It's no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. "Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening," says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep-medicine specialist. According ...

Playing calming music before bed may lower your heart rate, ease anxiety, and help you sleep better, research suggests.

After all my devices are put away and lights turned off, I crawl into bed each night and—more often than not—cue my sleep sounds. As of late, music in particular has become as integral to my wind-down ...