Sleep Music Has Become A Popular Relaxation Tool Here's Why

But when my two sons were 5 and 6 — reliable sleepers once they nodded off, though the trip there could be loooong — my wife and I reverted to that earlier state. My Sonos is programmed with 10 hours of various water sounds — soft, rolling waves; thunderous rainstorms; steady sprinkles against a windowpane — that can pour out of my bedroom speakers at the touch of a button. Ambient noise playlists — “Deep Focus,” “Deep Sleep,” “Atmospheric Calm,” “White Noise” — also get heavy rotation in my house. I turn to these sounds when my thoughts are colliding in my head; when blocked in my writing; or when the day has overwhelmed me.

It is notable that although our online survey focused on music for sleep, we found that only 62% of respondents reported using music for this purpose. This finding indicates that both music users and non-users chose to respond to the survey, and that although some response bias in favor of using music would be expected, our results cover a broad spectrum of participants. It is, however, impossible to know how representative our sample is in the absence of large-scale data obtained from different methods.

Comfort More specifically, this level 3 theme of relax covers occasions where the person used the term ‘comfort’ or its synonyms to describe the way music makes them feel. During the first stage of the process the two coders worked separately, line-by-line, to extract underlying themes within the written text. As each coder moved through the text they created new themes with appropriate definitions. These themes were used repeatedly throughout the analysis of the text, and new themes are created only if the text did not fit within the existing cohort. Once the coders had analyzed the entirety of the responses they came together for the first joint analysis.

Meditation and mindfulness were going mainstream in Western society, and entrepreneurs responded accordingly, flooding the market with new startups that sought to alleviate rising levels of anxiety. One of those, Calm, was named Apple’s 2017 app of the year, and has since been valued at $1 billion. Nearly two decades later, the loops still have a lulling, meditative quality. Not much happens as far as melody or dynamics — the changes in tone and mood are slow and sometimes imperceptible. The dissolution of the music mirrors the mind drifting away into sleep.

Well, here are 36 songs that are sure to turn those to do lists into zzz’s. We also found out a lot about the reasons why people are turning to Nature Relaxation music in the first place. In our research, people highlighted the importance of music for blocking disruptive external and internal sounds, for filling uncomfortable silences, and providing a sense of companionship and security. The reason I prefer using AirPods Pro over similar earbuds is that they’re a lot quieter when my phone is at its lowest volume setting, which makes it easier sleep. Although they only get five hours of battery life, you won’t have to worry about that if you’re wearing them to sleep. My go-to pair of earbuds for sleeping is Apple’s AirPods Pro, which are my favorite pair of totally wireless earbuds overall.