But everyone is different, it might work for you, but definitely not for me. I wish they were a little more flat to take even more pressure off of the metatarsals, but Ive tried probably 6 different pairs of sneakers and these provide the best overall performance. I waited almost a week before posting this review because I wanted to give them a good workout. I had originally bought these in my size but they were too small, so I returned for a size up. But most of all, I can now hand wash the insole in sheepskin soap to get rid of any funk that might build up. They focus on reducing the noise in the environment without completely removing important sounds like a car coming your direction or a scream or even some degree of human voices. Product is heavy duty and has held up for some time now. I have no idea why they chose to do this, even in China. The only things are that when they are about to die its super loud and it wakes me from my sleep. This is ideal as there are always some spices that one uses in larger quantities than others.