Face it, none of us get enough sleep. Chronic sleeplessness is damaging your health and risking your safety on your morning commute. What’s worse, it’s not for lack of trying. A good sound machine (also called a white-noise machine or a sleep machine) is just one tool in an arsenal of gadgets that can help you get your recommended number of z’s.
I’ve filled my house with sleeping sound machines, to block the battles of The Witcher in the living room while my children snooze or to let my husband sneak into the bedroom if he’s been working late. These are my favorite machines for getting a good night’s rest—and those can be hard to come by lately.
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Updated July 2020: We reviewed and continue to stand behind our current picks. We’ve adjusted pricing, and added more retailers.
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A Note on ‘White Noise’
Why We Don’t Call Them White-Noise Machines
You may wonder why we call these