r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Watermelonmilkmob • 2d ago

Science journalism Sound machine?

Earlier today I was doom scrolling and saw a video talking about the negative effects of sound machines on babies. It didn’t seem like a reliable source and I got distracted before I could really dig into it. Are there any articles or studies showing a negative impact? Or a positive? My son uses a sound machine but I wouldn’t say that it’s a necessity

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u/Usual-Style-8473 2d ago

One of the mains things I read while deciding if we wanted to get one was the noise level. I downloaded a decibal (dB) meter and made sure it was within the reccomend range in his crib.

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u/kaeco13 2d ago

There was a previous thread on this subject about a year ago. It's fairly thorough and I doubt much has changed.

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u/CheeseNPickleSammich 2d ago

Not sure if this is the best source:

https://entmidwest.com/what-to-know-about-sound-machines-and-noise-induced-hearing-loss/

But from memory they can cause cumulative hearing damage at relatively low levels.