Soothing Sounds Headphones

My students have discovered this to be a wonderful calming device when taking stressful tests. I have ordered more for this reason.

I originally purchased this product for my 9 year old son who is easily distracted. I thought that the tracks would help him tune out and concentrate better. I was disappointed that for months, he wouldn't even try it out. Recently, he showed interest In trying it out. The "calming" tracks are loaded on a regular mp3 player. After a few minutes I noticed he had figured out how to get it to play the radio instead of the calming tracks. So, it hasn't worked out for him as I'd hoped.
I have found that I do like it myself. I have auditory defensiveness and it does drown out background noise and noise of two loud children very well. After I listen for a while I feel much more relaxed. I like three of the tracks, I usually skip the track called "Sunday Drive" because it increases anxiety for me. There are some high pitched sounds like big trucks going by which are really alerting to me.The other problem I have is as an avoider of loud sounds in general: the lowest volume setting is too loud for me in many cases. That may be part of the reason it is good at drowning out noises. It is louder than I would usually listen to headphones. I also find it alarming when the tracks suddenly end. It would be nice if the sound tapered off instead of stopping between tracks. It seems to be a pretty nice MP3 player and there is an equalizer to change sound style (pop, rock, etc) that changes the quality of the tracks, There is also a repeat button, I've used it many times and never hooked it up to my computer. I think it would be nice to add a bunch of calming songs and there is plenty of memory. My favorite thing about it is that it's small enough to carry in my purse for overstimulating events, migraines, or one of my kids has a meltdown.