Sleeping with white noise could do more damage than a good

Discover why sleeping with white noise is not the best option.

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Those who suffer from insomnia and sleeping problems know that an effective option to reconcile sleep is to use the White noiseusing a machine designed to generate that noise, with a fan or even with YouTube videos. But, it has been discovered that this is not the best idea.

Experts in the field such as Dr. Sujay Kansagra, a dream specialist at Mattress Firm, have claimed that sleeping recurrently with the sound of a white noise machine creates a sleep association, this means that over time your brain will associate the process of going to sleep with having the white noise machine on.

Sleep specialists have claimed that sleeping recurringly with the sound of a white noise machine creates a sleep association.

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This could affect more than it can help you, since over time you will need the machine so that your brain enters a dream state. What will happen if one day the machine breaks down or is not available? It will be impossible to close your eyes!

Among the side effects of the use of white noise are: an impact on brain cells that causes buzzing in the ears for hearing the constantly strong sound and hearing damage.

Although these consequences are something that people who use white noise can live, can become annoying … that is why other methods are recommended before the use of these machines. Such as ear plugs or noise -proof windows.

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