Changes in sleep patterns occur as we get older, with the most common ones being more trouble staying asleep and a harder time falling asleep. These sleep challenges, according to the National Sleep Foundation, are part of the normal aging process. Now researchers say they may have a solution to these problems that may even boost your memory as well: pink noise.
You have probably heard of white noise, which, according to noise/sound engineer Stéphane Pigeon, is not what most of us typically think of when we hear the term—comforting sounds that help us block out the surrounding environment. Pigeon explains white noise as the following:
