Sound Oasis Pink Noise Bluetooth Sound Machine for Sleeping - BST-80-20

I have always had trouble sleeping from being a teenager until now in my 70's. As a light sleeper, I seem to hear every pop and crack in the house at night and that keeps me awake. Plus, my mind won't shut off either as I am listening to the night noises and going over the day's activities in my minds eye. Our daughter and her husband take a fan with them when they travel and also use the fan in their bedroom at night to block outside sounds and give them enough background constant noise that other sounds in the house don't wake them up. My brother does something similar. So, after all these years, I decided to look for something smaller than a fan that was easy to use and could travel with us without taking up too much room. Looking through my favorite on-line store, Amazon, I ran across this particular sound machine which had pretty good ratings. It was more expensive than many listed, but I like to go for quality. Plus, it has a choice of 20 different sounds to choose from where many of the others only had 10 sounds or less. And, the sounds are loaded on a MicroSD card which means you can add new sounds and are not stuck with just the canned sounds that come with less expensive sound machines. So, I chose this particular sound machine. Impressions - This is really small, but t has some weight to it so does not feel cheap. The speaker is in the top and has a nice sound quality. Controls are simple, but you have to read the instructions to get the hang of how they work since some are dual use. There are 3 buttons located on the bottom of the front side. The middle is the power button. You have to hold it down for several seconds to turn it off and on. the other 2 buttons are + and - so a quick push of either adjusts the volume. If you hold the + or - buttons down for a couple seconds, the box goes to the next sound clip. So, you cycle through the list of 20 sounds by holding down the + or - buttons, listening to the sound, and going on if you don't like the sound that is playing. There is a card in the product box that lists all the sounds. Volume is good and has a pretty good range from low to high. The battery is rechargeable and seems to last a good time. One night, I left it unplugged and it ran for 5 hours and was still going strong when I turned it off. So, length of time on the battery might be variable depending on how loud you have the box turned up. I have it turned down to fairly low and it lasted for at least 5 hours. The unit comes with a USB charging cord. You can plug it into a USB port of a computer to charge it or you can use the wall plug of your cell phone charger to plug the cord into and charge via a standard AC outlet. This unit does not come with the AC wall converter plug but any cell phone charger plug with a USB port will charge this nicely. Another nice feature is its bluetooth capability. On the bottom of the box is a small button (hard to see) with the letter M on it. You can turn bluetooth on and off with this button. Turning it on, my Motorola android smartphone paired right up with it. And now, you can play any music from your phone through the sound machine speaker - cool. My only complaint about this machine is that there is no fan noise in the 20 different sounds that come with this machine. The fan noise - like a box fan - was important for me to have on hand. It does have a microSD card with the 20 mp3 sounds on the card and this card can be replaced with different cards that have other sounds stored on them. In fact, you can purchase more sounds from Sound Oasis to get what you want. However, at $4.99-$5.99 per sound, it can get expensive. My solution was to find a free sound app in the Google Play store that has the fan sound I wanted and I can play that sound through bluetooth to the Sound Oasis machine. That saves me a few dollars but it means I have to have my smartphone plugged in next to my sound machine and turned on all night. So, it depends on how you want to go. My suggestion to Sound Oasis is to drop one of the too many sounds that have water of some sort flowing, splashing, dripping, raining, etc. and add a box fan sound to replace it. Most people like the sound of a fan background when they are sleeping and this would make the Sound Oasis box complete. Bottom Line - This is a great sound machine of high quality and great capabilities and I am very happy with my purchase. I like the Pink Noise sounds and I have found that the constant pink noise running all night calms my active mind and allows me to get to sleep a lot faster. Plus, I seem to sleep a lot deeper which means I actually get up in the morning feeling a lot fresher than I ever used to. One of the 20 sounds that come with this machine should be a box fan. It does have pink, brown, and white noise sounds to pick from along with the many kinds of water sounds, birds chirping and one music sound that's kind of Zen-like. Update - 9/9/2019 Well, this device is more versatile than I thought. After using it for a while, I still give it 5-stars. I also discovered that I can download any mp3 sound file from the Internet and load it onto the micro USB card in the sound machine and play it. I have taken the USB card out of the sound machine and plugged it into my computer with a microUSB to USB adapter, moved all the sounds I don't like onto my computer for perhaps future use, and kept only the sounds I like on the card. Then, I found some desk/floor fan sounds on the Internet (free) that were about an hour long and loaded them onto the microUSB card and plugged it back into the sound machine. Now, I have all the sounds I want on the card. And, I discovered that after the sound machine plays the short (1 hour long) mp3 fan sounds I loaded onto the card, it repeats automatically and replays the sound. So, at the end of the loop, the sound slowly goes down in volume, seems like it quits, and then starts over automatically. So, even shorter mp3 sounds will play all night. You could probably use it as a music player except it would just replay the same song over and over because it won't skip to the next mp3 on the card. The wife and I really like this machine. We just plug it in every night and unplug the machine during the day, so the battery is not subjected to the charger when it is not in use. In August, we traveled to Iowa and stayed at my mother-in-laws house for a few days. She lives in a very old house without too many wall outlets, so we had to use the battery in the sound machine for a few days. It lasted for 8 hours each night while we were there. I keep the volume less than half scale, so at least I know at lower volumes, it will last for 8 hours.

