Among emerging trends to improve sleep is the idea to generate neutral noise as a way to drown out distracting noises or fill gaps in the silence. For some, too much silence can be just as disturbing ...

Parents have used white noise machines to help their children sleep soundly for decades. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just issued a policy statement warning that these tools and other ...

Sleep is often a hot commodity for parents, and we'll try almost anything to get babies on a regular sleep schedule. Some parents turn to white noise, which is a static-like sound that contains all ...

People of all ages, from newborns to older adults, rely on white noise (or pink or brown noise, which is actually what most white noise machines and playlists generally emit) to help them get to sleep ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever had a hard time focusing or falling asleep because you can’t seem to block out what’s ...

If you’re the parent of a new baby, you’ve experienced the long nights when your baby will wake at the slightest disturbance—a door closing, your dog barking, or merely the creaking of the house.

As a mum of two who has spent most of parenthood in a sleep-deprived haze, I know it’s tough for your bub — and you — to get a good night’s sleep. Throw in night feeds, developmental leaps, sleep ...

A dad-of-two from the U.K. got the wrong end of the stick when he was trying to put his 1-year-old down for a nap. Joe, who asked for his last name not to be published, was informed by his wife, Alice ...

I’ve always been a light sleeper. A creaking floorboard sends me shooting out of bed. And don’t get me started on my neighbors’ late-night music fests. I can’t sleep without something to drown out ...