>Any tip for removing them?

Even once you follow those instructions earplugs are still very easy to remove - Just grab the edge and yank them out :)

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

Fingernails!True, some are better designed and maintained than others. But a good one should stay in place even under the weight of your head and should need a very hard shove to push it back into place.

The cleverest design that I've seen is the one on BA's economy seats (but alas not fitted to World Traveller Plus). These wings fold down rather than in, as their hinge runs horizontally at the bottom of the wing. This way, there is virtually no chance of them stowing by accident under the weight of your head while you're asleep.

Blue Eye Drops available in France.

Another essential that I often pack with me for these flights are a pair of slippers.

OK no jibes about the space between my ears, but I think my ears are deeper than my nails are long, because that never is as easy for me as you make it sound. . :( (I often wish I had tweezers - except security would probably confiscate them.)

Thanks
 

Thanks to everyone. I'll be leaving tomorrow night and will definitely be putting some of your advice to use.