Are you in need of a good rest over the festive period? Then this could be the perfect gift to discreetly slip into your other half’s Christmas stocking, Daily Mail reports.

Scientists claim a specially designed ring for the little finger can reduce snoring.

When the ring was tested, it was found to help 85 per cent of wearers who snored less often and less loudly - meaning their partners also got a better night’s sleep.

The Good Night ring was invented by Michael Carter-Smith, who was a saxophonist in the 1960s with band Amen Corner.

It is based on the principles of acupressure, an ancient Chinese medicine which holds that the body is studded with pressure points that are connected to different areas and organs of the body through pathways called meridians.

In the study, 20 self-confessed snorers underwent a battery of tests as they slept. They were also quizzed about the quality of their sleep.

The process was repeated twice – once when they wore the anti-snoring ring on their little finger and again when they put it on their index finger. 

Wearing the ring on the index finger, which is missing the vital pressure points, did nothing to ease snoring. 

However, 17 of the men slept better when the ring was on their pinkie, the independent study found. 

Good Night paid for the study but it was designed and conducted independently by scientists from testing firm Aspen Clinical research.

The ring’s inventor, Mr Carter-Smith, said that heavy snorers can wear a ring on each little finger.

However, those with sleep apnoea should see their doctor in the first instance.