Are digital sleep aids a ticket to slumberland?

The eyes may fall shut, but the mind is wide awake. Can digital aids like trackers, apps or white noise devices help with sleep disorders? — Photo: Karolin Krämer/dpa

BERLIN: The eyes may fall shut, but the mind is wide awake. Can digital aids like trackers, apps or white noise devices help with sleep disorders?

Digitalization has transformed many aspects of our lives, and it has spread to the realm of sleep as well. Sleep apps, white noise devices and other digital sleep aids are supposed to make falling asleep easier and our sleep sounder.