I read through some of these studies, and I found they’re often not talking about true white noise. “If you are consistently using white noise to fall asleep,” she says, “over time, your brain will start to associate sleep with white noise which can cause you to be unable to sleep without it.” Hall also says there’s research that suggests that white noise can trigger the release of cortisol, the “stress hormone,” which can impact brain function, emotional regulation, and memory. Katherine Hall, a sleep psychologist and sleep coach, is on the side of avoiding using white noise to help you sleep.
Still, are we damaging our ears or causing long-term harm without realizing it? What Do The Experts Say? Admittedly, we all would choose to sleep with white noise if it was available. No issues falling asleep or staying asleep. We’ve gone camping and slept in hotels and at the homes of family members, all without our beloved waterfall sound. Indeed, the three of us can sleep just about anywhere. White noise “dependency” was the least of my concerns. I was finally able to walk down the hallway like a regular bipedal human instead of arm-crawling on my elbows for fear I’d wake my infant with an errant floor creak. I read all of the reasons why not to use white noise, and honestly, I couldn’t make myself care. I’d read in various places that sleep experts advise not to put your baby to sleep with white noise. I’m an extremely light sleeper, especially since becoming a mom, and sporadic noises like the AC kicking on or the dog scratching himself in the middle of the night will wake me up. When my daughter came along four years later, we started with a sound machine right away. The next day, I went out and bought my first white noise machine. That vacuum cleaner could have run until the motor died for all I cared. I am not ashamed to say that that night I ran the vacuum in the room where my son slept. I had just discovered the miracle of white noise for getting a baby to sleep.
He immediately woke up and started fussing. I finished loading the washer and wandered off to complete another chore with one arm. Asleep! Rejoice! Praise the gods! Hallelujah! As the water rushed into the machine, I realized suddenly that he had gone quiet. Then, when he was a month old, I was loading clothes into the washer with one arm and cradling my wailing son in the other (this was before I got wise and bought a carrier). The teeniest creak in the floor boards or closing the bathroom door too hard would have him awake and demanding I breastfeed him, even if he’d just eaten. When he was an infant, my 15-year-old son had a terrible time falling and staying asleep.
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