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White Noise May Actually Make Sleep Worse

Researchers Skeptical
About White-Noise Sleep Apps

new study

Oct 19, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

Researchers Skeptical About White-Noise Sleep Apps

They might actually make things worse, concludes a new study

(Newser) - Apps or devices that simulate white noise to help people sleep are popular these days, but a new study raises doubts about their effectiveness. In fact, they might even degrade the quality of sleep, warns one of the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. "I would just be careful,...

Man Hit With Copyright Claims Over Video of White Noise

YouTube User Loses Right
to Make Money Off Static

Jan 6, 2018 2:34 PM CST

YouTube User Loses Right to Make Money Off Static

Musician hit with multiple copyright infringement claims over 10 hours of white noise

(Newser) - What should have been a soothing video has actually turned into a bit of a headache for a music technologist and professor from Australia, Gizmodo reports. Sebastian Tomczak created 10 hours of white noise—it sounds like your everyday static—and uploaded it to YouTube in 2015. "The video...

'Sleep Machines' Can
Harm Babies' Hearing

study says

Mar 3, 2014 2:24 PM CST

'Sleep Machines' Can Harm Babies' Hearing

Parents may not want to use them at top volume: researchers

(Newser) - If you bought a "sleep machine" that makes soothing sounds in an effort to help your baby slumber, be careful: At top volume, such machines can actually hurt infants' hearing, researchers say. Sleep machines, which often emit nature sounds or white noise and sometimes come inside stuffed animals, are...

Scientists Find
'White Noise'
for Your Nose

Nov 20, 2012 11:23 AM CST

Scientists Find 'White Noise' for Your Nose

New scent comes from blending compounds

(Newser) - Scientists have come upon a brand-new scent, and they're calling it white noise for the nostrils. Just as white light is a combination of wavelengths and white noise blends frequencies, "olfactory white" is the result of multiple compounds. Researchers arrived at their finding via a handful of experiments....

Need a Nap? Sleep Like a Baby

Jan 3, 2009 2:56 AM CST

Need a Nap? Sleep Like a Baby

(Newser) - Napping is a good idea, but afternoon slumber eludes many of us. Mental Floss offers some pointers for adults who have trouble snoozing while the sun shines.

Don't fight it: Humans are hardwired to hit the sack twice a day.
The optimal nap length is 20 or 90 minutes.