VOLUME... just how soft is soft? will it wake me up at night? Im a very light sleeper....thx!
1875320
The alarm is not real loud like an old time wind up alarm clock, but is probably loud enough to wake you if you are a "light sleeper".
1875321
If you're a light sleeper, it should wake you up. Keep it nearby, especially for ease, and it shouldn't be a problem at all. It's a great little timer. It even displays the last time you opened the bottle, so you will know when you last took your pill!
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If you are a very light sleeper, it will wake you up. I think you'll be fine, but it is a hard question to answer, as one person's soft alarm is another person's loud.
685320
Maybe there is some variance? I don't know. Others say it's soft, some say it's loud. I think it's just slightly above average at about 6. If you dislike the sound I can imagine it would be annoying.
1476325
it's very quiet. I would use it when I sleep and I never had a problem, and I'm a light sleeper
814764
It makes a noise but not so loud that it would wake someone up. Just my opinion. My family are not light sleepers though!
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Ok, honestly, this is a very quiet fan. However on low, either with or without the oscillation, it is as quiet as 2 people speaking in a normal voice. For instance my TV at a 50 out of a 100, it matches the sound level. I use 2 of them in my room, when I sleep, and the sound level works for me. My alarm radio is more than loud enough to break through the sounds of both fans. It is not a VERY quiet fan, but quiet enough to sleep with.
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Hi Amy, The alarm was loud enough to wake my husband and I up from across the hall, but my son slept right through it every time. We'd have to go wake him up. Quite honestly the alarm is so loud and so close to his ear I was concerned about hearing damage. You really don't want an alarm louder than this one. The volume is adjustable.
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It is not completely silent. There is a little noise but it doesn't bother me even when running in bedroom through the night. I am a light sleeper. When it is on in the living room with other ambient noise you don't notice it. We are happy with it.
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Depends on how old you are :). I'm in my 60's and sometimes I forget to turn it off when I'm not using it because it is so quiet. I run it at night while sleeping. I'm a very light sleeper and it has not awoken me yet. If you have very acute hearing, you may think it's loud, but I certainly do not. It's a lot quieter than a stand up oscilating fan from Walmart. Don't ask me to measure it in decibles...I'm not that smart :)
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Mine is quiet until it is under load. I use it as an alarm clock to wake the kids for school. Can't use it on weekends until after 9am.
1685308
Unless you are are an "extreme sleeper", it WILL wake you up. It is loud - no doubt about it.
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With the added iHome app, you can dim it as much as you like. I am having some issues with the app though because it doesn't let me use the lower volume for the music part of the alarm. Since I use the white noise quite loudly to go to sleep to, this makes the alarm pretty loud when it goes off. There may be a way to fix this issue, I just haven't found it yet. If you don't go to sleep with sound or don't mind a loud alarm, it wouldn't be an issue for you.
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I don't have a way to test the decibels but I would say it is approximately 30% louder than my iphone6. I feel much better sleeping now and am confident I will wake up for emergency calls.
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Diana, I feel this is a question that would vary in answers, based on what a person feels is "loud". However, I will give you my opinion. ;-) I think it has low to medium noise on its highest settings. I can blow-dry my hair when my 3 year-old son is asleep, and my bathroom wall is the same as his bedroom wall. He has never woken up, and he is not a heavy sleeper. I hope that helps! :)
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They do make a very minor click sound. I wouldn't call it loud by any means, but if you're a very light sleeper it could be a problem. I do like that you can set the maximum volume of the alarm and that it starts quiet and works up to the max volume you have programmed. I've never had a clock that does that.
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It's firm but soft. I've had it for about 5 months and I don't see any impressions where I sleep. It pops right back up. I'm also only using it for roughly 7 hours a night. I hope this helps. :)
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Glad to help. Should mention reason I use the soft pillow headphone. I like to listen to audio books in the night. In order not to disturb my husband's sleep I was using ear bugs......truly uncomfortable. The soft pillow set works well for me. Obviously at price it's not stereophonic but as good as the ear plugs. I also like the volume control on the cord. For me, it's a reasonable cost-wise solution. Other alternative would be to get head sets which for me wouldn't work. Hope this helps you make a decision.
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One other comment to add. I read where one person said it was loud. Mine is relatively quiet...much quieter than an up right.