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 ...

So if the birds or sirens are keeping you up at night, you can “block out” their sounds by sleeping next to a white noise machine. The quiet humming of white noise also lulls you to sleep, keeping ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is hard. A third of all American adults report getting less than the daily recommended amount of sleep nearly every night. Too little noise, and the mind starts to race.