meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

White noise machines and children’s developing brains: A hidden risk parents need to understand

AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.7527 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Nurses Report on America Out Loud with Gail Macrae, BSN, RN – Not all sounds affect the brain the same way. White noise is particularly problematic because it acts as a brain irritant with no natural pattern. In contrast, classical music, lullabies, bird songs, and other rhythmic nature sounds support healthy brain entrainment. The brain loves pattern and anticipation. These patterned inputs help prepare...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to the untold.

0:09.0

Take a deep breath, take the higher road.

0:13.0

That's what they always say,

0:15.0

as if they know the way they won't take it from me.

0:20.0

But don't ever doubt yourself as life in just a dream

0:23.6

You made your own so kick and scream

0:27.6

The people will act with a never-ending force

0:30.6

You never had the chance so what you're waiting for

0:34.6

The day has come my, because this is one.

0:40.2

It's time and this is one.

0:53.8

All right. I'm so excited to be back today. Welcome to The Nurses Report with your host for this day, Nurse Gail McCrae. And today I am very excited to welcome on a guest who we are going to be having a very interesting conversation about our children.

1:14.4

Because everyone knows here that that is really my top priority.

1:19.1

I'm constantly looking for conversations about child development,

1:24.6

homeschooling, unschooling.

1:33.6

I've done so much work with the social workers evolving, transitioning doctors who have done the deep dives into the psychology around these concepts.

1:43.5

But today, we are going to go into a different topic

1:47.6

about the machines that we're using around our children's beds

1:53.6

and the impacts that they have

1:55.7

that we may not actually know about.

1:58.1

And with me to have that discussion today is Beverly Ann Hansen. She's a registered

2:04.6

nurse and neuroscience brain coach with 40 years, almost 40 years of clinical experience in medical

2:11.6

and behavioral health, technology, and neuroscience. She is the founder and the CEO of Clinical Brainiacs, which is a

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.