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Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by rewgs »

euroderf wrote: post #148
etempleton wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar. I put every appointment or meeting in my calendar immediately, take as many notes as I can, and keep to do lists by due date. For me a lot of it is just offloading things to my phone / computer because I know I will forget. If something isn't in my calendar it might as well not be happening. Doesn't matter what it is.

> If something isn't in my calendar it might as well not be happening. Doesn't matter what it is. Out of sight, out of mind. Similarly, drawers and cabinets remove things from existence. Only a wall of open shelving will do. Is this ADHD, or something else ?

I am the exact same way, both with calendars/notes and shelves. Weird!

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Post by _ugfj »

therealpitz wrote: post #158

There are so many contradicting factors to determine if you have ADHD. I heard about people that one time came out positive and the next negative. I'm not sure who is the correct authority on the subject

This is one of my pet peeves here. We put labels on neurodivergent people and I am not at all convinced these labels actually correspond to anything except their brain works differently than normal (if there is a normal, even). Problem is, these days if you question medical science (which you absolutely should) then you get grouped together with antivaxxers and similar kooks.

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Post by DocJade »

dboreham wrote: post #6

Music works for me, as long as it has no complex lyrics and I don't spent too much time searching for the perfect music to listen for the task at hand.

My pick recently has been Eurobeat when programming / writing, but I used to listen to breakcore for focus too.

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Post by ChildOfChaos »

kortex wrote: post #8

I have ADHD and I straight-up don't do silence. Between restless brain and tinnitus, actual silence, or anything with a noise floor below ~15dB, just doesn't sit right with me. 20-30dB is about ideal. Especially when trying to sleep. I have some sort of fan/filter in just about every room. When I'm working, I'm almost always listening to music (unless I'm way over stimulated). It probably started when I was much youn…

Any slight sudden noise also tends to wake me up, last year I bought some Bose Sleepbuds 2 and they have been fantastic, they play a range of sounds such as white noise while your sleep and it really blocks out everything else.

I've used them to sleep like a baby in a tent at a music festival when all my campmates woke up tired and complaining from lack of sleep.

When working I use Endel / Brain.fm.

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Post by DocJade »

sph wrote: post #9
dboreham wrote: post #6

Music works for me, as long as it has no complex lyrics and I don't spent too much time searching for the perfect music to listen for the task at hand.

My coding juice is psytrance music. If my brain is a CPU, psy is a GHz clock, and it's technical and intricate enough to keep me stimulated but not distracted. I am a fan of Infected Mushroom, Talpa, Grouch and the 296h "Psytrance Collection - Full-On, Offbeat & Progressive" playlist on Spotify. But for me music is only for menial tasks. For deep thinking, it's silence and frantically pacing around the house with pen…

+1 on Infected Mushroom, they rock!

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Post by 0xFEE1DEAD »

jasongill wrote: post #235
0xFEE1DEAD wrote: post #169

I use this too. You should know the iPhone has this as a accessibility feature. Go to Accessibility -> Audio/Visual -> Background Sounds -> Sound -> Dark Noise After that go to Accessibility -> Accessibility Shortcut -> Background Sound and you'll be able to activate the noise with a tripple side button click

This is awesome, wish there was a way to turn it on and off from Control Center without having to set it to triple-click side button (would prefer to avoid accidental activation from the button but still have easier access to this feature)

On my iPad I’m able to access it via Control Center [1] so you can probably also get it working for the iPhone I just haven’t bothered

[1] https://imgur.com/a/FhzjJmH

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Post by Karawebnetwork »

The best online site for white noise (and background noises in general) in my opinion is this: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php by Dr. Ir. Stéphane Pigeon.

You can pick Brown Noise in the left column. You can also customize the sound itself.

Personally, I need to shift it a little to accommodate with my tinnitus to get the relaxing effect of white noise.

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Post by _def »

arnaldurh wrote: post #141
licyeus wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've settled on this over the years: play -c 2 --null synth brownnoise reverb bass 6 treble -3 It's close to the myNoise brown preset, IMO, if a little bass heavier.

Just tried this, as a longtime ambient electronic fan I totally understand what brought me there. Instant calm for my noisy mind using: play -c 2 --null synth brownnoise reverb bass 10 treble -6 Diagnosed around 40, concerta helps with focus but does not provide a calming effect. Thanks for this eye opener! `Brew install sox` for those wondering how to get this working on macos.

I love all of your variations, thank you so much for this! I combined them into this one, which I really like, but I think I will play around a bit more :)

`play -n -n --combine merge synth brownnoise band -n 550 550 tremolo 50 1 vol -17dB reverb bass 10 treble -6`

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Post by 01dram »

jasongill wrote: post #235
0xFEE1DEAD wrote: post #169

I use this too. You should know the iPhone has this as a accessibility feature. Go to Accessibility -> Audio/Visual -> Background Sounds -> Sound -> Dark Noise After that go to Accessibility -> Accessibility Shortcut -> Background Sound and you'll be able to activate the noise with a tripple side button click

This is awesome, wish there was a way to turn it on and off from Control Center without having to set it to triple-click side button (would prefer to avoid accidental activation from the button but still have easier access to this feature)

Add the "Hearing" control to Control Center.
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