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Evidence based complementary intervention for insomnia - PubMed

. 2002 Sep;61(9):192, 213.

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Evidence based complementary intervention for insomnia

Hassan H López et al. Hawaii Med J. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

Increasing scientific evidence point to a non-pharmacological complementary treatment for insomnia: white noise. Its presentation has been shown to induce sleep in human neonates and adults, probably by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio of ambient sound. White noise may be a simple, safe, cost-effective alternative to hypnotic medication in many psychiatric disorders, especially acute stress disorder and PTSD.

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