Boosting ADHD Focus: Can The Right Noise Make a Difference?

Struggling with ADHD focus and concentration? Dive into the fascinating world of sound therapy. Explore how white, pink, and brown noise can influence our ADHD brains, enhance dopamine production, and possibly improve cognition. From the soothing sounds of rain to the mysteries of stochastic resonance, discover a potential new tool for your mental health toolkit. Remember, it's not just about blocking distractions—it might be about unlocking potential. Watch now and don't forget to check out more on ADHD in our video series!

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[ClayAsbury]

ADHD here. Only recently discovered brown noise videos here on YT. I'd tried using white noise before without much help, but playing brown noise in background has significantly improved sleep and concentration. Until your video I assumed mood improvements were coincidental. Now it makes sense. Thank you for another great resource, Dr. Marks.

[CrystalBrightz]

As an unmedicated ADHD'er, my earbuds come with me everywhere. This helps my concentration immensely.

[Faith_Soprano]

When I was a kid, I was explicitly told that in order to concentrate, I need to be in silence and have no distractions, which made sense in theory. It was only in high school that I realized that I concentrate much better when listening to music, preferably instrumental music. But really it felt that having a source of auditory stimulation outside of what I needed to do actually helped me concentrate. I honestly don't know if it's about frequencies, I always assumed that splitting my attention somehow makes me concentrate better, almost as if my brain gets bored with only doing one thing at a time, but it might be more complicated than that.

[RustFox]

The only thing that got my ADHD self through uni was that with the pandemic we were doing our exams at home and I could blast the DOOM (2016) soundtrack while writing. Video game soundtracks work really well for me, they're meant to be heard/listened to while focusing on doing something else. 👍🏻

[Serothil_and_stuff]

There is NOTHING that calms me as much as the sound of rushing water.
Waves, Rivers, Rain. If I have extreme sleeping problems again literally lying there fully awake, I turn on a recording of a splashing river in a forest, which then actually calms me enough to actually get SOME sleep.

[addictedfoolgamer]

I live in the middle of a town. It wasn’t till I stayed overnight at a new friends in the country did I realise how difficult it was to be in such a quiet place. And sleeping at night with silence was difficult. The noise of the town helped me fall asleep.

[jeaniebird]

Discovered I'm ADHD at age 49 and only last year discovered brown noise. It is like having crisp, clear vision on a beautiful day! It just feels so perfect. Thunderstorms are my favorite.

[kenthil]

I have ADHD, and can't write code without some kind of music in the background. Usually psytrance or EDM/industrial music thanks to the patterns in both of those helping me see the patterns I need to in my code.

Using music to focus has been one of my prime coping skills.

[LDiamondz]

I had trouble falling asleep as a child. We moved when I was 13, and my parents put a portable fan in the window, as the new room was hot. I slept like a baby, with that fan on. So, I started using it every night. I still need it to this day. Who knew there was science behind it? It's soothing, and helped drown out my thoughts.

[annm]

All of this helps explain why I've struggled all my life to pay attention in class, even as an adult. Classes felt like torture. Since I'm not able to take medication for my ADHD this gives me a tool. Thank you Dr Marks ❤

[flawlix]

I discovered in law school that white noise generators made it easier for me to study. A combo of Brown and pink noise (leaning toward more Brown) in particular seems to quiet my mind. My ADHD diagnosis came after law school, and that’s when I learned that there were studies supporting white noise as a focus aid.

My favorite noise generator is still myNoise. Excellent sound quality and variety

[motherwyvern]

I was diagnosed with ADHD/anxiety at 42. These videos are very helpful. They bring a lot of peace of mind and answers to questions I've had all of my life. Your voice and delivery are perfect as well, I really get the message without a lot of distraction. Thank you so much😊

[savannah]

I tend to get distracted by any music (especially if there are words or lyrics, but I’ll end up singing and dancing along to any music even if it’s instrumental lol), but I’ve found that using noise cancelling headphones while basically blasting theta wave sounds (which I guess is similar to brown noise?) is the most helpful for me to focus. It feels like I’m strong-arming my mind into blocking out other distractions

[Guztt]

Sometimes music helps me.. sometimes it just makes my attention go completely gone... just like caffeine, sometime works just fine, sometimes just makes me sleepy or very agitated.... 😢

[LejaiaFlux]

That explains why I always learn better in busy places. Mostly in cafes beneath high frequency streets. There are always fans and machines and the street noises. Parallel some smoothing sounds like rain or wind on the ears and i can be productive.

[kimberlyweaver]

Thank you! I often refer my colleges and leadership to your videos when I have to explain my situation because my coping skills are a little outside of what others deem professional. Everytime I refer someone to your videos, they will come back and apologize because they genuinely did not realize how much harder they were making my job by not making allowances for minor adjustmenst. Your content is making a difference.

[HWTH]

Listening to thunder storms help me sleep. Listening to a podcast or someone talking helps me focus on work. It's like it distracts me enough so that I can focus on the task at hand ESPECIALLY tasks that I find boring.

[noonoovrrr]

white/brown noises help me so much when i need to read, particularly research papers. elvanse alone is not enough

[Claudialsart]

Been struggling with insomnia for years. I started to listen heavy thunder rains videos and can tell helped a lot. Even if I still have trouble fall asleep it helps with anxiety that raises especially when u try to sleep but without success. Still the relax from those sounds has been a real game changer for me.

[Ghosts_in_the_Attic]

As an adhder, music is a life saver, specifically when using headphones! I put my headphones on and it's like my brain takes a deep breath.