Sound Sleep Machine

What is a sound sleep machine?

A sleep machine is a specialized machine designed solely to promote lengthier sleeping time, relaxation and generally provide you with a higher quality of life. Basically, it will help you fall asleep by masking unwanted noises. The noise that the sound sleep machine produces is neutral so as not to disturb your sleep. Advanced machines also provide choices between a variety of sounds from waterfalls, wind, rain, or general white noise.

Is the sleep machine for me?

If you live in a noisy neighborhood, have a snoring husband (or maybe a snoring wife?), have noisy appliances within your home/room (a/c too noisy?), unwanted television noise from your neighbor, or any other obtrusive noise that are restricting you from sleeping well, a sleep machine may be the perfect solution to your problem/s.

The machines are mostly small enough to fit your bedroom bedside table. Some are also compact enough to bring with you on trips.

If you have a baby at home, the sleep machine could also aid in helping your baby fall asleep quickly and deeply, masking the room from unwanted outside noises which most babies are sensitive to.

How do I go about choosing the best sound sleep machine?

There are a number of sound sleep machines available today. They can range from $40 – $400 depending on the features. Consider your sleep machine as an investment so it’s better to choose the perfect one now to avoid disappointments. We have reviewed the best sound sleep machines to aid you in your decision.

Keep in mind that some machines may not be as effective in blocking most unwanted noises and some may even be too high pitched for you. It is always better to read reviews to judge the effectiveness of the machine.

Are sound machines really effective?

They absolutely are. In fact, a study was conducted to prove the effectiveness of these machines.

“You don’t need to have a bad sleep problem to benefit from white noise in the background,” says David N. Neubauer, M.D., associate director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center. “I’m sort of an evangelist about these machines.” – from consumerreports.org

I have sleep apnea, can a sound sleep machine help me?

A sound sleep machine produces sound to help you sleep. Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder wherein you have pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while sleeping. A sound sleep machine cannot help you to resolve any irregularities with your breathing. There are specialized machines that are manufactured solely for individuals suffering from sleep apnea.