Sleep without pillow pillow good
Aug 23, 2022
The disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
For most people, it is necessary to sleep with pillows. This helps protect the cervical spine from damage due to sleeping position. Let's talk specifically about the damage that sleeping without pillows may bring to the body.
Affects blood circulation in the head
Because in the process of sleeping, if people sleep without pillows, the position of the head is lower than the heart, which will lead to more blood flowing into the head, affecting the blood circulation of the head, filling the blood vessels, compressing the wall of the tube, and after waking up, you will feel dizzy and puffy eyelids, which seriously affects the quality of sleep.
Causes cervical spine injury
If the human body sleeps for a long time without pillows, it will cause cervical spondylosis. The cervical spine is located at the top of the human spine, wrapped in the neck and consists of 7 vertebrae. The so-called physiological arc is a sleek, forward-facing arc formed by these 7 vertebrae, and the role of the pillow is to maintain this normal physiological curve. If the cervical spine that should have been bent without a pillow for a long time will straighten, it will hunch, causing damage to the cervical spine and affecting the health of the entire spine.
The heart is overburdened
The position of the head is lower than the heart, which is bound to affect the blood circulation of the head, and the blood vessels in the brain are congested, and over time, it will cause dizziness and swelling, and the eyelids are puffy. When you wake up in the morning, you must be dizzy, puffy eyelids, and sore head and neck, as if you haven't woken up!
Tip: The length of the single pillow should exceed the width of your shoulder by 15 cm, and the height should be equal to the height of your own fist after compression (the height of the fist is the height of the fist). On the surface of the pillow, the part supporting the neck and back (neck curvature) should be cylindrical and have a certain hardness, subject to the ability to set off and support the neck. The part that supports the back of the head should be 3-5 cm lower than the above part, so that it can support the head and adapt to the height of the neck.
