Can a Sleep Machine Help Cure Insomnia?

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Insomnia can be caused by a variety of reasons and may be helped by the use of a sleep machine.

A sleep machine is designed to block out external sounds by producing a white noise sound that’s neutral. All sounds have different frequencies or pitch and white sound is composed of all frequencies from the lowest at 27 right up to the highest at 20,000 hrtz.

White noise can be described as being like the high pitched hissing noise from a badly tuned tv or radio. As it is composed of all sound frequencies then other sounds become masked by it.

If you live on a main road and traffic noise is constant during the night, then a sleep machine may help to mask it.

Over time the brain gets used to certain sounds, so something like a ticking clock or the noise of an air conditioner unit may not worry you, or keep you awake at night after some months or years.

If you are a night shift worker then you may find it hard to sleep during the day. External noises such as children playing, dogs barking, people talking outside, or music may keep you from enjoying a peaceful and relaxing sleep.

Using a sleep machine may help to mask those sounds and help you enter deep sleep for a few hours

If you are very stressed, worried about something or your mind is simply too overactive when you go to bed then you may need a more advanced sleep machine that plays sounds of nature, such as rainfall, ocean sounds, or wind.

You can buy cds especially to help you go into a relaxed state. These relaxation cds for sleep may include sounds of nature, ocean waves sounds, or even the gentle sound of rain. Some even guide you into a relaxed state through talking. giving you breathing exercises and getting you to use the power of your mind to get your body in a relaxed state.

Both sleep machines and relaxation cds can help you enter the alpha state of consciousness which is very relaxed. Deep restful sleep is essential for both cell repair and healing. Poor quality sleep can result in a lowered immune system and poor concentration.