Acoustic Sheep Sleephones

AcousticSheep LLC was founded in 2007 by Dr. Wei-Shin Lai, a family physician, and her husband, Jason Wolfe, a video game developer. Dr. Lai struggled with getting back to sleep after patient phone calls in the middle of the night, and found that listening to meditative music was the only way to help her relax. But headphones were bulky, and ear buds were uncomfortable. Since there were no headphones specifically designed for sleeping, Dr. Lai and her husband decided to patent their own. They completely sold out in their first year.