White Noise Sound Machine - Real Fan Sleep Aid, Noise Cancelling for Office Privacy, Home, Baby & Adults - Portable, Travel Friendly Sleep Machine

I got this because I live in a century-old rental house that sits RIGHT on one of the most heavily trafficked streets throughfares in my city--cars constantly passing by all hours, day and night and my house is right by a busy traffic light so... cars getting backed up, stopping, going... and on an emergency vehicle route too no less... old windows so sound just coming right through. My master bedroom is on the second floor overlooking the street and after 9 months of being awaken constantly by the noise of it and not getting used to it, I was at the end of my rope. I'd tried everything. Blackout curtains. Ear plugs. Moving my bedroom to a different room. I'm a VERY light sleeper, so short of taking melatonin to knock myself out, nothing was helping. This machine DOES help me though. There are two ways to adjust this machine, one is by spinning the base of it to open and close the holes on the sides, another is by adjusting the top to open and close the holes on the top. If you open all of the holes, it'll be at its maximum volume. I found the max volume to be about the same as running a large fan or maybe a little bit louder than having the AC on. In my case, there were a few different types of noise disturbances and this machine helped each of them with different levels of efficacy: Swooshing sounds of wheels passing over the pavement as they went by? Completely drowns that out. If a car is just driving by without changing acceleration, you can't even tell. Noises like an engine suddenly accelerating? Doesn't entirely block it out, but it softens it dramatically. Emergency vehicle sirens? Sorry, you'll still hear those! Bass-y type noises from cars? It helps a little, but you'll still hear this. People can be real jerks! Random people yelling outside and noises of that nature? If you're the kind of person whose mind is always sort of mentally alert scanning for noise, you'll probably still hear things like this--I'm one of those people. If you're not and your problem is just that noise in general gets to you, this might help drown that kind of thing out. This isn't to say I think there's a better machine out there that could drown these noises out--this is probably your best bet if you're in a similar situation other than "MOVE AND DON'T LOOK BACK." If you're in a similar situation but own your home, you might want to try this in combination with installing triple pane windows (though, that can be expensive so this is a good cheap solution!) This machine operates on a 2-prong 110v electric cord (batteries are not an option)... so I guess if you were thinking about getting this for a camping trip with a snorer, this wouldn't be that great! If you're using it in your home or in some modern indoors place, totally fine. The machine doesn't really produce air or anything that you're going to feel so it has absolutely no impact on the temperature of the room--it just generates noise. I'm not the kind of person I'd ever have imagined to find peace in a white noise machine but it makes me feel calm(er). It's one of the cheapest ones on Amazon, but don't let that put you off--a white noise machine doesn't have to be costly to be effective!

This noise machine has worked very well, and is a great value for the price. It was initially purchased to serve as the travel unit. This is the second one of these I've purchased. From what I have researched, this is the most affordable natural sound noise machine. There are cheaper noise machines that use an electric speaker, and we prefer something more natural sounding. The quality of noise is much higher than an electric speaker, this machine makes enough noise to "fill up" a standard size bedroom with Omni directional noise vs. an electric speaker which cant really do that. Pros: Lightweight, affordable $24, Prime Item, 2 noise levels, noise volume adjustment within each level of sound, natural fan/steady ocean wave sound (very similar to what a sonogram sounds like without the "woosh woosh" sound of it moving around without and the heartbeat). Fits perfectly into a Crown Royal bag for traveling which keeps the cord from getting all over the place. Cons: It doesn't get super loud...but so far its been plenty loud enough for my 3 year old and for me (much louder and fuller sound than an Iphone or similar). The cord could be a little longer (easy fix if you purchase a $2 extension cord). Since im not a fan of the electronic noise, I went with this unit and liked it so much I bought another for myself. Overall I am pleased with it, enough to give 5 stars. I would never pay more than $40 for something like this when a simple box fan is $18. I would definitely purchase again. I hope others find this review helpful, if so, please click the yes button below. I would be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Update: I've since purchased 2 more of these units, one for each room in the house. The original one is still sounding great and has over 1 year of 16 hours a day usage.

