Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Relaxing Sleep Sounds To Help With Insomnia

By Linda Ruiz


Most people go through certain periods in their lives when they have problems falling asleep. Sound therapy for sleeping problems has been used for centuries. Today there are ways of dealing with this problem such as recordings of relaxing sleep sounds.

Sleeping is as important to humans for their physical and mental health as eating and drinking. Deprivation causes a range of problems from impairing the ability to think clearly to compromising the immune system and affecting emotional stability. Relationships, health and work productivity all suffer as a result of insomnia.

One of the main reasons why people battle to fall asleep is because they are experiencing stress. Their bodies and minds remain stimulated by this stress and they simply cannot relax. There are certain reasons for not falling asleep that can be fixed such as drinking less coffee or not eating too late at night but stress is more difficult to deal with.

There are quality recordings available that really make you feel that you are in nature. These soundscapes of waves breaking or rain falling are created to help you experience the soothing cadences of nature. This takes your mind away from the stress of the day as you experience the peace found in nature and feel connected to it.

People all respond positively or negatively to different sounds. One person may be really disturbed by the sound of dogs barking whereas another may not. Crickets chirping may be intensely annoying to one person and give another person a pleasantly nostalgic feeling. This is why there are so many different recordings available and it is possible to listen to samples on the sites.

There are people who find white noise helpful, particularly if they tend to focus on every little noise when trying to fall asleep. White noise is created by combining sound waves of many frequencies. It produces a kind of sound cocoon with a calming drone. White noise can also help those with tinnitus who experience horrible ringing in their own ears that can prevent them from sleeping.

However, many people find that the noises produced by nature, like ocean waves, offer more relaxation than white noise. As they listen to the cadences of nature, their heart rate and blood pressure drops and their stress levels are lowered. Before they realize it, their whole bodies have relaxed to the point where they fall asleep.

Many of these recordings are available from online stores. They can be purchased at reasonable prices in a number of different formats. Some of them are MP3s and can be instantly downloaded once payment has been made. They can be listened to on various devices. Others are purchased in CD format and shipped to customers. Many people who experience insomnia are finding that sound therapy really helps.




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