White Noise Sound Machine | Portable Sleep Therapy for Home, Office, Baby & Travel | 6 Relaxing & Soothing Nature Sounds, Battery or Adapter Charging Options, Auto-Off Timer | HoMedics

Let me start by saying that I cannot sleep without this machine.Now let me explain why. I am a light sleeper, work the midnight shift and sleep during the day. I have a 2yr old daughter(high pitch screamer) and 5 & 11 yr old boys that don't get along. In the past I slept with a window AC running next to my head to block out the noise of the house. When winter came I was reluctant to take the AC out of the window because it was the only thing I had that would muffle the other sounds in the house. I tried earplugs that made my ears raw after a few weeks. I tried running fans on top speed. I tried running the TV, but occasionally gunshots and explosions on the TV would wake me up.So when I bought this sound machine, I was very happy and relieved. I have had this for 5 months. I only use 2 of the sounds. Rain (wife's favorite) and Waterfall (my favorite). To me the waterfall cranked up loud sounds like my window AC, which is why its my favorite. I set it next to the bedroom door and crank it up loud. I sleep farthest from the door. And I sleep like a baby unless one of the kids do a cannonball run into the bedroom door. I am so happy with this sound machine that I bought another one to stash away just in case this one ever stops working, after all I am a few decades from retiring and getting my kids all grown up and out of the house. Simply put, I need this!I think the build and style of the machine is fairly nice and low profile. My room is like a darkroom and i am able to find the "on" switch(its also the volume switch) easily in the dark. It really doesn't take much room. The volume is a turn dial that goes plenty loud enough to drown out sibling rivalry in the rest of the house. The speaker is on top with the push button sounds around the speaker. You can turn the unit on and off and it will stay on the selected sound as long as it remains plugged in. And there is also an off timer on the unit. I have no complaints about this device. And with the sleep i have been able to get since owning this, it was well worth the reasonably small price i paid for it.

After staying with a friend who had a sound machine, I got spoiled & couldn't easily fall asleep without one. So I purchased this one, the HoMedics SS-2000 Sound Spa Relaxation Sound Machine. I found this little machine is about as perfect as it gets. It has 6 sounds - rainforest, ocean, rain, summer evening, waterfall, and heartbeat. The heartbeat is a bit creepy, but as I understand, it's more for newborns anyway. With adjustable volume, the sound quality is very good. Yes, the sounds loop as other reviews mention, but not a problem if using it to help fall asleep and block out outside sounds. Besides, nature tends to sound repetitive in person, so that's not a big deal to me and in fact one of the benefits to help fall asleep. It also has a 15, 30 and 60 minute auto off timer, which is nice because I've found if I listen to the rain or waterfall all night, I end up having to get up to go to the bathroom eventually. Some reviews have also commented on the brightness of the timer lights. I don't have a problem with this because 1) I put the machine across the room behind other things, and 2) I wear a sleep mask. Regardless, the light is rather small. So if it is that distracting, then I'd recommend a sleep mask. Bonus because this machine can either plug into an outlet or use batteries - so portability is a plus.Overall, I'd recommend it as a great sleep aid. If you've ever been lulled asleep by the ocean, then this is perfect for you.

We started using this when our daughter was 2 months old and she's almost 3 years old and we're still using it (although we have bought several, see below). She sleeps with it every night and sleeps great! I give it 4 stars because even though it does the job and we LOVE it, we have had a few minor issues that keep it from being perfect. The things we love about it are it has the perfect 'white noise' sound for our daughter, has volume control, and is pretty portable, it also has battery backup which has come in handy when the power goes out.It comes with several different sound options, but we only use one sound, the one that sounds closest to 'white noise'. The other sounds don't seem very relaxing to listen to; with crickets chirping and birds singing constantly but I know my nephew has the same sound machine and sleeps best with those sounds. So while we don't ever use them, it's nice that there are options for different sounds. It also has a timer option which will shut it off after a certain amount of time, but we dont use that either.So far we've bought 4, the first one we bought had an issue with the AC power cord connection after about a year and only worked with batteries (so we keep that one at grandma's house and just make sure that we have extra batteries if they need to be changed). The 2nd one which we've been using for about 2 years started to have knob issues, when we turn it to certain volumes the sound stops so we have to adjust it to make sure that it doesn't shut off in the middle of the night. The 3rd one is working fine and stays at our daycare providers house. The 4th one is a backup in case #2 or #3 decide to stop working.I think it's best to keep this thing away from curious little ones (as with any electronics but kids are curious about all these buttons!) so keep it at a level that they wont be able to play with it. While its pretty sturdy I don't think it does well with overzealous turning of knobs and pushing of buttons (perhaps what happened to our #2 sound machine). Also if you're traveling with it, be careful in the way you pack it, I think in the beginning with our #1 sound machine we were wrapping the cord around the sound machine and this damaged the AC power cord connection.All in all, it's a wonderful sound machine and I recommend this to any one with children who have sleep issues.