Can White, Pink, and Brown Noise Help You Sleep? For some people, the grainy static sound you hear in white noise can improve sleep. It helps by masking the background noise and tuning it out.

Most people are familiar with white noise, that static sound of an air conditioner that lulls us to sleep by drowning out any background noise ... pink noise, or brown, or green, or blue.

"White noise contains all frequencies in equal amounts, resulting in a constant hiss or rush similar to the static on ... to white noise, brown noise can drown out background noises.

White noises are usually man-made and familiar, like radio static, a whirring fan, or humming AC units. Like white noise, brown noise contains all frequencies. But it places a larger emphasis on ...

In recent years, videos and playlists of brown noise have gained traction online, attracting millions of listeners. Different types of static noises are named after colours, and white, pink and ...