helpful background noise?

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I LOVE the sound of the dishwasher running -- helps me concentrate like nothing else ever has. Washer and dryer combo is probably my second favorite.

Anyone else use any background noises like that to help with focusing? What do you use?

It seems counterintuitive because I definitely hate auditory distractions, but I've recently noticed that I'm always more productive with background sounds. Anyone know why this stuff works??

I always have music on, regardless of what I am doing, decreases anxiety and also aids concentration.

the sound of my laptop is also good.

and I found while on holiday the constant sound of the fan was also good.


I cant handle complete silence at all

i have a whooshing sound machine

I like a baseball game on the TV. It's relaxing to listen to it while doing other things. Radio baseball is OK too, but I want to be able to see what happened when something happens.

I like music in the background or sometimes this:

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the brown noise generator not the white noise one. Brown noise is a lower pitch. Pink noise is in-between.

I've been listening to Stars Of The Lid's Artificial Pine 'Arch Song' for about the last few years. It's drone. I find its harmonic resonance really theraputic. It can put me in a very relaxed place and de-stress me very quickly.

HATE WHITE NOISE!! !! !! !

it gives me a headache, i start to hear Rythme that isnt there, it becomes repetative and drives me nuts. and the more white noise i hear, the louder the looping songs get in my head and the less i can concentrate on whatever im doing, makes me want to pull my hair out.

anything like clothes washers and dryers, air conditioners, heaters, fridges, TV static, radio static, speakers with no music coming out, UGH. i can hear it WAY too clearly.

I kind of circle. Most of the time, I'm a fan of a super quiet environment, don't listen to any music for months on end (if I do, I'll get the song or melody stuck in my head, which is really annoying) and even get annoyed with/distracted by low hums like those ZombieBrideXD mentioned. I'll put earplugs in, stick headphones on to my head and run rain, ocean, fire, or wind noises (via mynoise.net or similar sites) at a high volume to block out the rest. My computer fan is the only exception, no idea why.

However, every now and then I get bouts of tinnitus, in which case I have to put on quiet music (instrumental works best) or abovementioned noises, otherwise the ringing distracts me too much.

And then there's the odd three days or such every few months when I keep listening to the same playlist over and over and over again. Still haven't been able to figure out what sets that off.