Across Australia, plenty of industries run around the clock, which means regular night shifts. If you are new to nights, the idea of sleeping through the middle of the day can feel strange and, more often than not, genuinely difficult.

Where you live, the season, and whether you share the house all affect how quickly you get to sleep during daylight hours and how long you stay asleep. A good set of earplugs is one of the more reliable things you can change. Here are the options in our range that suit shift work, and how to pick between them.

Elacin Relax Custom Earplugs

Comfortable and durable, the Elacin Relax Custom Earplugs are popular with frequent travellers, the partners of snorers, and shift workers. They are custom-moulded from your own ear impression in soft medical-grade silicone, with a hollow design and a low profile that sits comfortably against a pillow.

Because they are made to the shape of your own ear canal, they seal consistently night after night without the pressure points a generic shape creates. They reduce ambient noise to help you get an uninterrupted sleep, even in the middle of the day. The current design includes a longer grip for easier insertion and removal.

Elacin Universal Relax

If you would rather try something before committing to a custom set, the Elacin Universal Relax is a reusable, ready-to-wear option at a lower price point. It is designed for sleep rather than being a general-purpose plug repurposed for bedtime, and it is washable and reusable rather than disposable.

Many people start here and move to custom once they know earplugs work for them.

Choosing between them

If you wear earplugs most nights, have small or awkwardly shaped ear canals, sleep on your side, or have already tried foam and found it uncomfortable, custom is usually the better long-term answer. If you need something this week, or you are still working out whether earplugs suit you, start universal.

One honest note: no earplug removes every sound, and none should. The goal is to bring disruptive noise down to a level you can sleep through, not to seal you off from the world. If you rely on an alarm, test it in the first few days so you know what you can and cannot hear.

Start sleeping better

Browse the full sleep earplugs and night-time protection range, or call our team on 1300 425 496 if you would like help working out which option suits your situation.