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The Best Sleep Music – Sound Machines for Restful Sleeping

March 31, 2011 By tlsoundt Leave a Comment

Article by Michael Davis

Sleep music and white noise sound machines are used for sound masking, as per when having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, due to external sounds. There are a lot manufacturers on the market, with everything from cheapola white noise machines to fairly expensive machines which deliver quality sound, ensuring a restful good nights sleep for even the most light sleeper.

White noise machines are also very helpful to people who contend with sleep disorders such as insomnia or restlessness. The many sounds which a quality machine can discharge can definitely be helpful in inducing sleep, as well as obstructing nighttime noises that can bother sleep. Another person who would prefer these machines are those who have to sleep with one who snores. Despite many wonderful products on the market today to alleviate snoring, it still occurs regularly with many people. A quality sound machine can mask such bothersome snoring sounds.

Another likely use for a sound machine is in an open concept office, where even low volume talking from co-workers several yards away can be annoying to your concentration.

So, here are the top selling, and most highest rated sleep music and white noise sound machines on Amazon today.

1. Ecotones Duet Adaptive Therapy Sleep Sound MachineThe Ecotones unit is very well designed. It provides attractive sound with a separate woofer and tweeter mounted on top..The sounds provided are of admirable quality. Unlike lesser quality units, which commonly use a recording that keeps repeating and soon proves bothersome, these recordings, which Ecotones calls sound stories, go on for thirty minutes before repeating. It is for all practical purposes impossible to determine when sound story finishes and then starts up again.There are several different sounds to choose from including something called city… so a city dweller who is away from home can feel right at home! However, the ever popular meadow, brook, the crackling fireplace, waterfall, ocean, are all extremely soothing. For something different, try the train, or meditation. There also is a plain vanilla white noise setting, if you wish.The response feature, whereupon the microphone picks up ambient sounds like coughing and snoring and adjusts the volume accordingly, works extremely well.A unique feature to Ecotones is the ‘richness’ setting. Adjusting this on your sound story will result in variations of your sleep music. A nice feature allowing you to modify your own personal sound stories.

2. Sound Oasis s3000 Sound Therapy SystemThis deluxe model features 20 main sounds & 5 mix sounds, which can create 120 sound environment possibilities. It boasts 3 speakers (including subwoofer), which results in wonderful sound quality. It also has an AM/FM stereo radio with 3 presets and a backlit, dual 12/24 hour clock with 3 alarm sounds complete with digital calendar.There’s a timer with 4 positions: continuous, 30 min., 60 min. and 90 min. with gentle-off, plus a nap timer. Most entertaining is the proprietary ‘Bio-Sync’ sound, a random hodgepodge of what sounds like musical notes, wind chimes, voices, and more. While it sounds strange, it is incredibly soothing. You can adjust the Bass and Treble. The sound of the speakers are rich and deep without being at max settings but if you turned it all the way up it would be really loudThe “memo” track is unique in the sound machines tested here – it lets you record up to 15 seconds and plays it over and over again. You can use this as an alarm too if you wish. The capabilities are endless as to what you can use that one feature for.

3. Marpac SleepMate 980AThis is the least expensive sound machine, but it is also a white noise machine only… no selection of sounds. There are advantages and disadvantages… the main advantage is, there is zero chance you will hear a sound looping!There are two rings on the unit which control the tone and to some degree the volume of the white noise:1. A Top Ring – You can adjust this ring to allow the anywhere from 3 to 8 holes to be exposed, thereby moving the sound level.2. A Base Ring – Allowing a larger opening into the unit when adjusting this ring will create a lower tone. Making the opening smaller will create a higher tone. Again, adjust the ring to your liking.One of the most effective things for a successful use of this machine is where you place it. Marpac recommends putting it away from you, such as on a dresser across the room. This seems to make the sound bounce around the room and give you a fuller feel of the sound. For some, this won’t generate a loud enough sound, so if you wish, you could put it on the nightstand right next to you and enjoy a blaring hissing sound.

4. Ecotones Adaptive Sound Therapy MachineThe grand daddy of all sleep therapy machines, this is THE most superior of all those we tried. This unit features twelve Sound Stories which include: Soothing Seaside, Calming Waves, Babbling Brook, Gentle Rain, Distant Thunderstorm, Nature’s Meadow, Crackling Fireplace, Warming Campfire, Relaxing Fan, Big City Background, Restful Train Ride and Pure Meditation.The unit’s speaker pair and a 2.4-liter sound chamber have been tuned to produce a full range of quality sound that is simply amazing.This unit, like it’s baby brother the Duet, features the adaptive sound technology that will step-up volumes to mask outside (interfering) noise. It works extremely well and is most useful if you live near a noisy street or even if you have a snorer in the room! But this machine also includes a manual mode (stays at user present level) and a background mode which comes on when the room is quiet and automatically dims when conversation is present. This is the “Cadillac” of sleep music sound machines!

5. Marsona TSC-330 White Noise Travel Sound ConditionerHere’s a small-ish sound machine that you can take on the road with you. Who hasn’t been in a hotel/motel room and been agitated by noisy guests next door? The Marsona TSC-330 White Noise Travel Sound Conditioner has rain, waterfall, and surf sounds. This machine is about the size of a thick paperback novel, so is definitely smaller than competitors “non-travel” sound machines. However, it does have a beefy AC adapter with the power brick on the end. It fits fine in a standard suitcase, but if you’re only taking a small overnight bag, then it does take up a bit more room than you’ll probably like. The unit does have a battery pack so you can leave the AC adapter at home, but it too is somewhat colossal.The sound is very good for such a small unit; base is surprisingly robust and the unit comes with it’s own travel pouch.

