Sleepcare Stories

After hearing Ricardo Imaruui Robsinson talk about noise pollution in our latest installment of Beyond the Sheets, we wondered… How much does noise pollution during the day affect our sleep? First, it’s important to define what noise pollution actually is.  Sound, according to Google Dictionary by Oxford Languages, sounds are “vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.” Noise is a type of sound, an unwanted sound to be exact. EarCare, PA, an AudigyCertified™ practice that pioneers education around hearing, defines noise pollution as any sound that...

International Day of Older Persons is more than a day to Nollapelli's CEO, Allison, it is a way of life. On top of being a round-the-clock business owner, devoted mother and mentor, Allison is also her father’s full-time caregiver. ”As his daily needs increase, I'm reminded that caregiving is one of the most difficult, yet most underappreciated jobs. Caregiving for my dad is not easy, but it is teaching me to slow down and to have more patience.”

Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson is an eternal student of sound. We discuss sound as a healer and a pollutant, and the unknown impact of frequencies coming from all of our electronic devices. His work as a conceptual sound artist is called “sonarcheology."

Let’s get back to the basics of sleep. Times are stressful. We are all weathering different storms. What we need, more than ever, is sleep.  Sleep restores our bodies, our minds and our moods. Proper sleep boosts our immune system which helps prevent anxiety and stress from making us sick. Sleep, simply, is good.