This works really well for apartment living. It doesn’t totally override a loud neighboring TV but it has a peaceful sound, compact design, is portable, and definitely better than wearing headphones for extended periods. Great small unobtrusive unit.

I like electronic gadgets, but opted for this low-tech machine that generates white noise using an actual fan. Alas, no ocean waves crashing or gulls calling, no bubbling streams, no tropical rainstorms… just the “Whooosh” of a fan rotating in an enclosed cylinder. Sounds boring but I’ve found it very easy to sleep with. We’ve got some neighbors that like to socialize in their driveway late at night. I was surprised that the Yogasleep Dohm Classic generated enough noise to drown out the loud conversations, and I didn’t even have the volume turned up all of the way. It’s also useful when my wife turns on the TV in the den and I’m in my home office trying to concentrate — works great!

To adjust the volume, you can twist the body of the machine to open and close “vents” on the side. You can also twist the top of the machine for additional control.

UPDATE 7/15/20: Ha! The day after I submitted this review, I discovered that the on/off rocker switch had “high” and “low” settings. I’ve been using it on the low setting and it worked fine. Last night I inadvertently set it on the “high” setting and it made a loud humming noise when placed upon a hard surface (the dresser). The humming reverberated through the dresser. I tried placing it on a rubber pad, but that didn’t help. The humming is not audible if you hold it in your hand (but who’s going to do that all night long?). My original rating was 5 stars, but I’m knocking it down to 4 stars. The unit works well for me in the low setting, and I still recommend it.

Update: I ended up buying a second one for my living room! It helps block out my noisy neighor who often plays his music when I’m trying to enjoy a good book in the living room, or just take a catnap on the sofa.

For the second unit however, I bought the Camo version which I think works well in the bedroom. You tend to almost subliminally think of nature and the relaxing outdoors with the camo version near you when you’re sleeping so I moved the Black one to the living room.

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I live less than a mile a way from some train tracks and the train engineers often blow the train horns in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason. I have often believed they are doing it out of spite for having to work the overnight shift or something! I also have some neighbors who walk their barky dogs just before they go to bed just outside of where I am already sleeping.

The Dohm Classic to the rescue! Sure, silence is best if you can get it. Think a mountain cabin out in the woods or something, I sleep amazing there, but the rest of the time, at home I need the Dohm.

It helps isolate you from the outside noise so you can sleep better. Think of it as blackout curtains but for your hearing. (Note: you need blackout curtains too if you don’t already have those).

Nice mechanical device, made in the USA and classic retro device. I remember seeing these from time to time when I was a kid in the waiting rooms of various doctor’s offices; I used to think it was strange as kid but now I totally get it.

No looping or pausing of the sound, which is important because if it did, your mind would be anticipating that loop and would keep you awake.

I have mine plugged in to a remote switch so I can power it on or off from bed whenever I want. This is very useful since I don’t need to have it on while I’m reading in bed, but then when I’m ready for sleep, I can turn it on easily with the remote. Same for when I wake up, I can turn it off while still in bed.

Note: I found that there can be a slight high-pitched whine just based on where you have the casing dialed in at, due to the fan resonating but a slight twist of the casing and you can make that go away so the tone is more pleasing.

I would really recommend one of these to anyone and can’t believe I didn’t get one earlier.

Perfect for our nursery! Blocks out all external noise and gives a calming and soothing sound to fall asleep to. Quick delivery, worth the money, great product!

We were looking for something to replace an old air purifier that we had been using as a noise machine to sleep by. We wanted something that sounded like a fan. This is perfect, as it sounds like a fan and the highest volume works perfect for our needs. Try this out in the room you want to use it in. When we first started it, the volume seemed way too low, however, once we tried it in the bedroom , in the location we wanted it in, it sounded much louder. We love it and highly recommend it.