The Impact of White Noise Machines on Sleep Quality and Stress Relief

For the past few years, there’s been an uptick in the popularity of white noise machines. They’re now on Amazon’s list of best sellers and have been featured in numerous popular blogs and news outlets. While they were originally created to mask unwanted sounds while sleeping (like snoring or noisy neighbors), they’ve also been shown to have other benefits as well. Here we’ll explore what science says about using a white noise machine for sleep quality and stress relief!

The science behind white noise machines

White noise machines are used to drown out other noises. If you have a baby, for example, white noise can help your child sleep through the night without being disturbed by other sounds in the house. And if you live in an apartment building or near a busy street, using a white noise machine at night can help prevent outside noises from waking up your partner or keeping them from getting quality sleep (and therefore being less productive during the day).

White noise is actually just a combination of all sounds–it’s not really “white” at all–so it has no specific pitch or frequency. The key to creating effective white noise is creating enough sound volume so that no single frequency stands out above others; this way there’s no distinct pattern or rhythm that may attract attention.[1]