Sweet Dreamers, Ewan the Dream Sheep, Grey - Baby White/Pink Noise Machine and Sleep Aid with Night Light

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Even though all frequencies are produced with equal intensity, white noise sounds much brighter than one might expect from a spectrally flat noise. This is due to the nature of our hearing, which perceives different frequencies unequally. As a result, people often prefer listening to Pink Noise, a noise that enhances the lower frequency range to counterbalance the unnatural brightness of white noise, or Brown Noise, a noise that places even greater emphasis on the lower frequencies. When the noise precisely compensates for the unique sensitivity curve of human hearing, white noise becomes Grey. Did you know? I grew up with the sound of birdsong and silence in a small town, so white noise and brown noise both tend to help me a lot in this noisy city environment.

Ah, the famous Ewan. If you’re not a parent then you likely haven’t heard of this little fella but, trust us, you’re going to want to take a look.

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Jay Summer is a health content writer and editor. She holds a B.S. in psychology and master's degrees in writing and public policy. Whether you’re after a soft glow to help navigate around your baby’s crib at night, something to assist with the bedtime routine or a tool to help your child who’s scared of the dark, the best night lights will come to the rescue for babies, toddlers and older children alike.

If you are interested in a white noise machine as a way to fall asleep faster, consider making it just one part of a healthy bedtime routine. White noise isn’t a magic solution that will fix all of your baby’s sleep issues, but it can prove to be an incredibly useful tool in helping your baby to develop a good sleep schedule, and ensuring that the whole family is well rested. What to look for in a white noise machine Messineo, L., Taranto-Montemurro, L., Sands, S. A., Marques, M. D., Azabarzin, A., & Wellman, D. A. (2017). Broadband sound administration improves sleep onset latency in healthy subjects in a model of transient insomnia. Frontiers in Neurology, 8, 718. Some active little minds need more help than others to switch off and relax at bedtime. If your child is best soothed by a moving light show, then this is the best projector night light we’ve found. Some white noise machines for babies, particularly those that are designed to be cuddled in the cot, stop the noise after a designated amount of time (anything from five minutes up to an hour or two). While this can work well to soothe some babies to sleep, others may wake up when the noise is turned off. Therefore, a white noise machine that can play continuously through the night may be more effective for some babies.