Anti-Snoring Hotel Rooms

USA Today: They're on the way from Crowne Plaza.

The chain says the "Snore Absorption Rooms" are a result of research showing that the non-snoring half of a couple can lose one or more hours of sleep a night due to their partner's habit. According to the hotel chain's website, a United Kingdom survey says that three in 10 couples have come close to splitting up because snoring is an issue and that 50% of UK couples complain their partner's snoring can ruin vacations.

Here's what's in the room, according to Crowne Plaza:

•Soundproofing on walls to absorb loud frequencies and reduce noise reverberating in the room.

•A sound-absorbing headboard to help muffle the snoring echo within the room.

•An anti-snoring bed wedge that encourages snorers to sleep on their sides or upright instead of flat on their backs, which worsens snoring.

•An anti-snoring pillow which uses magnets to create a magnetic field that is supposed to open the airways and stiffen the upper palate, so it won't vibrate and encourage snoring.

•A white noise machine to help drown out the snorer.

I have another suggestion: earplugs in the amenity kit for the snorer's partner. I still think it's near impossible to drown out a snorer next to you who is capable of being heard throughout a house. But this will be great news for those who have been put in a hotel room next to a champion snorer.

According to a report in The Seattle Times, the "snore absorption" room is being tested at Crowne Plaza hotels in Europe and the Middle East. A Crowne Plaza spokeswoman tells USA TODAY that there currently are no plans to bring the rooms to the United States.