So there you have it, the best of the sleep music and white noise sound machines. See detailed specs and prices, along with other owners reviews, at my website.

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Light and Sound Therapies – Light Therapy

March 31, 2011 By tlsoundt Leave a Comment

Article by Franchis Adam

Light and sound therapies are “sensory” because they act on the human senses through waves of both sound and light. Sitting in the sun or listening to a favorite piece of music can definitely affect your mood. But because not all sound and light waves can be seen or heard, many therapists consider that they work on the energy or “vibrational” planes as well as at the psychological level.

Light Therapies

Insufficient natural light can lead to depression, tiredness, or overeating. In the winter, especially in colder countries, the level of indoor light produces only about a tenth of the illumination of a full day of natural light. A form of “winter blues” that can result from this is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It affects around 1 percent of the population (more women than men) but can be successfully treated with special “full spectrum” light units fitted into the home or into the office.

Color Therapy

Normal daylight (that is, light from the sun) is filtered through the eye to produce the visible colors of the spectrum ­ red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Other colors invisible to the human eye are ultraviolet and infrared, which affect us even though we ‘can’t see them, because our skin is receptive to changes in light.

Color therapists work with colors to rebalance the body on both the physical and “psychic” levels. Therapists who work on the physical level believe that as light is received and absorbed through the skin it works on the nervous system to change the body’s chemical balance. By adjusting the amount of specific color input they believe they can affect physical well being as well as mood. Pink, for instance, is considered to have a calming effect, red speeds up the circulation and raises blood pressure, while blue lowers it.

On the psychic, or subtle energy level, therapists work to influence the seven energy centers, or chakras each of which is said to correspond to one of the seven colors of the light spectrum, starting with red for the “base” chakra and ending with violet at the “crown” center. So, for example, green is said to influence the “heart” chakra and yellow the “solar plexus.”

Colors and Aura

Many therapists work with your “aura” and “chakras”. An aura is an energy field, which, personal to each individual. Some therapists claim tob able to see an aura, which manifests itself in the fonno a shimmer or haze of colored light around the body. Every aura has its own colors, and they are affected by your health, well-being, and spirit. If your energy compromised in any way, that will be reflected in tit color of your aura.

Color therapists claim that every subtle change color affects us on every level of our being. Recent scientific studies have confirmed that every cell of our body is made up of contracted light – and because light responds to color, the as yet unproved theories behind color therapy are believed to make sense. Color therapy is aimed at restoring cells to an even level of balance, thus stimulating any necessary healing processes and improving overall spiritual and mental health. Your therapist will choose a color that he or she sees as vibrating at a frequency needed to restore the cells; he or she must take care to choose the correct color and offer it in the right “dosage” to ensure that the balance is maintained. Every color has both negative and positive attributes.

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How To Use Sound Therapy For Stress Relief

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Stress, anxiety and  depression have become big clinical and social problem which can affect anybody. Stress can hinder our ability to concentrate on our tasks and can have a very negative effect on our happiness. So, to stop this serious problem of stress, there are number of stress therapies which can help you in your fight against stress.

One of the most useful therapies which are gaining much popularity because of its effectiveness is sound therapy. This therapy not only helps you overcome stress, but can also make you sufficiently mentally strong to face the stress that you could get in future.

Sound therapy has brought a new revolution in the field of stress prevention and management.  Sound therapy, works by you listening to some particular type of  either classical or relaxation music everyday at certain times. Using this technique on a regular basis will help  to reduce  your stress everyday. Your ear becomes receptive to the high and low tones of the music, which stimulated your hearing organs. This sound is then passed to the nerve cells of the brain, which have a calming effect on our mind, and takes way the tiredness. Using this technique on a regular basis will help  to reduce  your stress everyday.

You can have the benefit of sound therapy at any place. It doesn’t matter whether you are at your home, your workplace or any other place. All you need is music player and the CD/ cassette of the sounds as prescribed under the therapy. This way you don’t have to waste any time to take special sessions. Also this therapy is very cheap and affordable when you compare it to other forms of stress relieving procedures.

You don’t have to consume harmful medications, and so you don’t have to worry about any side effects. All you have to listen to the tapes for around two hours per day. You would see the benefit of the sound therapy in fighting stress in matter of few months.

Sound therapy is also known to improve the creativity and concentration of people. You can think in a much clearer way and be more confident of your decisions.  Sound therapy can also help people who have trouble sleeping, and it can help you to fall sleep easier every night. It can also fight many phobias like phobias of dark, height and people.

Sound therapy is especially useful for children who have a short attention span and can’t concentrate on their studies. It will help them to overcome many inherent problems like dyslexia and ADHD. So, if your child is not able to concentrate on simple tasks, now you know what to do.

But you should understand that sound therapy works when you listen to some certain kind of classical music, not just any music. If you listen to wrong type of music, it can even have negative effects on your mind. So if you want to seek sound therapy, you should go to an expert who can tell you the ways to fight your stress through sound therapy effectively.

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