This £10 plant from Morrisons could STOP your partner snoring – according to Nasa
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LISTENING to the sound of your partner's deafening snores is enough to put a strain on even the strongest of relationships.
But you might finally be able to get a good night's sleep once and for all - thanks to a £10 plant.
Morrisons is selling a limited-edition potted pineapple plant, which is said to keep snoring at bay, available in store this weekend.
According to research by NASA scientists, sleeping beside these potted shrubs can help keep noisy sleepers quiet, as they produce oxygen and improve air quality.
Like most plants, pineapple plants need carbon dioxide to grow, but they have no use at all for oxygen, which is created as a waste product of plant growth.
So they store use any carbon dioxide they breathe in, removing it from the air, and release pure, filtered oxygen back into the room for us to breathe.
Often, specialised plant species will also filter out other nasties, gasses and toxins which are useful to them but harmful to us.
Better night's sleep
The plants are grown in Holland and take between 21 and 24 months to grow.
They develop the miniature inedible fruit on top, which grows every two years.
And through the simplicity of improving air quality with oxygen it could help the 45 per cent of Brits that snore get a better night's rest - and their partners too.
It comes after Asda started stocking pineapple plants for a limited time in 2017.
They were such a hit that the supermarket brought them back again last year.
What causes snoring?
Described as a snorting or rattling noise, snoring happens when the soft palate and tissue in the mouth, nose or throat vibrate.
While you sleep, your airways relax and narrow.
This affects air pressure within your airways and causes the tissue to vibrate.
It can also occur if your airways are partially blocked, like when you have a cold.
Some people may snore infrequently while others do so relentlessly every night - and it can even be loud enough to be heard in the next room.
Apart from the obvious tiredness and night-time arguments, snoring can actually cause some more serious health woes.
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Snoring can sometimes be a sign of obstructive sleep apnoea, where a person’s airways repeatedly become partially or totally blocked for about 10 seconds throughout the night.
Sleep apnoea increases your risk of high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack and an irregular heart beat.
Snoring has also been linked to an increased risk of dementia later in life.