Airnuv Pro™ Ergonomic Neck Pillow in Memory Foam – Contoured, 12 cm

Read this before you order

The most common reason an ergonomic pillow doesn't work isn't the quality. It's the height.

If you sleep on your side, the pillow has to fill the gap between your ear and the mattress — roughly the width of your shoulder. Too low and the neck angles downwards; too high and it angles up. Either way you wake up stiff, however good the pillow is otherwise.

Airnuv Pro is 12 cm at its highest. That makes it a tall pillow, built for broader shoulders or for people who mostly sleep on their side. If you have narrow shoulders or sleep mainly on your back, it may be too high — and then a lower model is the right choice, however good this one is.

Why it's shaped the way it is

The butterfly shape isn't decoration. The centre is hollowed out and lower, so the back of the head settles in and the neck is supported from beneath when you're on your back. The edges are higher, filling the shoulder gap when you turn onto your side.

The cut-outs on the sides are for your arm. Many side sleepers tuck a forearm under or in front of the pillow, and that's exactly where an ordinary pillow presses into the shoulder.

Memory foam means the material moulds to you overnight and recovers its shape by the next. It also means the pillow feels firmer in a cold bedroom — the foam softens with body heat, and that takes a couple of minutes.

"Designed to relieve pressure on the neck and shoulders, including when sleeping on your side."

• ✓ Two heights in one pillow
  Lower centre for back sleeping, higher edges for side sleeping.
• ✓ Cut-outs for your arm
  Room for a forearm if you sleep with your arm under the pillow.
• ✓ Memory foam
  Moulds to you and recovers its shape night after night.
• ✓ Removable cover
  Comes off and goes in the machine.
• ✓ Official retailer
  KVALIO is an official retailer of Airnuv.

The first few nights

An ergonomic pillow feels strange at first, and that's expected. You've probably slept on a flat pillow for years, and your neck is used to that angle.

Give it at least a week before judging it. Most people find the first two nights odd and the fourth entirely normal. If it still feels wrong after a week or so, it's the height that doesn't suit your shoulders — not the adjustment period.

How to lie on it

1. Place the lower side towards you if you mostly sleep on your back, and the higher side if you mostly sleep on your side.
2. Let your shoulder rest on the mattress, not up on the pillow. The pillow fills the space above the shoulder.
3. Check in a mirror: your spine should form a straight line viewed from behind.
4. Wash the cover as needed — the foam section doesn't go in the machine.

Air the pillow for the first day after unpacking. New foam often has a faint smell that disappears on its own.

Specification

Frequently asked questions

Airnuv Pro is a pillow for home use. It is not a medical device, does not treat neck conditions, disc problems or any other medical cause of discomfort, and does not replace clinical assessment. New, sudden or worsening neck pain, pain radiating into the arm, numbness or weakness should be assessed by a doctor. Keep out of reach of children.