Answer: I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH IT FOR 20 YEARS NOW.....MY LATEST THING THAT SEEMS TO WORK IS I BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE SOUND SOOTHER MACHINES AT SHARPER IMAGE THAT HAS THINGS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS, WINDCHIMES, FLOWING BROOKS, WAVES, ETC. IT HAS SOMETHING LIKE 50 DIFFERENT SOUNDS. THE KEY HERE IS TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN "I'M NOT SLEEPING....I'M NOT SLEEPING....I'M NOT SLEEPING....". TO ME, WHEN THERE'S NO WHITE NOISE IN THE ROOM, I CAN'T STAND IT! GIVE IT A TRY. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, YOU CAN RETURN IT.