DreamScience Sleep Companion Review

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Hi SleepSherpa fans! Today I am reviewing the DreamScience Sleep Companion made by Oregon Scientific. If you have trouble falling asleep or if your bedroom is in a noisy environment, a sound machine may help.

This versatile sound machine provides gentle soundscapes to help you relax and fall asleep.

►The package includes:
The sound machine
An AC adapter
A USB style cable to connect the AC adapter to the sound machine
A button type battery to save the settings that you program into the sound machine in case there is a power failure.

There is also a 3.5mm audio cable that you can use connect an external music player or smartphone in order to play music through the sound machine’s speaker.

And of course there is a manual explaining how to use the device

The sound machine works on AC power or you can power it with 4 AA batteries, which are not included in the box. This makes it very portable if you want to use it in a location without AC.
 
► BATTERY INSTALLATION:

If you are using batteries, you pop off the back cover and install the 4 AA batteries.

The button battery goes into the slot over here. Insert the battery with the positive side up.

Then reinsert it in the unit.

Again, the button battery is used to save your personal settings.

And finally pop the cover back on.

For the rest of this video I am going use the sound machine on battery power as it is easier to show you its features without having the AC cord in the way.
 
► PROGRAMMING THE SOUND MACHINE:

When you first apply power to the sound machine, the clock starts flashing, indicating that the sound machine needs to be programmed.
You may not be able to see this in the video but there is a row of buttons across the top to program the sound machine:
One button sets the digital clock current time and wakeup time.

Another button is used to select the soundscape you want to play at night as you go to sleep and to select the soundscape to wake you up. There are 20 soundscapes you can select from.

A third button is used to set how long you want the soundscape to play when you go to sleep. You can set it to play for 30, 60 or 90 minutes at, which point it will turn off. Or, you can set it to play all night.

There is also a mood light button that you can use to select a mood light color. The mood light can double as a night light.
On the side is the volume control wheel
 
► SOUNDSCAPES:

The DreamScience Sleep Companion has 20 different soundscapes to choose from.

► VOLUME CONTROL:

You control the volume level of your selected soundscape with the dial on the right. For a normal quiet bedroom, the lowest volume level should be sufficient. If you are in a noisier environment such as ahotel, then you can choose a higher volume.

You can also program one of the soundscapes to gently and gradually wake you up in the morning. 

► LED MOOD LIGHT:

There is also a mood light or night light LED ring that you can have on or off depending on your preference. You can select up to six different colors. Or you can set it to continuously loop through the colors.
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Some people may find that the lights have a calming effect to help you relax and fall asleep. You can set the mood light to stay on for 30, 60 or 90 minutes.

Or perhaps you may want it on all night to also act as a night light.

I prefer to sleep in the dark so I leave the mood light off. 

► MUSIC PLAYER:

Using the included 3.5mm audio cable, you can connect an iPod, smart phone or other music device to play music through the DreamScience sound machine speaker.

Just plug the cable into the back of the sound machine and then in this example, the other end into your phone, hit play.

You can control the speaker volume from your phone’s volume control buttons.

To sum up, this sound machine offers 20 different soundscapes to lull you to sleep and then gently wake you up. The timer can be set to play the selected soundscape for 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Or leave it on all night.

So if you are in the market for a sound machine to help you sleep, the Oregon Scientific DreamScience Sleep Companion may be the perfect solution for restful sleep and sweet dreams.

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