# Noise as a sleep aid: a systematic review

Riedy SM, Smith MG, Rocha S, Basner M · Sleep Medicine Reviews 55:101385 · 2021



## Key finding

Evidence for white/pink noise as a sleep aid is weak and low quality — it can mask inconsistent sounds, but keep it quiet.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Noise+as+a+sleep+aid:+a+systematic+review)

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