FF as a sleep aid is audiologist-approved
Yesterday, in preparation for surgery on my outer ear canal next month, I had a hearing test done by an Au.D. After the test, she showed me the results, and the topic of tinnitus came up. My condition is causing a certain amount of high-pitched white noise in one ear. (Has been for about eight months now.) She asked me if I use a white noise machine or similar device when I go to sleep, and I replied, "No, my guilty pleasure is Forensic Files. I put that on at about a volume level 3, and go to sleep."
"Perfect!" she exclaimed. "Keep doing that. What it does is causes your brain to focus on the dialogue and take your mind off the ear noise."
So there you have it! For those of us whose lullaby is FF, keep it up! (And don't forget to set a TV timer.)