Sleeping. It's something we all do—even babies do it (a lot, though not at 3 a.m.). Yet, adults may need help to get the recommended seven to eight hours of nightly rest. Machines that play white ...

Listening to white or brown noise at night can help drown out distracting sounds. Listening to white or brown noise at night can help drown out distracting sounds. You could have the best mattress in ...

Why are sounds described as colors, and why is it important to understand the rainbow of sound? You’re probably familiar with white noise — sounds of a whirring air conditioner or a fan — but it’s not ...

Data shows extended noise exposure damages auditory and cognitive development. A new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine analyzed existing data about sound levels of white noise machines and ...

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Do sounds have color? They do in science, and there’s practically a rainbow to fill your ears. Streaming white noise, which sounds like the fizziness of television static, has been shown help people ...

PROVIDENCE — Providence is as loud as Boston, according to a Brown University professor who runs the Community Noise Lab. Erica Walker, an assistant professor of epidemiology whose students have ...

An acoustics professor, a food critic and an audio producer are staring at their devices in a Peruvian restaurant in downtown Washington. “What are you getting?” “Let’s see … it’s fluctuating.” “I ...

The Midtown Houston neighborhood has a new initiative to enforce stricter noise rules. The Midtown Parking Benefit District implemented a 16-week loud noise initiative on January 13, to alleviate ...

It's something most people have encountered before. Your upstairs neighbor stomps around with leaden feet deep into the night. Or your next-door neighbor suddenly develops an affinity for ...