A study found that certain types of background noise used by millions to help them sleep actually interferes with their sleep ...

Color us surprised. Plenty of people use apps and ambient sound machines to reduce clamor and improve their sleep — but not all noise is created equal. In fact, new research suggests that a particular ...

REM sleep is important for memory consolidation, emotional regulation and brain development, so our findings suggest that ...

Pink noise has emerged as a “natural-sounding” alternative to white noise, with plenty of people claiming it’s a better way ...

Many of us like to fall asleep to the sounds of a white noise machine, but according to TikTok, brown and pink noise may be the sleep aides of the future. The hashtags #brownnoise and #pinknoise have ...

A good night's rest isn't always easy to come by, especially if you're a light sleeper who wakes up with even the faintest of sounds. Sound machines offer a solution for those who struggle to fall ...

As a girl who has lived in and around the same city for five years, I’ve grown used to sleeping with distractions. Even though I live on the outskirts of the center now, my street gets real noisy, ...

If you’re the parent of a new baby, you’ve experienced the long nights when your baby will wake at the slightest disturbance—a door closing, your dog barking, or merely the creaking of the house.

At some point, most of us will experience loud neighbors — the kind that stay up blasting music until 3 a.m. or rev their chainsaw at the crack of dawn. In those cases, a white noise machine can work ...

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