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Our links go straight to Amazon. Every button is labelled as going to Amazon, the link lands on the product page itself, and the affiliate tag travels with it. We do not run them through an intermediate page, and we do not disguise where they go.

What the commission does not buy. It does not set the order of the picks, which comes from the five checks in the method section. It does not stop us telling you that last year's model is the better deal, or that foam earplugs beat every pair here for sleeping.

Prices. We publish price bands with the capture date attached, not live prices, because a stale number is worse than none. Check the current price on the product page before you buy. We do not display struck-through list prices.