u/someperson42

I purchased the original Sleepbuds back in May and I regret it. The biggest problem is that I don't find them comfortable enough, particularly in my right ear (oddly the left side is fine). Sleeping all night with them is impossible for me, so they're only really useful for shorter naps and I rarely use them. Unfortunately it's too late for me to return them.

Now I've just learned there's a new version available and I regret my purchase even more. I can't afford to pay again for the new one to try them, especially so quickly after buying the first one. I'm curious because they're supposedly more comfortable, and I wonder if they would solve my problem, but I have no way of knowing and I don't have the cash to find out anyway.

Does Ozlo have any kind of program to help people like me? At this point I'm considering cutting my losses and throwing what I have on eBay just to get rid of them and get me to stop thinking I wasted my money every time I look at them on my nightstand, though I imagine they won't be worth much now that the new version is out.

My mom has a phone appointment on July 6th, and we were told there is no way to get a Medicare ID number until that date. She turns 65 in June so we need to terminate her Marketplace coverage to avoid repaying the $2700/month subsidy. This will leave her with Part A and Part B only with no out-of-pocket maximum and no prescription drug coverage I believe until August. Is there any way around this?

My parents have 2 Harmony Hubs and have been using the basic Harmony Smart Control remote for the past 9 years to control all their equipment. Unfortunately, one of their remotes has seen better days. It's worn out and regularly misses button presses. Since there's no fantastic alternative remote system I can find currently in production (Sofabaton seems closest, but I don't like its reliance on a screen), I'm looking into alternative solutions, and the hardest part seems to be the actual remote itself.

Features I'd like to have:

• RF-based. IR feels like it would be a step backwards from their Harmony setup.
• No screen. I don't think it makes sense for my parents to have to put their glasses on to use the remote. We need to try to keep this simple.
• AV-focused. I think buttons that end up doing nothing like what they say would just be confusing.
• Plenty of buttons. One of the things that will be controlled is a cable box, and those are difficult to navigate without number keys.
• No confusing modes. A lot of RF remotes have things like a mouse mode or an IR mode that would not be applicable to their setup (it would make more sense if I go the Home Assistant route for that to handle everything).

In terms of equipment, one room has a Samsung Tizen TV and a TiVo Mini. The other room has an LG dumb TV, a Roku Ultra, and a TiVo Bolt. All of this stuff is currently controlled via IR from the Harmony Hub, which is ideal, since, in both cases, everything other than the TV itself is stowed away out of view.

Is there anything out there currently in production that would work well for this use case? There's a Synology NAS in their house, so running Home Assistant wouldn't be a problem, and I'm sure cheap IR blasters exist, but the actual problem seems to be picking out the right remote itself.