An "anti-snoring" device tested by TVNZ1's Fair Go has failed to live up to its promises, and left some viewers suffering a sleepless night.
The 2-in-1 Anti-Snoring & Air Purifier is sold online by Dr Grab and claims a peaceful night's sleep for snorers and their bedfellows, by opening up the nasal cavity.
Fair Go put out a call to viewers asking for willing participants to test the product.
Clearly there are a lot of noisy sleepers out there as more than a thousand people responded.
Before sending the 2-in-1s out, Fair Go showed the product to Sleep Well Clinic sleep physiologist Bryn Sparks. He took one look at the device and declared it a dud.
"Straight away it's working on the wrong part," he said.
That's because snoring is caused by the tongue muscle relaxing to the back of the throat, not by a blocked nostril.
And he was equally unimpressed by the air filter contained within the plastic housing.
"If you're breathing particles that would be big enough for that weave to stop, you'd be in a mine or a sandstorm," he said.
Six devices were sent to Fair Go viewers to try out, but only three people were brave enough to give it a go, and with mixed results.
Two people said it didn't work, and a third said it did. Dr Grab has not responded to a request for comment.
Bryn Sparks remains unconvinced, saying: "The most effective way to deal with the problem is to work on the negative pressure".
That would mean using a C-PAP machine, that pushes air through the nose and down the throat, keeping the tongue muscle forward.
For everyone else… maybe try a pair of earplugs.
Because snoring really ain't worth losing sleep over.
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