Can you get used to white noise?

I have a white noise machine that I use during the day occasionally.

In summer I´m bothered by noise more often when I want to sleep but I find the white noise distracting when falling asleep.

Can you get used to white noise? Should i keep trying?

Are ocean sounds or rain better?

Thank you!

I would think white noise would be something a person can get habituated to, but I'm not sure about using it for sleep. It's usually used to cover up sounds, such as in a therapist's office.

Maybe you can find something meant more for sleep. I think ocean sounds would be less grating and maybe raindrops, so they could be worth a try.

I use a box fan on low. It sits across the room so it's not too much or not too little. I'm very picky about my fan noise. lol

I guess most people have to find what works for them even if it's through trial and error.

Hopefully you'll find the right sound for you.

Come to think of it, I do like the sound of the overhead fan in my bedroom.

I must be one of the few that can't stand white noise. I just can't block it out and it grates on my nerves. I prefer total silence.

Idk, its one noise I can't relax in, feels like it scratches my brain.

I can fall asleep to my brother playing his guitar on max volume, or sit in total and complete silence, but I can't stand white noise for longer than a minute or 2, then it has me wanting to rip out my hair.

Ocean/nature sounds like it would be a much more relaxing type of sound.

I'm like manxcatwoman and travelinglady, I like a fan (and a humidifier in winter). Where I live is very very quiet (surrounded on 3 sides by water). i would just find a sound I do like or that does not bother me and try to use that.

I grew up in a very noisy city so the quiet has always been an issue. Plus in total silence I start to hear things and it makes me freak out. At first I used music, then tv, then I got a white noise machine and I has 2volume setting but different abilities for different noise. I use the white noise machine if I don't have a tv around so usually when I'm out of town or staying at someone else's house.