Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The idea sounded good, but the machine doesn't. First of all, the sounds are poorly done in that they repeat on a very short loop and do not sound natural, especially: brook and spring rain. The ocean is a recording of one wave that repeats with a drip at the end which is more annoying than relaxing. The white noise option sounds like a TV that has been left on while the station went off the air. Secondly, the machine will only run for either 15, 30 or 60 minutes then shuts off automaticly. For someone who needs to have the noise run the entire time they sleep, this machine is useless. Thirdly, the aroma option is noisy to run and drowns out the selected sounds. The basket where you put the aroma beads vibrates and rattles which is another annoyance when trying to fall asleep. The scent is barely detectable unless you have the machine right under your nose. I even tried soaking a pad with essential oil, that works better than the scent beads that comes with the machine. I did give this two stars because if someone only wants the machine to run for 1 hour, and only wants to listen to white noise then this will work as long as you don't want the scent to go along with the noise. It does have volume adjustment, but I prefer just to leave the thing turned off. It was not expensive, but I do feel I wasted my money. My suggestion is to get a CD of ocean waves or nature sounds instead and to soak a cotton ball in essential oil and place it in a dish. It would be cheaper and would work better.