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

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.

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.

This a solid, high quality white noise device which is compact and easy to use. Was drawn to this device because instead of being an electronic looped fan sound it is actually a fan producing the perfect white noise. Needed this as my neighbour has a cinema speaker system on his TV and can hear it through the walls, though not loud but was very distracting when trying to watch my TV. This has worked very effectively by drowning the unwanted sounds out and replacing them with white noise which isn't distracting. The device is easily adjusted by turning the top to decrease or increase the intensity of the fan sound and works very effectively. There are two fan speed settings though there is very little difference between them. There is no or very little air flow emitted from the device so won't cause any unwanted air flow. Dropped one star for two reasons, firstly it's quite expensive for a small fan in a box (cheaper than soundproofing the walls though which was something I looked into) and mainly because I ordered a black one to be less obtrusive visually (on dark furniture) but it came with a white cable which might sound picky but I found it annoying. Well made and does the job so would recommend.

I've had one of these 'white noise' sound conditioners for over 5 years: this is my third and the others still work fine. I've been very pleased with the product and now consider it a godsend. I was highly sceptical about the device originally but had read such favourable reviews, mainly on the Amazon American site, that I thought it was worth trying for the price. I'm so glad I did. I live in a community where there is a lot of potential for noise at night, mainly from other residents. I have excellent hearing, and over the years, I've become hyper-sensitive to noise, almost obsessional. I also have mild tinnitus and tend to "listen" for noises, focus on them, rather than ignore them. After a while, I can get very stressed and, subjectively, the disturbance seems to get louder and louder; I simply can't switch my brain off. Consequently, I get little or no sleep when this happens. Sometimes, I even dread going to bed in case the disturbances start again. I don't find earplugs comfortable and anyway they sometimes trigger my tinnitus problem. The Dohm was suggested to me. It looks like a round, plastic drum, similar in size to a small cake tin, which plugs into the mains. The UK version has a lengthy cable with a 3-pin UK plug. Important to check that detail as it's a US product. There are 3 simple controls - an on-off/dual-speed switch, an outer ring or collar which adjusts volume and a rotating cover on top which adjusts the tone. It sounds like a fan: a mechanical hum with the sound of rushing air. I read somewhere that it is best positioned at ear level and away from you in the room - mine is on a table about 3 metres from my bed. I accustomed myself to its sound for a week or so by using it only when I have a nap as it takes a while to get used to.....just like any other background noise at first! I find that if I listen to the regular and predictable sound of the machine, I simply don't "hear" the other noises which might be disturbing me. I suppose it re-focuses your attention and your brain tunes them out. The result is I drop off naturally; if I awake during the night (which I have done for years now), I listen to my Dohm so as to get back to dreamland. Of course, I could just be describing the somnambulistic benefits of an ordinary electric fan but I can only tell you that I've tried those and they don't work for me, becoming simply another obtrusive irritation. There is definitely something therapeutic about this particular sound. Unlike some other white noise generators, this device does not rely on tape machines or computers so has the advantage of being very simple, highly portable and, in my experience, very reliable. The device won't suit everybody, of course, but I can recommend it if you are disturbed by nocturnal noises. It is certainly worth trying. Be patient with it, though, and give yourself time to get used to it. I think that when you become very habituated to the sound of the machine, you barely even hear it at all and, magically, tune out the other potentially disturbing noises as well. Believe me, it was money well spent. LATER ADDENDUM: I discovered recently that if it's the noise insulating property of this device that appeals to you (as it does me), and if you have a largish bedroom, you might try 2 machines. I have mine placed well apart and both set to low. I find it very effective. Just a thought.... I don't have shares in Dohm, by the way!

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.

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)

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!

This product solved my noise problems! I have problems on all four walls and the ceiling: - very low rumbling traffic almost constantly, and a spike of heavy traffic 11pm - 1am which is quite loud. Heavy construction that starts every 8am, usually wakes me up. - one roommate who recently bought an Xbox One and plays Battlefield 4 almost constantly, and is really into the voice control mechanism ("XBOX HOME! XBOX NEXT PAGE! XBOX!! XBOX!! XBOX NEXT PAGE!") - another roommate who comes home late and makes inevitable noises, doors, etc. - families upstairs and behind my bed whose conflict resolution strategies involve screaming. So, this is my noisiest apartment to date, and I've found it impossible to sleep well on most days, and on the weekend it's hardly relaxing. With a Marpac my sense of ease is greatly increased. At first when I turned it on it was far too soft, but I've realised the intention isn't to block out noise but rather to give your brain something else to latch onto. If I strain my hearing I can hear the traffic, gunfire, screaming, and doors...but if I just relax, magically, I don't notice it any more. In order to sleep I still like to use earplugs, specifically "Ohropax Soft Earplugs". In combination with a Marpac I get perfect sleep. I agree with others that running a fan would work just as well (I just want a fan noise), but a) you have to have a fan, which if you travel you won't, and b) a fan necessarily implies cool air, which in winter I certainly don't want, particularly in poorly insulated bedrooms. As a bonus I suffer from tinnitus and the Marpac greatly alleviates that as well.