The brain is definitely a funny thing. You work hard all day, thinking, planning, doing and come the evening everything goes into tired mode. Yet immediately you go to bed, your mind springs into action and stops you from dozing off to a nice night’s sleep. It’s weird. We can blame caffeine, stressful days or sloppy eating habits, but it’s still an incredibly annoying and common problem.

The Tranquil Moments Advanced Sleep Sounds product is designed to help the mind switch off when needed. The device uses a combination of ‘digitally mastered sounds’ and graduated volume and speed settings to lull the brain into more restful wave patterns. The big claim for this machine, and what’s supposed to set it apart from competing products, is the fact that it was developed with the help of Dr Jeffrey Thompson of the Center of Neuroacoustic Research.

There are three different program sets which focus on the Alpha, Delta and Theta brain wave frequencies, as well as a therapeutic program for soothing the ears. The price for all this exotic sleep enhancing technology is $169.99.