They were designed for short bursts of use — during workouts, calls, or commutes.
Not for 7 hours of pressure on your ears.
Not for lying sideways with your neck tilted.
Not for staying inside your ear canal while your brain cycles through critical stages of rest and recovery.
Over time, this mismatch between purpose and use adds up.
And it can quietly sabotage the quality of your sleep, your posture, your hearing, and even your energy the next day.
In this visual breakdown, we’ll walk through 6 key ways earphones affect the body at night — and show what changes when you switch to a device made specifically for sleep.