Tranquil Moments Sound Therapy

by Brookstone

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001BEXEAC
• Item model number: 589796
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,595 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
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  • #71 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Sleep & Snoring

Product Description

Tranquil Moments sound therapy system is designed to help you relax, sleep and renew at home. Immerse yourself in twelve therapeutic sound programs incorporating clinically proven research and authentic digital recordings of nature sounds in the wild. Each natural soundscape or synthesized program is based on either Delta, Alpha or Theta brainwave frequencies. Continuous play or 30-90 minute auto shutoff. Uses AC adapter (included) or four AA batteries (not included). The science behind sound therapy The 12 sounds of Tranquil Moments® allow your brain to match Delta, Alpha and Theta frequencies and enter healthier states of sleep, relaxation and renewal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The problem is the loop...., May 24, 2009

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John Goodyear (NJ) - See all my reviews

I've been sleeping with ambient noise for decades and when I'm at home I use either an air purifier or a box fan to create ambient noise that helps me sleep (I'm a tinnitus sufferer). I purchased this product from Brookstone years ago so I could travel with something that creates ambient noise (ever attempt to pack a box fan in a suitcase?). The problem with most noise machines like this one, is that the sounds are on a loop - i.e. a 30-second long noise sample that's looped together to create a constant sound. If you play the 'rain' sample on this product, or the 'white noise' sample (two of the primary ones for sleep mode)there's a high pitched sound that cuts into the sample at a certain point in the loop so every 30 seconds or so you'll hear a distinctive high pitched squeaking noise cut through the relaxing sounds. What happens is that your ears pick up the high pitched sounds on a rhythmic basis and can make sleeping difficult, if not impossible.

If you're purchasing this to travel, you might be better off arriving to your hotel, calling housekeeping, and having them deliver a box fan to your room (most hotels have them for this very purpose).

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Was great until it broke., June 9, 2009

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Scott @ Amazon (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I purchased this sound machine a couple of years ago to help drown out city street noise. Initially, I was very happy with this product. The product seems well made, is attractive, and has a great rubber-like texture. As several mentioned, the light is VERY bright so I also turned the machine toward the wall, which worked fine. I chose the sound I wanted and had it on every night for months. Everything was great until it began malfunctioning. One night while I was sleeping there was a loud pop sound, which woke me up with a start, and the machine shut off. I turned it back on without a problem and went back to sleep. Over the next few months the machine popped (and woke me up) and turned itself off with increasing frequency. Finally I had to stop using it as it was disrupting my sleep two or more nights a week. This product is expensive for a sound machine and should have lasted much longer. Although I was very happy with it when it worked properly I can't see buying another one and risking that it too will be defective.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stopped working after a few months, May 20, 2009

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J. o'connor "Editor" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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Bought this and loved it (display is too bright so we turned it to the wall, would have liked to turn it off) but it stopped working after a few months and it was a gift to my wife so I don't have the receipt, though I'd be surprised if warranty lasted long.