Yogasleep Dohm Classic Original White Noise Machine, Soothing Natural Sound from a Real Fan, Noise Cancelling for Sleep, Office Privacy, Travel & Meditation, for Adults & Baby, UK Plug Included

After reading lots of reviews I decided to buy one of these for my daughter who had just started university and was having real problems sleeping due to the noisy nature of her halls of residence. Having to get up for 9AM lectures when the revellers are still partying at 4AM was not much fun and I was concerned she would get run down and ill! She got the dohm, and it was fantastic. It does sound a bit like a fan, and has a soothing effect as it nullifies background noise. I was having difficulty sleeping as my husband can be a bit snorey and I'm a light sleeper and it was starting to drive me mad. My daughter kept saying get a dohm mum, but I felt it was a bit of an extravagance, but when it got to the point I was heading for the spare room after an hour or two of getting wound up by the noise, I thought I'd get one. We have both slept so much better with the dohm, probably a marriage saver! And to add to my recommendation, I have bought another one for my eldest daughter who is in her final year at university, sharing a house with five others, who are all on different body clocks, she says with the curtains drawn and the dohm on she can sleep through whatever noise is going on in the house. So this review may sound too good to be true, but it is completely genuine, and I have been recommending the dohm to friends and family, and in fact recommended it to a young girl I met at a drinks party the other night, who's recently moved into a noisy London flat. So perhaps it doesn't work for everyone, amongst the dozens of reviews I read there were a few who weren't happy, but I have to say it has been positively life changing for my family. We all function better with a good nights sleep and its definitely really helped all of us.

I don't usually write reviews on Amazon but felt I really should in this instance as the Dohm has honestly changed my life. I suffer from a condition called Misophonia which means certain external noises can cause me a lot of stress and anxiety. Living in an apartment, this is obviously not ideal as you cannot escape external noise, whether it be traffic, neighbours tvs, doors slamming etc. Previously when at home I often resorted to watching TV, listening to music etc through headphones to drown this unwanted noise out.Since I got the Dohm however this has changed considerably. I find as long as I have it running on its maximum power setting I can comfortably sit at home watching TV or reading and I am not interrupted by external noises! I have tried electronic white noise machines in the past but as the noise is repeated, this can also irritate me, whereas the Dohm with it's fan creates a much more "natural" noise that is actually quite soothing to listen to, it's basically the same as having a large fan in the room. You can make adjustments to the volume and tone of the sound which is very useful. The only criticism I would really have is that between the two power modes available, I struggle to tell a difference in terms of volume. If I could have it slightly louder it would be absolutely ideal, but overall it has been a great purhase.

Bought this after 6 years of putting up with neighbours who work shifts and let their 2 toddlers stay up half the night while they're up. I was sceptical at first, but I must say the sound conditioner does an excellent job. It completely drowns out all the neighbour's talking / children playing - finally I can get a decent night's sleep at last! It does take a little getting used to, at first I wasn't sure if I would be able to sleep with this thing whirring away in the background. But, I stuck with it and after about a week or so, my brain has accepted it as background noise. It is very effective at masking 'talking level' noise - even quite loud conversation. I don't know how effective it is versus music or other noises because that's not something I'm dealing with in my situation. Impact noises like slamming doors or heavy foot steps are only partially masked, but I do find this kind of noise easier to ignore now. Minus points for this item: expense - nearly £60 is very pricey for what it is. The unit has a switch with 2 settings, but there's no appreciable difference in sound quality / volume between them. And, finally, there isn't any timer cut-off feature (for £60 you'd expect something like that). On the whole, despite these small problems, I'm satisfied with this product and would recommend it to anyone with noisy neighbours.

If you get jolted awake by loud sounds at night, stop what you're doing and buy this thing. Buy it right now. It's worth it. The machine just makes very natural and constant fan/wind sound, but with no air blowing. So, when there's a passing ambulance or a drunken dumb dumb outside your window, there isn't a decibel spike. The blowing air sound just drowns it out. I didn't even realize I was waking up tired from noise at night until I started using this thing. Now I sleep like a baby, and prefer not to sleep without it! On the UK electrical compatibility: this machine is perfectly UK compatible, and works just as well here as it does in the US. I know because owned one of these things in the US for many years. It was exactly the same brand, same model, just made for the 110v/60Hz electric grid that they have there. The loudest setting may be a tad quieter than it was there, but hardly noticeable. The difference between the two speed settings is also not as great in the UK as it was in the US, although there is still a small difference. It's probably because the machine was designed in the US, and uses the AC frequency to set the motor speed. But this has absolutely no negative impact on the function or safety. You can still adjust the sound of the white noise by sliding the casing around. You can still adjust the motor speed. And it's perfectly safe. Bottom line: it is UK compatible, and produces beautiful constant white noise for a good night's sleep. Well worth the price.

