Do you share the bed with a snorer? Let this pillow do some of the work for you. Instead of having gently nudge (or kick) your fellow bedmate, this pillow wakes a snorer up as soon as they start to rumble.
This pillow made by France Bed is equipped with sensors to detect when you are snoring. It wakes you up with a gentle vibration, and hopefully stops you from snoring. It also allows you to record yourself snoring, although we can't see a real use for this. Unless you truely believe you don't snore.
It will be available in September and run $240, according to Gizmodo. But you're going to have to wait until one of the online stores carry it, as it is made in Japan.
The ability to record how often you snore is probably a tool for Sleep Apnea sufferers: those who snore, then stop breathing, and wake to a start. It's pretty bad for your heart in the long run and I imagine tracking it's occurance could be important for people trying to get rid of it through various means (APAP, meds, surgery, etc)
My guess, based on the pricing, is that they're trying to get this prescribed by physicians, not sell it at Target.
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Seems like a bad idea, though. You don't want to disturb someone's sleep. If they have apnea, you need to clear the airway, which is what CPAP machines and the like are for.
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oh man my bf makes this weird squeaking sound and since we've been living together i've noticed he completely stops breathing when he does it. and he does it all the time. i didn't know it was bad for your heart. i'm going to send him this link.
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The Sharper Image used to sell a wrist gadget that worked the same way -- but as someone who suffers from both snoring and sleep apnea, I can attest that this sort of method doesn't work all that well -- not to mention the constant tossing and turning from the vibrations would guarantee a sleep that is not restful at all. (To be fair, this pillow may work better since it's closer to the face -- I just hid the wrist gadget under the comforter and it wouldn't sense my snoring.)
If you or someone you know really stops breathing in between snoring, go see a sleep specialist and get a breathing machine instead (CPAP) -- it's infinitely more effective than a vibrating pillow.
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