The Best Travel Pillow For Airplanes And For Long Flights

10月 13, 2022

The Best Travel Pillow For Airplanes And For Long Flights

We all know someone who won't leave home without their “special” pillow and that person may be on to something. "Anything that will make you more comfortable will improve the likelihood of getting a good night's sleep," says Dr. Lawrence Epstein, a sleep expert at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.

"If your neck is bent in any way for an extended period of time, you'll get uncomfortable," explains Matthew O'Rourke, a physical therapist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He says a pillow that's too soft or too firm often leads to neck pain and losing sleep from being uncomfortable at night has consequences.

Proper neck alignment

Your body has less time for muscle growth, tissue repair, and other important functions that occur during sleep. What about the importance of good sleep or quality rest while enroute and at your destination? Flights of short duration are not much of a comfort concern but what about long haul non-stop legs of 15-20 or more hours? Now we’re talking about real comfort and discomfort concerns.

Here is what Carole Gobeil, travel specialist has to say about comfort related issues. She is a devoted user and promoter of the Pillowpacker Pillow because it meets her needs no matter what transport mode she is using. “What I am finding more and more in my years as a travel consultant, is that the biggest challenge for my trip and for my clients is the flights. The delays, the tight squeeze on the plane, the terrible food, enduring perfume scents, listening to constant noises for many hours, the bad air that we breathe and the germs that we share are all part of the picture.” “Not getting any sleep on a long flight definitely affects how we feel when we arrive at our destination; tired, dehydrated, and adapting to a different time zone are all part of the challenges traveling by air today.”

 

Sleep deprivation can affect mood, thinking skills, and appetite and enjoying your vacation starts with good sleeps while in transit and at your destination. Travelers are also increasingly concerned with the pillows that are supplied by hotels and resorts as being too large, overly-sanitized or just plain not comfortable so having your own pillow is vital to travel comfort, good sleeps and vacation enjoyment. Finding the right travel pillow is a matter of personal preference. You have plenty of options in today's high-tech era with materials that conform to your shape, support your neck with proper spine alignment, are lightweight, packable, and more importantly now than ever, are water washable and hygienic. So chose the proper travel pillow for your needs which must never cause neck or back pain and cause you to lose precious enjoyment for your hard earned vacation time and money!

The Pillowpacker Pillow has long been credited with not only making travel more comfortable while being lightweight, packable, washable and hygienic but is used by many clients to become their home bedroom pillow! What incredible value; buy a travel pillow for neck pain and get the best travel pillow for long flights as well as a perfect bedroom pillow. Browse our selections here!





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