There's no longer any need for your partner's snoring to keep you at night.

Scientists have created a first of its kind sleeping mask to block those horrific sounds coming from your loved one's airways.

Silent Partner, which will retail at £66, uses soundwaves to silence them from making undesirable noises in the night.

Silent Partner, which will retail at £66, uses soundwaves to silence anyone from making undesirable noises in the night

This means the person wearing the mask will carry on snoring but their partner will not hear it, so both parties will sleep without any interruptions.

It works using 'active noise cancellation technology'. This senses unpleasant sounds and emits a counter noise to cancel them out.

Every sound is characterised by pressure waves, which have specific amplitudes and frequencies, its creators, Israel-based QuietLife Technologies say.

It then emits a sound wave with the same amplitude but at an inverted phase to the original sound.

This means the person who puts the mask on will carry on snoring but their partner will not hear it, so both parties will sleep without any interruptions

As a result, the wave and counter-wave combine to form a new sound wave and the two cancel each other out.

HOW IT WORKS Silent Partner uses 'active noise cancellation technology' to sense unpleasant sounds. Every sound is characterised by pressure waves, which have specific amplitudes and frequencies. It then emits a counter noise to cancel them out but at an inverted phase to the original, its creators say. As a result, the wave and counter-wave combine to form a new sound wave and the two cancel each other out. Advertisement

The device contains a rechargeable hearing aid battery which will last all night and can be charged with a USB wire.

A spokesman for QuietLife Technologies said: 'Partners of snorers wake up grumpy and resentful - not a great way to start your day.

'Most anti-snoring products can be intrusive and uncomfortable, and often do not even work.

'The Silent Partner is an original and comfortable solution to help our partner wake up well rested after a good night's sleep.'

The product, even though it is not due out on the market until the end of this year, has already attracted more than £1.2 million of investment on crowdfunding website Indiegogo.