the White Noise setting eliminates hearing your partners snoring helps you get a better nights sleep LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Sound Soother! I use the Sound Soother when I go to bed at night. I start reading and the background sound is very soothing and cozy. I thought that I would get up in the middle of the night and shut it off, but I love hearing the rain, or ocean tide, or the northwoods so I leave it on all night. Im sorry it took so long for me to buy this product. The only thing that I found difficult was setting the clock and alarm. I mean I figured it out, but that should be easier than it is. Nice, realistic sounds I have a difficult time staying asleep. Every thing seems to wake me up, so I run a fan for white noise but wanted something more. I had a sound machine alarm clock and needed a new one. I was looking for a clock with two seperate alarms, which this has. I also wanted sounds to fall asleep to with a timed shutoff. This shuts off after 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes or stays on. I like the variety of sounds, there are 20 of them, too. They sound realistic, not canned. I wish there was more control over the volume. The difference between vol setting 1 and 2 is significant. 1 is too low and 2 is too loud. This clock is backlight which