I have the HoMedics SS-2000G/F-AMZ Sound Spa Relaxation Machine with 6 Nature Sounds and have loved it. When I was originally researching sound machines I was debating between the HoMedics and the Marpac. I eventually settled on the HoMedics (obviously) and ended up buying 2 more so now everyone has 1 in their bedroom. That being said, the HoMedics machine in our room was getting flaky. The power/volume button is kind of wobbly and then it abruptly cuts out for awhile and then randomly comes back on. Obviously this defeats the purpose of white noise so I was looking to get another one. I had planned on just replacing it with another HoMedics but then saw this one that looked like the Marpac but for less money. In fact, it was less then the HoMedics so I decided to try it. When I first pulled it out of the box and turned it on I had it on full blast and I thought, "Oh no, you can barely hear it. This is never going to work." I kept the box thinking I would end up returning it but that night I put it in our room and ended up putting it on the lowest/quietest it would go and it was still louder than I was used to. I am a mom with young children and I still have a baby monitor on my nightstand so I am always looking for a balance between enough white noise that I'm not listening to *every* single noise in the house but not so much white noise that I won't hear the monitor or my older child down the hall. On the lowest setting this has been perfect. And on the rare occasion when I'm "off duty" and taking a nap I can turn it up and drowned out the sounds of an active household. This machine is bigger than the HoMedics and may not be quite as easy to travel with but it seems sturdier and has less breakable parts so I think it will last longer. (I hope!) I've already had it for 4 months and can't really imagine it breaking unless I threw it against a wall or something. Another of my HoMedics machines is beginning to get flaky now (they seem to last about 2 years) and I will probably replace it with this machine if I can convince my daughter that the fan noise is just as good as the rain sound.

This small, circular device has saved my sanity on more than one occasion, whether we are using it in a hotel when we travel or in every bedroom for sleepy time, it is amazing. Who knew that a constant static shush sound could be so soothing? I have always been one to appreciate white noise. Even if my house is freezing, I need a fan to fall asleep. I have passed this dependency on to my husband and children. However, now this white noise maker has replaced every little fan in our house. It works great at nap time for my toddler who is exhausted, but anxious to stay awake and play with his big sister. He can’t resist falling asleep once I turn the machine on in his room. I also get a lot of housework done right after my kids are put to bed in the evening, because the white noise maker is drowning out all of the sounds from the washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, and sometimes even the vacuum. If you have a newborn, buy a dozen of these and thank me later. Before purchasing this product, my husband and I would stand in front of our microwave with the vent fan blaring in order to get our newborns to snooze. This noisemaker is small, so it is not a complete eyesore. It fits perfectly in a suitcase, and can easily travel with you to provide white noise bliss when staying in a hotel room that is adjacent to rowdy spring breakers. Sleep Easy Sound Conditioner, White Noise Machine

When I was initially on the hunt for a sound machine, I came across the Dohm, but at $50 each, they were a bit pricey. I purchased one anyway (I was desperate for a way to get my baby to sleep!), and liked it so much that I wanted to another. However, I didn’t want to spend the money. I was happy to find this product—it is functionally the same and a lot cheaper! After using both of them in different rooms for quite some time, I will say that the Dohm is slightly better in overall sound quality, but the difference is not negligible to be noticeable. The timbre of the wind sound is slightly different as well, but again, I don’t think that it’s a problem. There are 2 sound settings: a “low” and a “high”—but within each setting, you can adjust the output to increase or decrease the volume by turning the outer cover (blocking/unblocking sound holes), and you can adjust the timbre/pitch by turning the top of the machine. My biggest complaint with this machine is that it is a bit fragile: when one of them was dropped, it stopped working completely. As I have young children who are learning boundaries, this scenario is likely to be repeated, so I replaced that machine with the Dohm, which was dropped but continued to work. We had 2 of this version, and the second was dropped as well; it continued to work but on one of the settings, you can hear the motor a bit (takes away from the white noise aspect). It can be a little bit irritating but tends to go away the longer the machine runs. So, ultimately, it is a good option if you don’t want to shell out the money to get the Dohm, but you must be careful or you will end up spending more money than you intended.

