Electronic pillow for abating snoring/environmental noises, hands-free communications, and non-invasive monitoring and recording

A method for abating snoring using an electronic pillow comprising a pillow unit operatively coupled to a reference sensing unit and a controller unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving signals via a plurality of error microphones encased in the pillow unit, wherein the error microphones are spaced a first predetermined distance from one another;
• receiving at least one signal from at least one reference sensing microphone in the reference sensing unit;
• and
• processing signals received from of the error microphones and reference sensing microphone in the controller unit to reduce noise in an area between the error microphones using a plurality of speakers encased in the pillow unit, where each of the speakers are spaced a second predetermined distance from each of the respective error microphones, wherein noise is reduced in the controller unit utilizing a multiple-channel feed-forward active noise control, and wherein the controller unit processes signals received from at least one of the error microphones to perform acoustic echo cancellation.