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Re:The Effect of Noise on Sleep by Gys on Saturday June 28, 2025 @07:57AM (#44404028)
What is the purpose of hearing the white noise? Is it to shield from other sounds? Or to distract from thinking? Are you focussing on it or not?
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Re:The Effect of Noise on Sleep by mmh0000 on Saturday June 28, 2025 @01:16PM (#44406370)
The brain can easily tune it out and it masks another intermittent sounds.
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