After reading all the positive reviews and advertisement, I decided to purchase this device to help stop outside construction noises coming into the bedroom. I placed the device by the window where the construction noises came in. I switched on the device and literally 5 seconds later I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head and soon after I started to get a headache. So when my wife came home, without saying anything about my experience I asked her to try it out. When she switched it on she immediately said "I can could feel a sharp pain in the back of her head" and she started to get a headache! Somehow this device is emitting dangerously high level frequencies and is not fit for purpose and certainly not for baby nurseries as advertised! We did however tried to test this device to see if worked as advertised to "Provide excellent noise-masking capabilities" and "unwanted, disturbing or intrusive noise". When the construction noise started we switched on the device and it made no difference what so ever. The white noise sound which sounds like a noisy computer fan, simply added to the noise level of the construction noises. In other words we can still hear construction noises as clearly with or without the device switched on! I really cannot see how its possible for this device to provide any kind of noise-masking capabilities or from intrusive noises! So why all the positive reviews? I can only imagine that some people see it as a placebo pill and believe that such a device it going work and think it does, when its doing nothing! The sad truth is it does not work and I had to send mine back for a refund! This product should really be taken off the market or at least tested under EU standards for suitability. If I could give no stars I would, but I am forced to give one star to write the review!

A difficult thing to review really. I bought this because I have Tinnitus. I had been using various sounds from videos off Youtube, like a sound of a stream or air conditioner, converted to an mp3 then played through my media player, but was looking for something a bit more portable. At the moment I use my laptop with a seperate speaker plugged in, a pain to lug upstairs when I go to bed, or to stick in a corner when I want to watch TV. The sound it creates makes my Tinnitus inaudible, which is good, and, for me, anyway, it is probably the perfect level of noise; any lower and I could hear my T, any louder and it would be intrusive. There are lots of video's on Youtube with people reviewing this item, which can give you an idea of how it sounds. In regards to people saying there isn't much difference between the sound options, I disagree. There isn't a massive difference, but a significant enough difference. In my quietest room, the bedroom, I need the machine on full volume, whereas in the living room, I can have it lower. I assume as my living room is at the front of house. I don't think the price is too bad either. To find a machine that makes a noise that isn't too low or loud is tough, and any extra money spent here is better than spending who knows how long trying to find a suitable Tinnitus masker, in my opinion. So, a tough thing to review. I am giving it five stars as it does the job I wanted. I also like how the manual reassures you it can be left on all night as it isn't costly to run. For any Tinnitus sufferers I would give it a try, you can always return it for free, as it is with Amazon, although there may be return costs, sometimes Amazon say they will reimburse you x amount, sometimes it really is free.

So i'm suffering with hyperacusis i believe, i can hear TOO well and i currently use a lectrofanevo and other things to distract myself as i can hear even the quietest of noises... For example: my pc is silent with noctua fans but even at 400rpm, i can hear them and they sound buzzy (Any airflow to me does). This was meant to be there for when i wanted a break from the lectofanevo noise - i like my portable AC on fan mode so i wanted this to prevent me getting cold from the AC. However, this device is very loud (not sure why comments say it's quiet) and more importantly... it causes a ton of vibration. Simply holding it, is like you're using a power tool, the rubber feet it has is pretty shoddy - i tried placing it on a mat to dampen vibration but it's just noisy regardless. It wouldn't help me in any way.

Interesting gadget. It is very well made ( although it has a weirdly dated 1960's sort of feel to it). This UK version only has one speed ( the description of "Dual Speed" is inaccurate and should be changed) -but I found that you can produce quite a range of different sounds depending on how you adjust it. It's worth pointing out that if you intend to use this to drown out unwanted noise, it would have to be louder than the noise you're trying to drown out. There's nothing magic about it. So basically what we have here is a plastic box containing a fan, which makes noises which you can vary from a muted swoosh to a (fairly) loud hiss. It's not as loud as a hairdryer or vacuum cleaner. I found it very successful for drowning out passing traffic, annoying bird song etc. It would be of great benefit to a shift worker. It is rated at 20 watts, meaning that during an 8 hour night it will consume less than 3 pence worth of electricity. Over a year, at 8 hours per night it'll use less than a tenner's worth of electricity. This item is actually manufactured in the USA and - (even allowing for the fact that they usually pay in dollars what we have to pay in pounds)- in my view it's about 30% over- priced. After just over 3 months of use at 8 hours per night, this item started making an irritating "ticking" noise. This was due to the fan having come loose on its drive shaft, easily fixed with a spot of glue ( see photo)