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

The ambient and steady, static-like tone from pink noise is similar to tapes of heavy rainfall or ocean waves, and aims to ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, ...

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found.

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

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 ...

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

Ambient sounds or pink noise - often used to promote better patterns of sleeping - may in fact reduce restorative REM sleep.

Ambience (sic) is a popular sleep sound app for Android. It features a clean, simple UI along with a variety of calming sounds. They include things like rain, waves, crickets, and even some music. It ...