This item does what it is said to do, but the selection of sounds is not the best. There are two sounds of a clothes dryer running. Not really a soothing sound. There is a sound of a thunderstorm, but not of a gentle rain, which is much more soothing. Also, several of the other sounds are not that useful, in my opinion. For instance, there are three computer-generated tunes that are very repetitive and after a few minutes are more irritating than soothing. But, basically, it does serve the intended purpose, just not as good as it could, again in my opinion.