The pibk noise definitely keros me sleep longer, like that it doubles as speajer wgen using Bluetooth mode (2nd photo-to change mode press the small button labled M). Easy to turn on and off (3rd photo-also controls volume). Must download apo to get to the other spunds available, directions were easiercto read when I Goggled model. Wish itchad a timer, but overallva great comoact machine, that is easy tovtravel with and can be used as a speaker for music and phone. Great price poibt and Definitely giftable. Pink noise also made my tinnitus quiet down.

I am severely sound sensitive and moved into a noisy apartment. I got this in hopes it would help but because of the nature of my sound sensitivity (not able to ignore background sounds), it just added one more noise to the cacophony. I think it would be helpful for people who have normal noise response (able to choose what to focus on and mostly ignore background sounds), especially if it were used to block quieter noises like traffic sounds. Some of the sounds would go quieter than others. For some the lowest sound setting was still too loud for me, but for others I could get it fine. There was a nice selection of sounds. The controls are a bit weird. The volume and power operates normally but everything else was cumbersome. To change type of sound you have to hold down the volume button and cycle through every single sound. So if you prefer the 6th sound, every time you turn it on you’d have to do 5 long clicks on the volume button. I was confused what the mode button did other than turn the power on and off. Sometimes I had to hit it to get the sound to play even if lights indicated it was on. To get the machine to switch between white noise mode and Bluetooth mode, you had to pick it up to find an almost-hidden button on the bottom of the device. I didn’t end up using this for the white noise, but my iPhone earbud adapter broke just after I got this. I have to wear sound canceling earbuds pretty much 24/7. It was a Godsend to have this to use as an adapter while mine was being repaired. I returned this unit afterwards. As an adapter it has some pros and cons. I have corded earbuds I plugged into the unit to play audiobooks from my phone. If I was using it only as an adapter, the battery lasted most of the day. Definitely longer than the four hours it advertised. The sound quality seemed normal. If my earbuds weren’t plugged in then while paired it would play out the device’s speakers rather than my phone’s. While the earbuds are connected, the device is small enough it’s easy to move to set wherever you are working, but a little too big and heavy to put in a pocket to carry hands free while on the move. It does not have speakers so it didn’t work to keep my earbuds plugged in while talking on the phone or Skype. No one could understand me, saying my voice was extremely muffled. It allowed me to turn the volume up or down more than my phone would allow, which I appreciate. When I’m falling asleep I often want the sound quieter than my phone goes. Overall it doesn’t have as many features as the tiny bluetooth adapter I usually use, but as a white noise device it was very helpful to have the versatility to do both white noise and bluetooth speakers or adapters.

My girlfriend and I have a few sound machines already from other brands. She read about pink noise being good for sleep, not just white noise. She thinks this is the best sound machine she has ever had and thinks I should replace mine with it. However, it’s glitchy with cheap buttons and it was getting stuck in Bluetooth when I wanted it to play the sounds on the card so defected a star. This would actually be nice for meditating not just sleep because of the nature and water sounds. Also, this should be $20-$25 not $45. UPDATED. It is VERY glitchy and stupid programming. It died in the middle of the night and woke me up from the loud sound it makes. Who thought that was a good idea that a machine to help me sleep makes a loud noise to alert you and wake you up when it’s dead? Also it can be plugged in and it just turns off… what the heck. My white noise machine is ALWAYS on, why can’t this be?

