Research Breakthrough: Baby’s Crying, Dad’s Snoring, Mom’s Up Again

Discovering the obvious

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Research confirms what every mom on the planet can tell you. Men sleep right through babies’ cries.

The U.K.’s Mindlab hooked volunteers in a sleep lab up to an electroencephalography (EEG) machine and played recorded noises. The experiment showed that men are most likely to stir over a car alarm, while women react fastest to a baby’s cries.

It turns out baby crying doesn’t even make the top ten list for what most disturbs a guy’s sleep.

Here’s what wakes men and women up:

Men

1. Car alarm
2. Wind howling
3. Fly buzzing
4. Snoring
5. Noise from drains
6. Crickets chirping
7. Sirens
8. Clock ticking
9. Drilling/workmen
10. Tap dripping

Women

1. Baby crying
2. Tap dripping
3. Rowdiness outside
4. Snoring
5. Fly buzzing
6. Drilling/workmen
7. Sirens