If you live in an urban landscape, you may be all too familiar with the sound of traffic rushing past, dogs barking or the voices of people gathering right outside your bedroom window. Even if you don ...

A mysterious, low-frequency noise has settled over the small town of Omagh in Northern Ireland, and is keeping people awake. It’s called “The Hum,” and reports of this phenomenon have been popping up ...

If you have tinnitus, then you probably have some idea of what it must be like to hear a constant, inexplicable sound that no one else hears. That’s what people all over the world have been ...

The Hum That Helped Me Focus: White Noise at Work: By Anjali Singh Noise is everywhere, from blaring traffic horns to the constant chatter of people around us. This background buzz follows us from ...

People can describe noise using color, similar to how they may describe light. Two colors of noise are pink and white, which may have many potential applications, such as aiding sleep. A person can ...

Adding noise to your sleep routine may sound counterintuitive, but many people swear by wrapping themselves in a blanket of sound to get a better night of rest. You’ve probably heard of white noise.

Whether it’s street traffic or a snoring partner, disruptive sounds can sabotage your sleep before it even begins. The best white noise machines not only drown out these nuisances, they also provide ...

Sue Taylor first started hearing it at night in 2009. A retired psychiatric nurse, Taylor lives in Roslin, Scotland, a small village seven miles outside of Edinburgh. “A thick, low hum,” is how she ...

Tinnitus, also referred to as ringing in the ears, describes the perception of sound in the absence of any external noise. One potential tinnitus treatment is noise color therapy. Noise “colors” match ...