It’s a fact that millions of people around the world have trouble sleeping to some degree. A variety of factors can lead to sleep problems in an individual, and one sad aspect is that people of all ages can suffer from insomnia.
Factors such as stress, anxiety, certain medical conditions, poor sleep hygiene, shift work, jet lag, or hormonal changes can all represent factors that lead to sleep problems in an individual.
The good news is that there are ways to get rid of your sleep problems, even without necessarily relying on medications. For today, we propose the concept of Green Noise. While you may never have heard about it, don’t worry, as there’s a first time for everything in life!
Green Noise: What is it, and how can it help us?
Green Noise refers to a variation of the so-called white noise, a static-like sound that can help with the sleep of an individual. Green Noise also uses natural sounds at a low frequency to calm the mind, thus inducing a relaxing feeling that should make the person sleep. Green Noise can create various sounds from nature at 500 Hertz, such as waterfalls, waves on the beach, falling rain, and more.
Here’s what Dr. Kristen Casey has to say, as Brightly.eco quotes:
Most people use noises on the white noise spectrum to block out other noises that may cause issues with attention, concentration, or sleep,
.Green noise, similar to white, pink, or brown noise, may help mask environmental sounds that cause awakenings overnight.
How can we use Green Noise?
Since everybody has a smartphone or a PC nowadays, all we can do if we want to benefit from Green Noise is to head over to Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Music and search for green noise that is played over the course of at least 10 hours, according to Dr. Casey. Since those apps are teeming with sounds of pretty much anything we can imagine, it’s impossible not to find something relaxing there that can help you sleep, including sounds that qualify as Green Noise.
Even medication apps such as Calm and Headspace can give you access to Green Noise.
We all must be well aware that getting enough sleep at night is crucial for anybody’s health. Neglecting your bedtime and not getting enough hours of sleep per night can lead to very dangerous health conditions in life, such as cardiovascular problems, a weakened immune system, impaired cognitive function, hormonal imbalances, increased inflammation, metabolic disorders, decreased libido, gastrointestinal issues, and even neurological consequences. You got the idea: insufficient or chronic sleep deprivation can have major consequences when it comes to both the mental and physical health of an individual.
