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!

I purchased this for my two boys bc ever since they were born I always believed in some sort of white noise, I used fans though and then I had to face them away from them bc I was worried they would get too cold, but they always slept so well from babies until now ages 4 1/2 and 6 1/2.... I always pondered on an actual white noise machine but I was afraid it wouldnt be loud enough, the cost, and how good it actually sounded,,, then I researched these bc I hated the cold air from the fans on my kids... and lugging them around and if they stayed at grandmas they wouldnt be able to sleep comfortably and I cant lug the fan around or rely on people to have one... so bc of theses reasons and the incredibly low price of this machine we decided to try this... and we all love it... first the noise is generated from an actual fan and for its size is mighty powerful in my opinion... its so small we can take it on sleepovers to grandparents... and its so small it doesnt interfere with the decor in my childrens room... its not obtrusive and large like a stand fan... we loved it so much we bought a second for when our daughter was born... she also a great sleeper which i attribute partially too the white noise...its very calming... I will purchase another for husband and I... only slight on is the initial "new plastic smell it omits for a couple days but... its not a big deal... and it went away... I recommend these great little machines to anyone looking for a good white noise machine!!

I've been using these machines since I was only weeks old. I was a baby who cried every night, all night. My poor parents. One night, my dad carried me into the bathroom with an exhaust fan on and I quieted down. When he walked out, I started crying again. A few turns at this and my dad called out to my mom with a solution. Dad took apart my crib and proceeded to set it up in the bathroom. After hours and grumps later, he succeeded. So my wonderful mother then started sleeping on the bathroom floor and me in my crib.Enter Grandma. When Grandma found out her granddaughter was sleeping in the bathroom, she was quite upset. She combed through catalogs (circa 1990) and finally found a Sleep Mate. She promptly ordered it and sent it to my desperate parents.Ever since then, my WHOLE family has been using 'hummers' (what we call them). Every night, every trip a faithful hummer was always there or packed in a suitcase. No one slept well if there was not a hummer near by. And they sure came in handy when the geese migrated and rested in the pond, no honks were heard those nights. But the Sleep Mates did not come cheap. These now run $100+ Ugh.These Sleep Easies are amazing. They are cheap, you can easily order them online, and function really well. We use one every night, and my brother-in-law keeps his running All. Day. Long. After 3 years ours had a slow, but painless death. We simply bought a new one at this great price and continued on with our blissful sleep. And it still hides the beagle brays that occur all night long.