Eezyflow sleep collar for social snoring – Positional therapy = First aid = Recovery position = More open airways

By Malin Norman | Photos: Eezyflow

The sleep collar Eezyflow opens up your airways by holding your head up and slightly stretched back with your chin/jaw slightly protruding and your mouth closed – a comfortable sleeping position, similar to the recovery position. With more open airways, your snoring will be reduced.

Attempting to maintain a sleeping position similar to the recovery position helps to reduce snoring to varying extents, depending on anatomy, weight, lifestyle, age and how long you have been snoring.

Eezyflow sleep collar has been developed with this sleeping position in mind, with the head up and tilted back a little, and with the jaw forwards and the mouth closed. With this sleep collar, you will wake up feeling more rested and without a dry mouth.

Feel how hard it is to breathe with your head tilted forward rather than backwards. Try again with your head tilted backwards in bed, lying on your side, now completely relaxed. Notice the freer airflow. Eezyflow helps you to sleep in this position, similar to the recovery (semi-prone) position.

How much your snoring will be reduced is individual. Some people stop snoring while others see a reduction in their snoring or variation in intensity from one night to the next, all depending on body position, variations in nasal congestion, tiredness and alcohol consumption.

Eezyflow sleep collar for social snoring - Positional therapy = First aid = Recovery position = More open airways

The Eezyflow story, based on real-life experience

“I have lived with snorers since I was 10 years old. On occasion, the noise level was unbearable. This contributed to frustration and many nights on sofas, in the nursery and, at times, I even found myself sleeping with the dog under the stars in the archipelago instead of on our boat,” says founder and CEO Ann-Christine Krook.

Thirty years of frustration and many sleepless nights helped Ann-Christine recognise a pattern. The snoring stopped in a certain sleep position: on the side with the neck/head slightly tilted back and the mouth closed. The idea of being able to control sleep position in a comfortable manner matured in 2005.

Product development started and, in parallel, she put questions on the subject to various doctors and researchers, attended sleep congresses and conferences, and devoted herself to studying data. She wanted to learn more about snoring, its causes and its risks. She discovered that the sleep position she was trying to attain could be compared to the recovery position.

The cause and extent of snoring depend on anatomy, weight, lifestyle, age, how long one has snored for as well as the position in which one sleeps. “The idea has never been that this collar would be able to provide 100 per cent relief for everyone,” says Ann-Christine. “It will, however, be able to help many achieve a reduction in snoring.”

Eezyflow sleep collar for social snoring - Positional therapy = First aid = Recovery position = More open airways

Social snoring

Social snoring is snoring without interrupted breathing or breathing interrupted (apnoeas) fewer than five times an hour while sleeping. This can eventually develop into obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, which is classed as a disease and requires treatment.

Positional obstructive sleep apnoea

For those suffering from positional obstructive sleep apnoea (POSA), treatment takes the form of avoiding sleeping on your back. However, this alone is not enough, and Eezyflow complements the treatment by taking into account the head position and the upper airways.

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

If you suspect that you are suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), with your breathing interrupted five or more times an hour while sleeping, ask to be referred for investigation and effective treatment with CPAP or an apnoea mouth guard.

Eezyflow in combination

Some people combine Eezyflow with an apnoea mouthguard when a mouthguard is not enough. Others combine Eezyflow and CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) treatment with a nasal mask, enabling them to ensure the optimal body position and a closed mouth. This is a suitable solution for those who cannot tolerate a full-face mask.

Other areas of use

Eezyflow can also be used for neck, throat, jaw pain (Orthopedics), and on trips and holidays when you don´t have access to electricity for CPAP.

Eezyflow sleep collar for social snoring - Positional therapy = First aid = Recovery position = More open airways