Snore-Stopper 2025: Smart Pillow + Humidifier Duo

Why Two Gadgets Beat One
• Smart Pillow (e.g., Withings Sleep Analyzer) tracks snoring volume, head position and micro-arousals via built-in accelerometer & sound sensor.
• Humidifier keeps bedroom RH at 40–50 %, cutting airway irritation that amplifies snore intensity .
Together the pillow flags when you snore; the humidifier tackles why you snore.

30-Second OSA Check at Home
2.1 Record Your Snoring
• Place your phone on the nightstand (2 m away) and record 30 min of sleep audio with any free snore-app (SnoreLab, Sleep-As-Android).
2.2 Automatic Analysis
• Open Audacity → load audio → Analyze → Plot Spectrum.
• Look for first formant peak between 60–1000 Hz.
• Run the K-means clustering script (Python snippet below) on the exported CSV.
• If ≥ 5 abnormal peaks/hour (> 2.2 × personal baseline), you hit the same OSA threshold used in patents .

Smart Pillow Setup
• Position: Center of pillow, arrow toward headboard.
• Calibration: One-time 3-min “silent” test to set noise floor.
• IFTTT Rule: If snore > 55 dB for 5 min → turn on humidifier via smart plug.

Humidifier Choice & Placement
| Need | Model | Type | Why | |—|—|—|—| | Silent bedroom | Levoit OasisMist 450S | Ultrasonic | 25 dB, warm/cool mist | | No white dust | Blueair H35i | Evaporative | Tap-water OK | | Auto refill | Aircare MA1201 | Console | 3.6 gal, whole house |

Daily “Snore-Stopper” Routine

Evening: Fill humidifier with distilled water + 2 drops eucalyptus oil (anti-inflammatory).

Night: Pillow logs snoring → app graphs AHI proxy.

Morning: Rinse humidifier tank (60 s); check filter (replace every 30–60 days).

When to See a Doctor
• AHI proxy ≥ 15 events/hour
• Daytime ESS score > 10
• Oxygen desaturation < 90 % (wearable pulse-ox backup)

Cost Breakdown
• Pillow sensor: $99–$129
• Humidifier: $60–$150
• Annual filters + distilled water: $40
Total first year: <$300 — 90 % cheaper than in-lab PSG .