Abstract: A bed for preventing snoring includes a support; a mattress base tiltably secured to the support so as to provide for tilting motions of the mattress base about a longitudinal pivotal axis thereof; a drive for imparting a tilting motion to the mattress base out of and into a horizontal position; a load-sensitive switch operatively connected with the mattress base and the drive for tilting the mattress base out of the horizontal position in a direction opposite to a torque imparted by a load to the mattress base and limit switches operatively connected to the drive and cooperating with the mattress base for deenergizing the drive when the mattress base attains a predetermined tilted position during tilting motion from the horizontal position or when the mattress base attains the horizontal position during tilting motion from a tilted position.