Has anyone found a very lightweight sleep sound machine for traveling? I usually need the sound of a fan or something similar to drown out disruptive sounds, in order to sleep in a new environment. Joy~
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9100 posts
I use my netbook as a sound machine: http://www.simplynoise.com/ If you want a stand-alone device head over to Brookstones: http://tinyurl.com/4yr9edu
Posted by
Houston, TX, USA
29 posts
I have used used a Brainwave Travel Sleep Iphone/ITouch app when flying and I think it might work. I have also tried random noise type tracks from Itunes. I used those with earphones, so no extra hardware was required since I use the ITouch for many other travel applications.
Posted by
Tuscaloosa, AL
1152 posts
You can buy white noise mp3 files off Amazon and lots of other places for very little. If you have an mp3 player with decent speakers, or if you don't mind sleeping with earphones in your ears, you could use that. One of my cell phones has surprisingly good speakers, so I use it. Besides the mp3 sound files, I also have a white noise app that I bought (for very little, too) that offers a wide variety of sounds to choose from. My Kindle will play music, too, so I have a white noise file loaded on it. I don't take the Kindle on "traveling light" trips, but do when I'm traveling in the U.S.
Posted by
Boulder, CO, USA
780 posts
Earplugs work wonders.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9100 posts
Not everyone can use earplugs. Some people need absolute silence to sleep...and earplugs work for that. But for others (including myself) sleep can only be induced via white noise which actively blocks and covers the outside world.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32213 posts
Joy, Is THIS the type of product you're looking for? Cheers!