Product Review: Tranquil Moments Sleep Sound Therapy System

The Tranquil Moments Sleep Sound Therapy System is a great device is you find yourself having trouble sleeping. After recently moving to an apartment in a large city, where there is lots of street noise at night, I found that I could not sleep as soundly as I used to because I was continually being woken up. The Tranquil Moments Sleep Sound Therapy System allows me to play relaxing music and sounds that blocks out the noises of the street so I am able to sleep through the night in my new home. The sounds were developed at the Center of Neuroacoustic Research to help you sleep as soundly as possible. The goal of the product is to help you "achieve deeper states of sleep, relaxation, and renewal." The product can be purchased for $129.95 from Brookstone.

The sound machine has five nature soundscapes and seven sounds developed in the Neuroacoustic Research lab. There are different sounds depending on whether you want to relax, sleep, or renew. If you are looking to relax, your options are: ocean surf, thunderstorm, serenity, and unwind. For sleep, you can choose from: white noise, rain, celestial, and summer night. Renew consists of: stream, meditate, focus, and rejuvenate.

The machine has auto shut-off settings for 30-, 60-, and 90-minutes or can remain on all night. Each playback gradually slows over a 20 minute period to lull you to sleep slowly. It is an attractive white and silver device with large, simple buttons on the front. I am comfortable leaving it sitting out in my bedroom during the day. The only problem I have with is it that it lights up brightly so I cannot leave it on my nightstand since the light keeps me awake. I wish there was a way to turn it off because a dark room is better for sleeping.

While there are many similar products out there, I find that this one has done the best job so far of blocking out excessive noises. I suggested one to my friend who works nights and she loves it because it blocks out the sounds of lawn mowers and dogs barking during the day while she is trying to sleep.

It did take me a couple weeks to get used to having this product on in the background while I was trying to fall asleep, but now I find I have trouble falling asleep without it. I suggest you try this product if you are currently taking sleeping pills or have trouble sleeping in general.