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In our family, we have a few things against us in our quest for sleep. One of them being we have four children and two of our children are twins who are autistic. One twin has had severe sleep issues his whole life and it has created a ripple effect of wakefulness in our family over the last ten years. We have tried many things, only to have them work for a while and then find that my son is back to his difficult sleeping patterns...But now I think this fantastic sleep machine has become our miracle cure! After his nightly routine, we flip this baby on and he is asleep within minutes! In the past, he would often wake up at 3:00 am or earlier and stay awake, but now he says when he wakes up, he is able to go back to sleep. His whole disposition has changed now that he is finally getting rest...it's amazing what sleep can do for a person! I think the issue is that kids with autism have no filters to their senses, so sleeping can be a really scary thing when they feel and hear everything around them in the dark. Luckily, this device helps become a filter for them and they can rest. I wish I had discovered this much sooner and recommend this to all moms and dads who are having trouble getting their specially gifted children to sleep. I've even ordered another one for my daughter, who is two, as it helps during the day when she is trying to nap and her brothers are being extra rambunctious. You can also adjust how loud you'd like the white noise to be, allowing it to combat any rising noise levels in the house :) What a fabulous tool for families!

This Review will be comparing the Marpac DOHM-DS with the Sleep Easy. I'm a light sleeper and I live on a busy street so I decided to purchase a noise machine for some white noise during the winter months when running a fan or A/C unit is not practical. I initially purchased the Sleep Easy because it was so cheap compared with the Marpac and initially I was really impressed. It put out a really consistent white noise and I slept great. After about a couple weeks, however, things started to change. I noticed a slight unevenness to the sound that wasn't there initially. There was this subtle rattling noise that would wake me up and it would drive me nuts! Remember I'm hypersensitive to noise (I'm the guy that takes clocks off the wall when I go to my grandma's house because they drive me bonkers). So I decided to hop back on Amazon and purchase the Marpac and I can tell you the quality difference is noticeable. The Marpac produces a CONSISTENT noise which is paramount for a sensitive sleeper like myself. I've had it over a month and it sounds just like the day I first turned it on. My wife can't tell the difference between the two because she just isn't as sensitive as I am. Conclusion: If you just need something to keep your baby asleep get the Sleep Easy If you just want some background noise, but don't care so much about subtle inconsistencies get the Sleep Easy If having consistent, high quality sound is really important to you (you know who you are) get the Marpac because you'll wind up getting it anyways down the road. Basically the Sleep Easy feels like it is built cheaper than the Marpac (reflective in the difference in cost). Only pay for the increased quality if it matters to you. Answers to some negative reviews: They are both plenty loud for sleeping purposes. I used the low sound setting on both.

It's perfect! It has more than 2 volumes because you can adjust the holes where the air comes out. Constant fan noise keeps my little guy sound asleep. Can't wait to buy another one!

La unidad funciona a 120 V, no a 230, y no hay advertencia al respecto en la caja. Arranqué y el motor pronto se averió. Si sabe que está vendiendo un producto a un país donde los enchufes funcionan a 230V, debe notificárselos. Muy decepcionado, no lo recomiendo!

Cumple su función, solo que tiene poca vida útil, al año deja de funcionar, ya me paso con dos aparatos iguales.

Was the perfect fan like noise for our baby boy. He loves it and we do too! Bought one for our bedroom too.

El producto ha llegado bien y parece bien construido, sin embargo el voltaje y los hertzios a los que funciona hacen obligatorio el uso de un transformador externo. El producto funciona a 120v 60Hz y en España la electricidad de consumo en el hogar funciona a 230v 50Hz.