Great for Travel. Small in size, Great sound with included songs, built solid, weight 7.4 oz, Micro USB power cable, built in rechargeable battery, Micro SD card slot with card, Bluetooth, headphone jack. I use this on volume level one for sleep and it works just fine. I would recommend this product for the price.

I'd like the design, simple and practical!

It is astounding how bad this device is. It is supposed to help you relax/sleep, but due to a staggering variety of flaws, does the exact opposite. Specifically: • Low sound quality. I am not soothed to sleep by these scratchy, tinny speakers. Only irritated. • The irregularities in the sound loops. Why do so few reviews mention this? At random intervals, the sounds will cut out for an instant, or not loop smoothly, or slightly change in volume. This is jarring when you are trying to fall sleep. • Poor volume controls. It's only changeable in increments, and surprisingly large ones. Your only choices are "too loud" and "too quiet." You will want to split the difference but be unable too. • The display. Every time you push a button, for instance change the volume, a surprisingly bright green light appears. In a darkened room, this is painful! • When you turn the power on or off, it emits a LOUD series of beeps. Easily twice as loud as the music loops, and you cannot adjust or disable this sound. Again, quite disruptive to that sleepy mood you're trying to foster. • In order to turn the power on or off, you have to hold the power button for some seconds. Not press it once, like, you know, every other appliance you own, but hold it. Sorry, but what? What could the benefit possibly be of this design choice? What purpose could it serve beyond annoying and inconveniencing the user? • Lack of power adapter. This comes with a USB cable only, which is unfortunate for anyone who (for some strange reason) doesn't sleep next to their PC tower. • Cord length. I have bad news for anyone whose bedside table is more than 3 feet from an outlet.... There are other faults, like the oddly long fade-in time when you switch audio tracks, but I'll stick to the most glaring/irritating ones. To keep balanced, I'll now cover all this device's positives. Its three-button layout is easily navigable, and its visual design is cool and sleek. I couldn't think of a third. Some people are saying "it's good for the price," but I must disagree. I would not use this if it were free. Its only function is to irritate the user, so in closing, please do not buy this.

WE BOUGHT THIS AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF PINK NOISE FOR SLEEP PROBLEMS. WE USE THE SETTING FOR PINK NOISE WITH DELTA WAVES. GOOGLE IT. WE PURCHASED ONE FOR WHEN WE TRAVEL ALSO. MY DAUGHTER USES THIS ALSO FOR HER ALMOST 2 YR OLD TWINS. IF YOU JUST WANT SOME NICE WAVE SOUNDS, OR FOREST TYPE SOUNDS, THOSE ARE NICE ALSO, BUT WE PURCHASED IT FOR SLEEP BENEFIT. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING, OR STAYING ASLEEP. EVERYONE WE'VE TOLD WHO HAS ALSO PURCHASED ONE HAS LIKED IT TOO.

Purchased as a gift for my husband specifically to help him manage his tinnitus. He is normally the worst gift receiver, asking that gifts be returned, or just never using them. He LOVES this machine! He is sleeping more restfully - something he hasn’t been able to do for years. And I like it too!

Padezco de tinnitus, es tan fuerte el ruido de las "chicharras" que escucho que ya no podía dormir bien, fui a consultar y el doctor me recomendó este aparato. Tiene 20 sonidos para elegir, yo elegí un sonido que recomiendan para los que padecen tinnitus, es lluvia con un "white noise"... que maravilla!!! Desde esa noche he podido dormir mucho mejor, mi esposa que no padece tinnitus también duerme mejor y tenemos dos perros Pugs que duermen en la recamara con nosotras hasta hemos notados que ellos también duermen más profundamente. Este aparato esta soportado por mucha investigación en el tema y puedo dar testimonio de que realmente funciona.

Lo regresé porque me confundí de aparato. Ya me llegó Alexa y estoy muy contenta

used it when I got it and it is helping.

I have been using it for a while now and really enjoy it fir falling asleep. It is very small, portable, easy to take on trip. The company will also send you new sounds for you to download if wanted. Without electrical connection the sound will play for ca. 5 hrs. The only negative is that the electrical connection cord is very short and not useful at all. I connect with my own longer electrical cord.