Marpac SleepMate 980A Electro-Mechanical Sound Conditioner
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Product Reviews of Marpac SleepMate 980A Electro-Mechanical Sound Conditioner
Product Review: AWESOME amazon
Summary: 5 Stars
After returning an awful sound machine to the local big box retailer I checked Amazon for some suggestions. Less than 24 hrs. later it was on my front porch. It has replaced the humidifier we've been using in my toddler's room to soften the noise the big kids make during nap and bedtime. It is soothing. So much so that I might get one for our room. Thanks Amazon for another great product!!Product Review: Able to sleep again
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Marpac sleepmate 980 because I am very sensitive to noise and, stupidly, live behind a bar. The patrons yell, laugh, play loud music and get into fights and used to keep me up until 2 AM all the time. I bought the sleepmate a few months and have regained my sanity! And ability to sleep. I cannot hear them when I have the sleepmate on. The only noise that penetrates the wonderful whirring fan noise is the beat of the music, but even that is much quieter than without the sleepmate. I also turn it on during my baby's naps, and I think it helps her sleep. I highly recommend this product for anyone else who wants to block out sound. It's not cheap, but it's very worth it.Product Review: Absolute night saver
Summary: 5 Stars
I think I have a mental problem -- I tend to fixate on a sound, especially in bed as I try to sleep. I'll lie there and just focus on that sound even though I'm dead tired and need to sleep. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment building with an old, retired couple living below me who watch TV all into the night. I need to wake up early for work so I go to bed early, and I would just lie there listening and listening to the sound of their television below me. It would drive me insane, but I couldnt bear to go down there, band on the door and tell them to keep it down. The way I see it, they have the right to use their space as much as I have the right to use mine, and as I said, I have a problem -- I don't think they were playing their television THAT loudly, I was just sensitive to the sound.
After researching the web and reading up on white noise, I found this product and was really skeptical. But, I bout it anyway becuase, hey, what can I lose, except for $50 bucks?
The first night with it was fantastic. For those other reviewers who say this machine doesn't drown out all noise, I agree. But I don't think that's the point. For me, it gave me a new, consistent, and soothing sound that I could focus on rather than the thumping/banging/music/this and that sound from a television. If I focused REALLY hard, I could still hear the television sound below me with this machine on, but lying in bed, I'll just focus on the fan noise of this machine and I'll be in doze land before long.
I've had this machine now for about 10 months, and I keep it on all night every night (sometimes longer on the weekends because I'll sleep in). I have not had a problem with it yet. But even if it does break down, I'll buy a new one because it works so well.
Product Review: Absolutely Worth The Price!
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to use a fan in my room in order to sleep. With just sheer quiet, I absolutely had a hard time falling asleep. My doctor told me about "noise" machines and up until 4 mths. ago, I had never heard about them. I ordered this product to try, and it is fabulous!! It's small enough to sit on a dresser or night table, and doesn't blow air and/or dust throughout your bedroom at night. I even packed it when I took my spring vacation. For those of you that use fans in order to get that "humming" sound in order to sleep, try this. It is worth the money...absolutely.Product Review: Absorbs sound
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this as we often wake each other several times a night due to snoring. In the past have used a fan for background noise to help. When we first used this I was a little disappointed at the sound. However I found that it actually worked better than the fan as it seems to absorb sound. Either that or the pitch is the same as our snoring so the snoring just blends in the Marpac. I also found that I no longer wake my husband in the morning when I get up and get ready for work. He is able to sleep through my moving about the bedroom, something that didn't happen with the fan.