Get The Best Night's Sleep With These 4 Noise Colors

If you dislike loud noises that interrupt your sleep, you may want to consider a noise machine. It sounds counterintuitive, but a noise machine can generate a steady color noise that helps block out these unwanted sounds. White noise is the best known, and machines that make it have been on the market for decades. But that's not the only noise that can help you sleep. Let's dig into the types of noise, what they sound like and how to figure out which is best for your needs. Read more: Best White Noise Machines What's a sound wave, anyway? All the different "colors" of noise resonate with different amplitudes at different frequencies. They can all help you sleep, but it's worth experimenting with the different sounds. Wikipedia/CNET OK, let's dig into a bit of science. You can deconstruct sound waves into two components: Frequency , which refers to how quickly the wave vibrates per second and is measured in hertz. (Any distant memories of high school science coming back yet?) One ... Read full article.