It's no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. "Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening," says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep-medicine specialist. According ...

Getting to sleep can be tricky at the best of times, but trying to drop off when there's a storm raging outside your window is a whole different matter. To help you get a good night of shut-eye ...

We tend to think of sleep as the time when our brains shut down for good, but in fact, what's around us, particularly sound, has great influence on how well we sleep. From the gentle patter of rain to ...

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You could have the best mattress in the world, a beautiful bedframe and the best pillows, but everyone knows that background noise can mess up your ability to sleep. From noisy traffic to your partner ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is hard. A third of all American adults report getting less than the daily recommended amount of sleep nearly every night. Too little noise, and the mind starts to race.

Whether you have a snoring partner or live on a noisy city block, sounds can impact your ability to fall and stay asleep. Headphones can help. A quality mattress and a good set of pillows can help ...

White noise machines quiet distracting external sounds and inner thoughts, at bedtime These portable and handy devices emit low-level noise that can drown out all kinds of sounds, both inside and ...