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

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Post by spiffytech »

itsautomatisch wrote: post #259

As someone who was diagnosed early in childhood with ADHD, it wasn't until I was older that I put together the fact that I almost always had a fan on in the background whenever I was trying to concentrate on things and the impact outside noise has on me. These days I'm generally wearing some kind of ANC headphones whenever I try to get anything done and it helps immensely. I think one of the things people don't reali…

I've become more attuned to my ADHD + autism audio sensory challenges lately.

Interestingly, I've noticed my issue seems to be more about attention than presence of unwanted sound.

Wearing bone-conducting headphones (which don't cover my ears or block sounds) is just as beneficial for my mental state as ANC headphones, as long as ambient sounds aren't loud enough to outcompete my headphones on volume.

All I really need is to give my brain something I want to hear instead of something I'm trying to shut out.

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Post by dunefox »

hnick wrote: post #171
wackget wrote: post #87

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I'm having the same problem. I found this command on a random site[1] which improves it a bit: play -n -n --combine merge synth '24:00:00' brownnoise band -n 750 750 tremolo 50 1 If possible I'd like to replicate the brown noise preset used on this[2] site. If you come up with anything please let us know. [1] https://www.cloudacm.com/?p=3145 [2] https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php

That 2nd link in 'b'rown mode immediately makes me feel like I'm standing on the seashore on an overcast day... for some reason it brings memories of Disco Elysium. Exactly what I need today, thanks.

mynoise is the gold standard for generators, for me.

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Post by poisonarena »

p00dles wrote: post #180
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 amazing, thank you so much. I have been using a 90-minute Brown Noise loop on Spotify, but even though it is downloaded on my phone, I have to connect to the internet to start using it, which can lead to distractions when messages start pouring in.

Why don't you just download music? like an mp3? and put it on your phone? you can easily rip tracks off any source (youtube), I never understood why or how spotify became the choice

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Post by sph »

DocJade wrote: post #245
sph wrote: post #9

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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!

My first introduction to them was "IM The Supervisor" two decades ago, and still to this day, they keep releasing absolute bangers.

I quite like their recent "Head of NASA" album, but my favourite one is "Legend of the Black Shawarma".

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Post by Karawebnetwork »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #251
Karawebnetwork wrote: post #247

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.

I have and love the Mynoise app but it doesn't seem to have a downloadable brown noise.

They release content on streaming websites. You can find it on Spotify and download it: https://open.spotify.com/album/09hLaixeAaAClNfmgfPuG8

There is also a "Order as an Audio file" button on MyNoise where you can buy the result of a customized generator.

(Not directly associated to them, just a big fan and power user)

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Post by ge96 »

BatteryMountain wrote: post #153
ge96 wrote: post #139

I'm not sure if I have ADHD, they say if you get a high from the medication you probably don't have it. But I always play music. All the time. It has to be music I already know for focus. If not working, podcast. Or some YT video. I also am a loner/have lived alone for a few years so idk it's a way to not remember that I guess.

Can chime in on your first comment: back in 2014, I tried cocaine for the first and only time in my life, while at a fancy bar. While the rest of the people went pink faced and got "high" from it for the rest of the night, I got extremely sober and calm from it (and it burnt my nose). I didn't know at the time I had ADHD or even what the disorder was all about. Diagnosed last year at age 32: so much of the last 20 ye…

Glad you were able to get something worked out.

In college days when you use it (not prescribed) at least for me I felt amazing. Like everything I did was correct example playing a guitar every chord was played right. I could sit down and cram for 12 hours straight (pretty amazing) and take an exam. I was better at conversing with people since I could focus on their face/not look away/be in the moment.

But yeah that euphoria part is not great. Because you can do the wrong things too/be focused on that.

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Post by altertone »

irjustin wrote: post #118
triggercut wrote: post #110

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That sounds similar to me. I was diagnosed unexpectedly at 38 and it changed my life. There is a good chance your internalised coping mechanisms are adding undue stress to your nervous system, making you tired and depressed, and ironically exacerbating the conditions for symptoms to become more disruptive (when you're tired, aren't eating properly, hyperfocusing too much and wearing yourself out, working late nights…

Did you become medicated? I was diagnosed but also have High Blood Pressure (HBP), genetics, and most of the meds we tested cause an uncomfortable rise in pressure that just wasn't worth it. My coping mechanisms are what I have left I suppose.

fwiw, i got diagnosed earlier this year and have a background of high blood pressure. the doc prescribed me clonidine alongside my stimulant which has kept my blood pressure around normal levels.

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Post by andai »

wackget wrote: post #87
culopatin wrote: post #79

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I tried this but the sound is too… white? Is there a way of making it deeper? I’m not familiar with Sox at all. EDIT: actually in that short time I got what I needed: play -n -n --combine merge synth brownnoise band -n 550 550 Put it in a .command file, renamed it as .app, dragged it to the dock, renamed it .command, and now I can quickly trigger it from the dock at any time. Thanks a lot!

I'm having the same problem. I found this command on a random site[1] which improves it a bit: play -n -n --combine merge synth '24:00:00' brownnoise band -n 750 750 tremolo 50 1 If possible I'd like to replicate the brown noise preset used on this[2] site. If you come up with anything please let us know. [1] https://www.cloudacm.com/?p=3145 [2] https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php

Investigated the characteristics of that page's brown noise preset: https://files.catbox.moe/ptql0b.png

Despite the sliders being a straight line, it's not really brown noise, as the slope starts going down again below 550Hz. (Which is a good thing in terms of being nice to listen to: this sounds more natural, and pure brown noise has too much bass to use with headphones.)

I was able to get pretty close (80% ?) in Audacity with Generate > Noise > Brownian Noise,

followed by Effect > High-Pass Filter > 550Hz (12dB roll-off).

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