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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents have used white noise machines to help their children sleep soundly for decades. But the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Sound machines promise better sleep, but new research suggests they may quietly steal your REM and deep sleep.

I am hypersensitive when it comes to sound. Noises that are too pronounced (ie, if I’m within earshot of someone clipping their nails, smacking their gum, or tapping away to an internal drumbeat only ...

We’ve concluded that the LectroFan EVO is the most effective white noise machine for the price. If you know that you prefer fanlike noises while nodding off, we recommend the Yogasleep Dohm Nova. The ...

As part of your effort to get a better night’s sleep, you changed your bed sheets, you switched up your pillows and you even got a whole new mattress. Except none of those bedroom upgrades can mute ...

In A Nutshell Pink noise at 50 decibels reduced REM sleep by 19 minutes per night in healthy adults, potentially affecting ...

With the popularity of white noise machines and apps that play soothing sounds, such as raindrops on a roof and ocean waves, or actual white noise, you might think there’s firm proof that these ...

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 ...

You're probably wondering how white noise machines actually work. Valid question. Unlike listening to soothing instrumental music, guided meditations, or recordings of waves crashing, white noise is a ...