Save Money on a White Noise Machine by Using Your iPhone Instead

Listening to natural sounds can lower stress, relieve perceived pain and foster a more positive disposition, according to research from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other studies suggest that white noise could help parents get their babies to sleep, adults learn words, and improve learning in environments full of distractions. And if you have an iPhone, it can double as a white noise machine, saving you money on a new device. Read more: White Noise Versus Brown Noise: Which One Is Best for Sleep? When Apple released iOS 15 in 2021, the operating system brought a hidden feature to your iPhone called Background Sounds. It allows you to turn your iPhone into a white noise machine, and you can play these sounds by themselves or under any podcast, music or video streaming app. When Apple first introduced the feature, there were six ambient sounds to play on a loop: rain, stream, ocean, bright, balanced and dark noise, which are different pitches of white noise. Wh ... Read full article.