The reason why people use pillows when sleeping is to keep the normal curve of the whole human body.
A suitable pillow can not only bring you comfortable and high-quality sleep, but also correct those bad sleeping postures and protect the normal physiological curvature of the whole neck.
At present, there are many kinds of pillows on the market, so you can choose your favorite pillow shape at will. But you must pay attention to the height and softness of the pillow.
Too high or too low a pillow can easily affect your health, and too soft or too hard a pillow can affect your sleep quality. The most important thing is that if this continues, it will bring some harm to the body and increase the risk of cervical spondylosis.
Therefore, to judge the quality of a pillow, we must first look at whether it has enough support to make the neck and head of the human body reach the best bending degree.
The second is to see if it can be restored to its original state in a short time after being stressed, and it will not be deformed after long-term use.
Traditional pillows, such as buckwheat, mostly put their heads on the whole pillow, so that the cervical vertebrae are suspended. For a long time, the neck muscles, ligaments and joints are in a tight state.
A large number of scientific research data show that the pillow shape of "front high and back low" is most beneficial to the health of cervical spine, which can maintain the normal curvature of the whole body, especially the cervical spine, so it is more conducive to people's sleep.
There are many kinds of pillows with the shape of "high in front and low in back" on the market, but when it comes to the best, they naturally belong to latex pillows.
Latex pillow is based on scientific ergonomics, with high-tech formula, supplemented by the most advanced pillow making technology, carefully made. Once formed, it will never deform and be more durable.
Now there are many manufacturers of latex pillows, trying to scientifically divide latex pillows into sleeping areas and side sleeping areas. No matter what sleeping position you like, latex pillow can satisfy you, and keep the cervical vertebra in a natural curvature, thus improving the quality of sleep.
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Element 2: the height of the pillow.
The height of the pillow varies from person to person. Some people like to sleep with high pillows and feel very comfortable. Some people, on the other hand, like short pillows and think that short pillows are good for sleep. Scientifically speaking, an excessively high pillow, because it can't keep the normal curve of the human cervical vertebra, will increase the burden of the cervical vertebra and make it easy to get stiff neck.
The pillow is too low. A lower pillow will cause congestion in the head to a certain extent, causing edema in the eyes and face, which is not good for the body.
How high is the pillow?
A large number of studies believe that it is best to keep the pillow height of Asian adults at 8- 12 cm. Whether you choose to lie on your back, lie on your side or lie on your stomach, the pillow with this height can keep the normal physiological curve of the neck, and ensure that adults can reach 15-20cm when lying on their back, so that the muscles of the whole body, especially the muscles of the neck and shoulders, can be completely relaxed and enter a deep sleep state at a faster speed.
Traditional buckwheat pillows are all designed with zippers. People can add or reduce buckwheat according to their own needs, so that the pillow can reach a suitable height. However, buckwheat pillow is easy to make noise when sleeping, which hinders people's sleep, so it is not recommended.
The method of designing the height of chemical fiber pillow and buckwheat pillow is the same, but it is relatively impractical. Because the chemical fiber material is relatively airtight, it is easy to agglomerate after a long time, so that it is uneven. It is not recommended to choose.
Latex pillow is made of the juice from rubber tree, which not only can resist bacteria and mites, but also has good elasticity. Once under pressure, it can rebound quickly, so as to conform to the whole body contour, gently care for the muscles of the head and neck, and make these parts quickly enter a comfortable and relaxed state.
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When turning over, the latex can also quickly respond to the change of sleeping posture of the human body and support the head and neck of the human body through rebound. At present, natural latex pillows are designed according to ergonomics, and there is no need to design the height back and forth like buckwheat and chemical fiber pillows when using them, which increases the trouble.
Factor 3: the hardness of the pillow.
This is even more different from person to person. Generally speaking, as long as it is suitable for the individual. Of course, it can't be too hard, because the contact area between the pillow and the human head is relatively small, which is easy to increase the pressure. If this continues, the scalp will feel uncomfortable.
The pillow is too soft and has poor support, so it is difficult to keep the human head in a certain height range for a long time, which will cause the neck muscles to be too tired, which is not conducive to sleep.
The most suitable pillow should be soft and hard, which can not only reduce the pressure between the pillow and the head, but also keep the pressure within the standard range, thus facilitating people's sleep.
Among the current materials, the materials with moderate hardness should belong to memory pillows and latex pillows. Let's talk about memory pillows first. Memory pillow is a kind of pillow made of slow rebound material. Because of frequent use, the pillow will form the inherent shape of the head and neck, so it is called a memory pillow.
It is very sticky, and can automatically change its shape with the change of human head, ensuring close contact with the neck at any time and preventing the occurrence of stiff neck. It's just that the memory pillow can't be cleaned Once cleaned, it basically loses its corresponding function.