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Brown noise for sleep

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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

Set a fade timer

30 minutes, an hour or all night - Noizim fades the sound out gently so it never jars you awake.

Keep it low

A moderate volume masks the room without being intrusive.

Layer if you like

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.

Fall asleep to it free

Brown noise and the drift-off timer are free in Noizim. Set it tonight and drift off.

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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.