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A study from last May on pink noise and sleep resurfaced again on social media. A widely shared reel cautions that pink noise can be dangerous. A lot of parents use white/pink/brown noise with their babies because the data show it improves sleep. But this isn’t the first time someone has suggested it might have a negative impact. How much should you worry?
What did they do? The purpose of this study was to look at the impact of loud environmental noise (think: airplane-level sounds) on sleep quality in adults, and whether earplugs or pink noise could lessen the effects. To that end, the authors also evaluated the impact of pink noise on its own. They did…
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