'Silent Partner' gadget quietens the sounds of snoring

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'Silent Partner' takes the zzzzzzz out of snoring
'Silent Partner' takes the zzzzzzz out of snoring


If you live with a snorer you'll know just how annoying the problem can be. While your partner manages to sleep through their pneumatic drill and train impersonations at night, you're left wide awake.

See also: Anti-snoring device which 'nudges' the snorer to wake up

There are many products on the market that claim to stop the snore, but the Silent Partner takes a different approach – and cancels out the sound of snoring.

The device is worn on the face of the snorer, using medical-grade adhesive to comfortably stay in place, and uses a built-in microphone to pick up when the person starts snoring. Once it has detected the amplitude and frequency of the sound wave it then cancels it out – similar to headphones that block out engine noise on airplanes

In physics, the concept is known as antiphase – when two sound waves find each other in the same area and cancel each other out.

Quietlife CEO Netanel Eyal says: "Average snoring is around 70 decibels. Our device can reduce it by 15 decibels from 20 centimetres away, it's a very large amount of reduction, it significantly reduces the sound of snoring."

The device is effective from as close as 20cm (8 inches) away. So you – and your partner – can get a good night's rest without having to sleep on the sofa.

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