago.

These help my adult son and I both deal with our seasonal migraines. Not sure how the technology works, but it does! The pressure changes are noted and displayed on the WeatherX app on my phone which was easy to download. The alert gives us enough time to take precautions and put in our ear plugs. The plugs help with the pressure changes and work very well with noise, almost too well! I can’t wear them while having a conversation with someone but they do give me warning when the pressure shift happens. I am on auto delivery every few months because they get kind of loose and dirty after a while. But for the price and convenience I get a new pair every few months. The storage case is nice to have as well.

I suffer from chronic migraines, and have found barometric pressure changes to be a trigger, so when I heard about these, I thought i should give them a try. I was desperate, so I ignored my critical thinking skills when reading about the “study” on these— a small sample size, not a double blind study, not peer reviewed, and was conducted by the manufacturer, who has financial interests in the outcome, instead of being independently studied. Also, the study instructed people to take their migraine meds as they usually would, so if you are looking for a preventive tool to use instead of medication, keep this in mind. I’m not really sure how anyone would be able to use these long term— they block out almost ALL noise, which seems potentially dangerous, and not suitable for most users to wear at work or while caring for children or while driving, etc. They were also VERY painful for me to use. I frequently wear foam earplugs at night to block out my husband’s snoring, and I swim for an hour or longer 4-5x/week while wearing silicone earplugs/underwater headphones, so I’m accustomed to wearing ear plugs. Having something in my ears is not an issue— THESE earplugs were a problem for me because they were very painful, and felt like they were made for someone with giant ears (I don’t need extra small or child’s sized ear plugs, by the way). I couldn’t handle wearing them for more than 5 minutes at a time. I tried several different times, and they hurt just as much every time I tried. So I have no idea how one would wear these for hours at a time, let alone do this on a regular basis. Even if they don’t hurt your ears, the amount of sound they block is so much that I don’t see how these would be practical, unless they are only used for short periods of time, when you’re lying down in the dark anyway because of a migraine. The WeatherX app works fine, and is free, which might help migraine sufferers who are triggered by barometric pressure changes. If I could give these zero stars, I would, since I feel the manufacturer is misleading consumers re: claims of effectiveness.

I do think these help honestly. But dang, they are painful. At first it’s fine, but after a couple hours your ears are kinda sore. Like, not too bad after one use. If you live in an area like I do with multiple fronts a day or week though, after a couple times, it’s getting pretty raw up in there. I used them a few weeks and my ears never built up calluses or anything. It just kept getting worse.