It is very common for people to listen to music as they try to fall asleep. Until now, the design of the headphones meant that they would often fall out of the ear, disturbing the user just as they drift off to sleep. To address this problem, a new style of bed phones have been developed with a design that wraps around the ear. The designers have taken into consideration the pressure that is put on the ear and have produced bed phones that are as thin as is possible. However, to keep the design as small as possible, they did not incorporate noise cancelling features. As research undertaken by the Pew Research Centre showed, it was a common occurrence for people to sleep with an electronic device at their bedside. Of the 35% of the US population who owned smart phones, two thirds of them said that they slept with them next to their bed in case of an emergency.
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