I too like background noise - I just use a noise generating app on my phone. My bedside clock has dock for the phone with some nice speakers - and I use it mor

I too like background noise - I just use a noise generating app on my phone. My bedside clock has dock for the phone with some nice speakers - and I use it more for that than anything else. There are all kinds of noise generating apps - if you like traffic/freeway sounds there are lots that provide that kind of noise. The best are ones that have multiple tracks playing at once with samples that start at random places so you don't get a repeating audio pattern. I found with simpler noise generating apps (or devices like from sharper image) that have repeating loops I will eventually detect the loop and then instead of using the noise to help me relax I'm counting the seconds until the loop repeats. Very counter productive!