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Sleeping
Fans: Bedside Fan Solution to Drown Out Unwanted Noise for
Better Sleep
A
bedside fan can be extremely effective in drowning out unwanted
noise and allowing for peaceful sleep.
Unwanted sounds such as traffic, barking dogs, weather, noise
from another room, and even snoring from your partner can
be reduced, perhaps even eliminated, with a bedside fan.
Remember, you should not try to achieve no noise while
you sleep because for most people this is impossible. Your goal
instead should be to have steady, consistent noise (white noise)
that will drown out or reduce disruptive noises than can wake
you.
Some people don't want to use a fan for sleeping because they
don't want air blowing on them. This does not need to be an
issue because the fan can be on a low setting and directed
away from your bed. You still may feel some air circulation,
especially if you have a small room. But it's better to have
a sleeping environment with cool air and good air circulation
anyway.
Also, if you have never slept with a fan at night, especially
one that produces fairly loud sound, it may take some getting
used to. So if you don't like it at first, don't give up until
you've tried the fan for a few nights.
Fans vs. white noise machines
The main competitor to fans used for sleeping are white noise
machines or sound machines, which can also block out unwanted
noise. Fans are the better choice if you want air circulation
in your bedroom along with strong white noise.
To help you decide which is best for you, here is a fan
vs. sound machine comparison grid.
Best fans for sleeping
Most fans are not ideally suited to help you sleep. They often
are not loud enough, or they rattle or produce less than consistent
white noise. To determine which fans are the very best for sleeping,
we scoured through nearly 100 fan reviews and recorded any comments
from reviewers on whether the fan is good or bad for sleeping.
From this data we created a "good for sleeping" score.
(This score is computed by dividing the number of favorable
comments about whether the fan is good for sleeping by the number
of unfavorable comments.) For more information on my research
criteria, click here.
The higher the "good for sleeping" score, the better
for sleeping the fan likely is.
Good for Sleeping Score
Links take you to the fan's product page
at Amazon.com.
Raw data for above fans
| Honeywell
HT800 |
| Good
for sleeping |
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| Poor
for sleeping |
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| Lasko
3733 |
| Good
for sleeping |
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| Poor
for sleeping |
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| Holmes
HASF-99 -- Watch my video review here. |
| Good
for sleeping |
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| Poor
for sleeping |
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| Holmes
HAOF-90UC |
| Good
for sleeping |
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| Poor
for sleeping |
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External
Resources
Holmes
Lasko
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