To paraphrase Br’er Rabbit:
“Necessity may be the mother of invention, but ingenuity surely must be the daddy.”
From Reuters via eWEEK News:
Computerized Pillow Said to Stop Snoring
The computer reduces or enlarges air compartments within the pillow to facilitate nasal airflow to minimize snoring.
A German scientist has come up with a solution for snoring—a computerized pillow that shifts the head’s sleeping position until the noise stops.
Daryoush Bazargani, professor of computer science at the University of Rostock and the pillow’s inventor, was displaying a prototype of his pillow at a health conference in Germany on Wednesday.
“The pillow is attached to a computer, which is the size of a book, rests on a bedside table, and analyzes snoring noises,” Bazargani says. “The computer then reduces or enlarges air compartments within the pillow to facilitate nasal airflow to minimize snoring as the user shifts during sleep.”
The ergonomic pillow can also be used for neck massages.
Bazargani says several U.S. firms were interested in manufacturing the pillow.
“I invented it because I snore,” he says. “I tried all sorts of products, but nothing worked. I hope people who use it will sleep more peacefully.”
Note: the photo is of a competing product currently being marketed as a snore-no-more pillow.
That might be better than some of the other devices available in the market, if it does not disturbs the sleep while working on the snore. Most of the devices will disturb you out of your deep sleep to control the snore.