Brown noise for sleep
In this guide
Why brown noise helps sleep · How to use it tonight · Safety · Try it free
Why it helps: the hardest part of sleep is often the sudden stuff - a door, a car, a shifting partner. Brown noise blankets it all in a low, even rumble that's gentle enough to listen to all night.
Why brown noise helps sleep
Silence makes every small sound stand out. Brown noise raises a soft, steady floor of low-frequency sound so those sudden noises blend in instead of jolting you awake - without the bright hiss of white noise that some find harder to sleep to.
How to use it tonight
30 minutes, an hour or all night - Noizim fades the sound out gently so it never jars you awake.
A moderate volume masks the room without being intrusive.
Add rain or a low hum under the brown noise and save it as your bedtime set.
Is it safe all night?
At a moderate volume, many people sleep to brown noise nightly. If you'd rather it not run until morning, the drift-off timer fades it out after you're asleep.
Brown noise and the drift-off timer are free in Noizim. Set it tonight and drift off.
Frequently asked
Yes - its deep, gentle rumble masks disruptive sounds and is easy to listen to for hours, which is why it's a favourite for sleep.
It can, at a moderate volume, or you can use a fade-out timer so it stops gently after you fall asleep.