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A bed to stop your spouse’s snores

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A US-based company has developed a smart bed that can adjust itself in order to stop you from snoring and provide maximum comfort for a sound sleep. The smart bed was unveiled by Sleep Number at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The technology at work adjusts the bed’s comfort in real time via the two air chambers inside a smart mattress -gently contouring to each partner’s side, back or stomach profiles. It is also equipped with an automatic snore detection and adjustment. The adjustable base automatically adjusts to…

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Obstructive sleep pattern could be why your child snores at night: Docs

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Recently, when Subham, 4, was brought to a city hospital with complaints of persistent mouth breathing, snoring with gasps and frequently waking up from sleep, doctors found his case to be syndromic -the boy had a large tongue, narrowed facial features, weakness of muscles and enlarged tonsils. Subham (name changed) had already developed pulmonary hypertension (elevated pressure on the right side of the heart). All these was due to Obstructive sleep Apnoea (OSA), a sleep-related breathing disorder affecting 2% to 6% children of all ages and even newborns with enlarged…

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