Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System – Review
Check out this portable sound therapy system by Sound Oasis
If you are looking for an affordable sound therapy system to mask annoying noises when you are trying to sleep, then this model by Sound Oasis is worth a look. It comes with 6 authentic nature sounds and since it uses Sound Technology as well, you can purchase additional sound cards to increase your sound options.
It also has a timer, ON/OFF button, volume control and a headphone jack. You have the following soothing sounds with this system: ocean surf, stream, rain, white noise, summer night and wind.
- Uses sound card technology.
- 6 authentic, high quality and extra long nature sounds.
- Flawless looping of nature sounds.
- 4 position timer: 30, 60, 90 minutes and continuous.
- Volume control.
- On/Off control.
- Repeat button to play last sounds.
- Headphone jack.
- Omnidirectional reflective speaker.
- Can be mounted on a wall, used flat on its back, or in an upright position.
- Operated by 4 x AA batteries (not included).
- Operated by mains power.
- Size: 6 x 3 x 6.5 inches.
Who would benefit from using a sound therapy system?
In 2015, the CDC came out and actually stated that a lack of sleep is a public health problem and has been linked to car accidents, industrial accidents and even medical errors.
You are also more likely to suffer from medical problems, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity if you have problems sleeping.
Whilst there are many factors that can prevent us from having enough sleep every day, one of these problems is a noisy environment and another is stress.
Environmental factors: Anyone who lives near an airport, freeway or industrial area knows how difficult it is to sleep when you have a constant buzz of background noise. Planes taking off and landing, vehicles zooming past your home, even trains going along the nearby tracks can all cause us to be woken frequently.
Whilst you might become used to a constant noise, noises that come and go – like plains, trains and automobiles 🙂 can keep waking you up, just when you are falling off to sleep again.
Of course, you can have noisy neighbors, kids crying and TVs blaring, not to forget the poor night shift workers who have to try and sleep during the day. On top of all these problems, you can also have a partner who snores all night long, keeping you awake for long periods of time.
A sleep sound therapy system, such as this one by Sound Oasis, helps to mask and block out all of these annoying noises, replacing them with beautiful, soothing, natural sounds that help you to fall asleep and have a much more restful sleep than normal.
Stress factors: Everyone deals with stress in different ways and we all have a certain capacity to cope with the stress in our lives. Regardless of the type of stress in your life, many of us react by worrying about our problems and this worry tends to keep us awake at night.
We can have problems falling asleep, because we are constantly running through problems in our head, looking for solutions or just gnawing away at the problem. Even when we eventually fall asleep, we can wake up in the middle of the night, due to the stress of our worries and the sleepless cycle starts again.
Day to day stresses can affect us at any age and can cover a myriad of different issues. What might concern one person and give them sleepless nights might not affect someone else at all.
Students at school and university are a good example of people who can be greatly affected by stress, loosing sleep the closer they come to exam time. A sound therapy system can help your kids to sleep better at night, but they can also use them to zone out noises during the day when they are studying.
This works well for office workers as well, who find that the normal humdrum in open plan offices is quite annoying, causing them to lose focus at work. A sound machine, playing gently in the background can do wonders to give both students and office workers a peaceful space to work or study.
How do you use the Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System?
Since this sound machine operates on both mains power and batteries, it is fully portable, so you can take it away with you on holiday.
Using the battery power, you can use it when you are camping without power or even when the power goes out at home.
The timer and volume dials are on the right hand side of the sound machine, the buttons for selecting the type of sound you want run along the bottom of the machine and the power and headphone jack are at the back on the left side.
When you purchase the Sound Oasis Sound Therapy System, the 6 natural sounds are already loaded and you simply press the button on the front of the machine to make your selection. When you purchase additional sound cards, you need to fit it into the slot on the top of the machine, making sure to push it all the way in very firmly.
Then you make your selection by pressing the first button the sound machine for the firs sound on the new card, the second button for the second sound … and so on. The dials on the side of the sound machine are for setting the timer or to play the sounds continuously,a s well as to change the volume.
You can plug a headphone jack into the unit if you prefer to listen to the sounds in private as well. This jack is only for your headphones, you can’t plug an MP3 player or an iPod into this sound machine. So the only sounds you can hear are the 6 preloaded natural sounds or any from the new sound cards you might purchase.
This sound machine can be placed in an upright position on your bedside table, lying fairly flat or you can mount it on a wall.
If you want a Sound Oasis Sound Therapy System that has a clock, alarm and a gentle volume off feature, then check out the Sound Oasis S-560-03 Sleep Therapy System (it also has a snooze button).
There are 5 different additional sound cards you can purchase :
- Sound Oasis Rhythms of the Sea Sound Card (SC-250-01).
- Sound Oasis Wilderness Journey Sound Card (SC-250-02).
- Sound Oasis Tropical Rain Forest Sound Card(SC-250-03).
- Sound Oasis Sounds for Sleep Sound Card (SC-250-04).
- Sound Oasis White Noise Sound Card (SC-250-05).
Make sure that the SC IDs are shown on the sound card and then you know that you have the right one to fit your machine (SC-250-01 to SC-250-05). These fit both the S-550-05 and the S-560-03 sound machines.
What do customers think about this sound therapy system?
More than 80% of online customer reviews are very positive about this sound machine. They like the timer and the fact that you can add new sounds to the machine.
Even people with tinnitus have found that this machine helps them to sleep more soundly.
Summing up the Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System
If you have problems falling asleep, staying asleep, focusing at work or studying at home, then this sound machine has everything you need to block out annoying noises.
You can sleep a lot better and study or work in peace and quiet with the Sound Oasis Sleep Therapy System.
You have a timer, ON/OFF switch, volume control and headphone jack. There are also individual buttons for the 6 different natural sounds and you can add more sounds to your menu by purchasing additional sound cards.
The majority of customers really like this sound machine and it makes a great gift for yourself, friends or relatives at Christmas or Birthdays.
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