Posted On: August 25th 2026, 11:02 pm
Do binaural beats actually work? 🎧 I dug into the research so you don't have to.
Short version: yes, but it depends on the frequency itself (as in Hertz [Hz], how many wave cycles per second, not rate of occurence 🤓), timing, and how long you listen.
Alpha, beta, and gamma beats showed real memory benefits, while anxiety and pain relief were the most consistent wins across the board.
Personally? Theta has taken me to some incredible mental spaces, and theta beats demonstrably reduced anxiety in the research mentioned 🥹
This is from 'Efficacy of binaural auditory beats in cognition, anxiety, and pain perception' (Garcia-Argibay et al., 2019) if you want to look it up yourself, and there are many more peer reviewed studies available!
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