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Evidence based complementary intervention for insomnia.

Hassan H López·Adam S Bracha·H Stefan Bracha
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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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Acoustic StimulationComplementary TherapiesEvidence-Based MedicineHumansSleepSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Hassan H López, Adam S Bracha, H Stefan Bracha. 2002. Evidence based complementary intervention for insomnia.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12422383/

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