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I got a birthday present for myself!
The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even improve your appetite. Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even improve your appetite. Joy What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all the time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of waking up at 2AM, tossing and turning. Jill |
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jmcquown wrote: I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. I had the same problem with Calcium Lactate, although Melatonin works for me. I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! I agree! I used to have a travel alarm clock that combined sound machine features (either to mask external sounds to help you fall asleep, or to offer an unintrusive "wake up call") with ordinary alarm clock features. (Actually I still have it, but the button that served to set the various features fell down inside, and the travel catalog from which I bought it no longer carries them.) |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... "Joy" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even improve your appetite. Joy What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all the time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of waking up at 2AM, tossing and turning. Jill Sorry about the mix-up. However, I agree that sleep is vital to good health. Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even improve your appetite. Joy What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all the time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of waking up at 2AM, tossing and turning. Jill Sorry about the mix-up. However, I agree that sleep is vital to good health. Joy Don't I know it! I feel so much better after just a few nights of good sleep. I think Persia likes the sounds, too ;) Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...=783&q=sound+s leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13954 522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went from NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so well. Does the machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty neat even if it doesn't. |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:10 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote: I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill I have a white noise machine that I bought at least 25 years ago. It has a small fan inside, and holes in the enclosure, that can be adjusted, to change the pitch of the noise. It drowns out outside noises; I can't sleep without it, now. The amazing thing is how long it has lasted. The little fan inside runs 7 to 8 hours a day...for at LEAST 25 years now. So it has about 65 to 70 THOUSAND hours on it. |
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"outsider" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in : It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...=783&q=sound+s leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13954 522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went from NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so well. Does the machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty neat even if it doesn't. It does have a train sound. I haven't tried that one yet and don't know about the "rocking" part. Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: "outsider" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in : It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...ih=783&q=sound +s leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=139 54 522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went from NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so well. Does the machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty neat even if it doesn't. It does have a train sound. I haven't tried that one yet and don't know about the "rocking" part. Jill I would guess it wont rock you but with all the other new technolgoy out these days who knows :) |
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On 6/13/2018 1:22 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:45:30 -0400, jmcquown wrote: On 6/11/2018 9:29 PM, wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:10 -0400, "jmcquown" wrote: I got a birthday present for myself! Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill Jill, I know I'm replying to a VERY old post but I'd like to find out if that sound machine is still operating. Amazon still has it for sale with some very good reviews but there are a few mentioning that it dies fairly soon. I'd like to heart your experience before I send Amazon a fairly large check. Thanks! -bchan Hi there! Here's what happened. It died within a couple of months and I thought "that's just wrong". I called the company and the guy walked me through removing the sound selector knob on the front and flipping a switch. Apparently it's got some sort of a breaker that trips. That fixed the problem and it's still working! The guy also sent me another one for FREE since it was a known issue. So now I have a spare, still in the box, just in case. That's what I call service! Hopefully this known problem has long since been corrected. Note: If you buy through Amazon and it's coming from a *reseller* I can't guarantee that same level of service. Jill Do you remember who you bought it from? I searched for it and came up with Amazon. I don't recall. The company is ASTI, Inc. It looks like it's available at Walmart and Best Buy (if those are in your area) as well as on Amazon and eBay. Jill |
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On 6/13/2018 11:52 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:09:47 -0400, jmcquown wrote: On 6/13/2018 1:22 AM, wrote: On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:45:30 -0400, jmcquown wrote: On 6/11/2018 9:29 PM, wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:10 -0400, "jmcquown" wrote: I got a birthday present for myself! Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill Jill, I know I'm replying to a VERY old post but I'd like to find out if that sound machine is still operating. Amazon still has it for sale with some very good reviews but there are a few mentioning that it dies fairly soon. I'd like to heart your experience before I send Amazon a fairly large check. Thanks! -bchan Hi there! Here's what happened. It died within a couple of months and I thought "that's just wrong". I called the company and the guy walked me through removing the sound selector knob on the front and flipping a switch. Apparently it's got some sort of a breaker that trips. That fixed the problem and it's still working! The guy also sent me another one for FREE since it was a known issue. So now I have a spare, still in the box, just in case. That's what I call service! Hopefully this known problem has long since been corrected. Note: If you buy through Amazon and it's coming from a *reseller* I can't guarantee that same level of service. Jill Do you remember who you bought it from? I searched for it and came up with Amazon. I don't recall. The company is ASTI, Inc. It looks like it's available at Walmart and Best Buy (if those are in your area) as well as on Amazon and eBay. Jill Thanks! That should have been AST, Inc. or ASTI. Do let me know if you get one and if it helps you sleep. I love it. There are always noises around the house in the wee hours - lawn mowers, leaf blowers. This sound machine does a great job of blocking all that out. Jill |
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On 7/4/2018 9:19 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jun 2018 20:07:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote: On 6/16/2018 3:17 AM, wrote: On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 01:40:05 -0400, jmcquown wrote: That should have been AST, Inc. or ASTI. Do let me know if you get one and if it helps you sleep. I love it. There are always noises around the house in the wee hours - lawn mowers, leaf blowers. This sound machine does a great job of blocking all that out. Jill I found them! They also have a new model out called the SE edition. It has more sounds and some other stuff, including two USB charging ports and of course it is a good bit more expensive. I ordered that one (from Amazon) and it should be here Monday. I'll let you know. Thanks again and scritches to Buffy. I gave Buffy some scritches for you and she purrrred. :) Jill I like the machine very much but it has so many settings that it can be a bit overwhelming. My daughter has been having sleep problems so I believe I'm going to get one for her. Thank you, Jill! You're quite welcome! :) Jill |
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On Friday, July 29, 2011 at 10:02:10 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
I got a birthday present for myself! The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years. Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams. Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so. Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there, unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got zapped. I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :) http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA# http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6 I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years. I love this sound machine! Jill I have a Pink noise generator, if you feed it well and are good to it, it will put you right to sleep. Not so much lately, but in the past, Smokey was my pillow of sorts. She enjoyed having my head slightly resting on her and her purring would zonk me right out if I was relaxed. She does not purr as much now and prefers to sleep with her head and feet on my arm now. Sometimes she buries her head in my hand, which doesn't do much for me, but she enjoys it. Just don't go to the bathroom in the middle of the night or you will lose your spot. Yes I have to sleep on the cat's side of the bed. LOL. |
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