PhillyVoice

Playing 'pink noise' sounds, like rainfall, to fall asleep may harm REM sleep

Pink noise by itself, equivalent to "moderate rainfall," was linked to a loss of 19 minutes of REM sleep. And pink noise combined with aircraft noise led to "significantly shorter" time spent in deep ...
CNN

7 of the best sound machines for quieting sleep distractions, according to sleep experts

“The sound machine can generate any of several types of sound, from nature [or] music,” Dr. Cory Portnuff, an audiologist at the University of Colorado Health’s Hearing and Balance Clinic, says. In ...
The Sun

The 15 sounds that can help you drift off to sleep – and the best ones to wake up to

A SLEEP expert has revealed which sounds help you nod off — and which are best to wake up to. Hannah Shore, sleep knowledge and research manager at Silentnight, said ocean waves, a crackling fire and ...
Daily Express

Sleep expert shares top 15 white noise sounds Brits fall asleep to - like rainfall

A sleep expert has revealed which sounds help you nod off – and which are the best to wake up to. Sleep expert Hannah Shore claims ocean waves, a crackling fire, and the distant buzzing of a fan, are ...