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20 short answers about noise colours, sleep, focus and tinnitus, each checked against measurements of Hush's own sounds.
Noise colours
What the colours mean, and how Hush's own noises measure.
What is green noise? The name, and a measured example.Green noise has no technical definition. What people usually mean by it, and how Hush's Green static measures against white and pink noise.
What is grey noise? White noise, shaped to the ear.Grey noise is white noise reshaped so every pitch sounds equally loud. How that differs from pink noise, and what Hush's Grey static measures.
What is blue noise? The bright end of the spectrum.Blue noise gets stronger as pitch rises. How it compares with white and violet noise, where else the term is used, and how Hush's Blue static measures.
Noise colours explained. Brown, pink, white and beyond.What each noise colour means, from brown to violet, which names have no strict definition, and how Hush's own noises measure.
Sleep
Choosing a sound for the night, and how it should end.
Choosing a sound for sleep.How to choose a sleep sound you stop noticing, how loud to play it, and whether it should stop once you are asleep.
How long to set a sleep timer.How long a sleep timer should run, whether to fade out or stop, and how Hush's timers work: 1 minute to 12 hours, Add 15 minutes, or until you stop.- Rain sounds, from soft rain to a storm.How rain on leaves, a roof, a tent or a car window differ, with nine of Hush's rain sounds measured from 2 to 12 kHz.
- Rain vs white noise. Softer, and always moving.Rain is darker than white noise and keeps moving. In Hush, Soft rain falls 4.4 dB per octave and White static rises 1.6 dB per octave.
Fan noise vs white noise. Darker, with a hum of its own.A fan is far darker than white noise, with a hum of its own. In Hush, Box fan falls 4.6 dB per octave and White static rises 1.6 dB per octave.
Airplane, train and car cabin sounds.Why the inside of a plane, train or car sounds so deep, with Hush's ten travel sounds measured against brown noise.
Focus and noise
Background sound for work, study and noisy places.
- Background sound for focus and study.Steady background sound can smooth over sudden noise while you work. Why steady beats eventful, how loud to play it, and using a timer as a work block.
- Covering conversation with background sound.Background sound cannot block voices, but it can make them harder to follow. Which sounds cover speech best, measured, and why louder is not the answer.
Background sound for a noisy street or neighbours.Traffic, footsteps and voices stand out less in a room that is not silent. Matching a sound to the noise, and why bass is the hardest to cover.
Tinnitus
What is known about sound and ringing, and Hush's pitch tools.
Background sound and tinnitus.What research says about background sound for tinnitus, why assessment matters, when to seek urgent care, and how to choose a sound that feels comfortable.- Matching your pitch in Hush.How to compare a quiet tone with the ringing you hear in Hush, what saving a pitch changes, and why it is a listening preference rather than a hearing test.
- What a notch filter does to a sound.A notch filter removes a narrow band of pitches and leaves the rest. What you hear, what research says about notched sound and tinnitus, and Hush's notch.
Listening in Hush
Volume, direction, layers and listening offline.
Placing a sound to one side.Direction moves a sound in front of you, to a side or behind by changing the balance between your ears. How it works and why it needs stereo.
Mixing the layers inside a sound.51 of Hush's 72 sounds are built from separate layers, such as drops, distant rain and background. How to set each one.
How loud background sound should be.Background sound only needs to soften the room. A practical level, what safe listening guidance says, and Hush's volume ceiling.
Background sound without a connection.Every one of Hush's 72 sounds is stored on the device, so it plays on a plane, without signal or with Wi-Fi off. No account, no streaming.
Questions
Who writes these guides?
Strateal, the company that makes Hush. The measurements come from Hush's own sound library, and the health wording follows the sources listed on the tinnitus guide.
Are the guides medical advice?
No. They describe sounds and how Hush works. Have tinnitus or sleep problems assessed by a healthcare professional.
