A silent bedroom is not always the best environment for a good night’s sleep. Sudden sounds from your home or from outside are more likely to interrupt your sleep when your bedroom is too quiet.

David Neubauer, MD, a sleep physician at Johns Hopkins, advises his patients to pay attention to the noises in your bedroom. In the video below from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), he explains how you can improve your sleep with white noise in your bedroom.