席卷社群的「棕色噪音」　你听过了吗？ Ⅱ｜2024年4月号

Some people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are able to concentrate better when they listen to brown noise. For some people with ADHD, brown noise is like a soft blanket for one’s brain. It could work by sound masking: covering other sounds in the background with a continuous hum. Thus, brown noise can also improve sleep, blocking out sudden changes in noise that may wake you up.

There’s a definite possibility that the placebo effect may be responsible for brown noise’s benefits. If you want to believe in brown noise’s healing effects, you’ll likely feel them.Brown noise hasn’t been officially investigated much yet, but studies have shown that white noise improves sleep quality.

If you listen to brown noise to sleep, don’t set the volume too loud. Also, only listen to the sound for a short time. It’s a good idea to keep the lights off and the temperature cool, too.Finally, don’t worry if brown noise doesn’t work for you. What one person finds calming may be distracting to someone else!

一些注意力不足过动症患者在聆听棕色噪音时，能够更好地集中注意力。对于部分注意力不足过动症患者来说，棕色噪音对大脑而言就像一个柔软的毯子。它可能透过声音掩蔽起作用：用持续不断的嗡嗡声覆盖背景中的其他声音。因此，棕色噪音还可以改善睡眠，遮蔽可能唤醒你的突然的噪音变化。

有一个确定的可能性是，安慰剂效应可能是棕色噪音带来好处的原因。如果你想相信棕色噪音的疗效，你便很可能会感受到这样的疗效。棕色噪音目前尚未被正式地大幅研究，不过有研究已显示白噪音能提高睡眠质量。

如果你听棕色噪音助眠，不要将音量调得太大。此外，一次只听一小段时间。关掉灯光和保持温度凉爽也是个好主意。最后，如果棕色噪音对你来说没有效也不用担心。一个人认为能使他平静下来的东西，对另一个人来说可能会让他分心！

1.responsible ( adj.)作为原由的；造成…的

   A beV responsible for B A 是造成 B 的原因

Lana was responsible for the mistake that caused everyone in the office to stay late.

2.benefit (n.)益处；好处

Being close to nature is one of the benefits of living in the countryside.

3. healing (adj.)疗愈的；有疗效的

Some people find that having pets is very healing. They make their owners feel much better.

4. officially (adv.)正式地

The government officially told us that we shouldn’t go to work or school tomorrow because of the typhoon.

5. investigate (v.)调查；探究

The fire department is still investigating what caused the building to burn down in the middle of the night.

6. volume (n.)音量

When Kevin plays his music too loudly, his sister will ask him to turn the volume down.