EP81: Is Your Sleep Sound Machine a Trap?

New research reveals that the popular "pink noise" machines are a double-edged sword, significantly slashing REM sleep cycles essential for brain health. Conversely, simple earplugs mitigated 72% of environmental noise interference, successfully protecting restorative deep sleep. References Basner, M., Smith, M. G., Cordoza, M., Kayser, M. S., Carlin, M., Ecker, A. J., Gilad, Y., Park-Chavar, S., Rennie, K., Schneller, V., Walsh, S., Shou, H., Cao, Q., Younes, M., Aeschbach, D., & Jones, C. W. (2026). Efficacy of pink noise and earplugs for mitigating the effects of intermittent environmental noise exposure on sleep. Sleep, 00, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsag001 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn