Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Objective. To assess sleep pattern variations through polysomnography after white noise exposure. Method. Split-night polysomnography was performed on nine university students, mean age of 20.7±1.6 years. Sleeping in a quiet controlled environment, they were not exposed to white noise during the first 4 hours of the night, being exposed to white noise the remaining 4 hours. Results. White noise did not affect sleep efficacy. The number of arousals did not increase with the exposure to white noise. There was a significant increase in the initial stage of sleep (N1), not expected in the second half of the night. REM sleep, expected to happen mostly during the second half of the night, was slightly lower than normal. Conclusion. In this pilot study, white noise exposure did not affect sleep efficacy, nor did it disrupt sleep by arousals. It was not possible to show any other benefit of sleep quality parameters.
Source: Revista Neurociências
Authors: Camila de Castro Corrêa, Silke Anna Theresa Weber, Vanessa Luisa Destro Fidêncio, Elaine Garcias Dos Santos, Lorrana Emily Oliveira Fernandes, Reynaldo Monteiro Lopes, Welerson Ferreira Abreu, Gabriela Guenther Ribeiro Novanta
Institutions: Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405315218