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A Natural Position for the Best Rest

FluSnooz provides a healing sleep position that will help your child to sleep with greater ease and reduce cold and flu symptoms. The forward-facing position and angle provides a natural well to drain mucus and improve breathing.  

As parents ourselves, we designed FluSnooz for our little ones to be as supportive, safe, and comfortable as possible to allow them to get much needed rest. Everything from the size to the supportive angle to the saddle back seat, are made to give your child a stable position with their knees and feet firmly on the ground.

How Laying Flat Contributes to Your Child's Nighttime Sickness

Mucus Pools in Airways

When lying flat, mucus accumulates in the throat and nasal passages, making it harder for your child to breathe comfortably.

Bacteria Thrives

Stagnant mucus creates an ideal environment for bacteria and viruses to multiply, prolonging illness and discomfort.

Congestion Worsens

Gravity works against drainage when flat, leading to increased nasal congestion and interrupted sleep throughout the night.

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Benefits of Sleeping at an Elevated Angle

Sleeping at an angle is one of the best ways to guarantee a more restful night’s sleep while battling the cold or flu. The elevated position can decrease inflammation of the mucosa that affects your nasal passage and ability to breathe1. 

  • The angle helps open up your nasal area and volume verses laying where down the blood vessels in the mucosa of your nose change, thus altering blood flow.
  • Being upright improves your ability to breathe by allowing congestion to drain out of your head, reducing sinus pressure2.
  • Lying down in certain positions can cause compression of the neck veins.

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Benefits of Forward-Facing Sleep

To battle chest congestion when sick, postural drainage is a technique that involves altering your body’s position to help promote drainage from your lungs.

  • A forward-facing position targets the upper lobes by leaning a child forward at a 30-degree angle, helping to drain excess mucus4.
  • Postural drainage utilizes gravity to help clear the lungs.
  • This type of airway clearance therapy, is often used for chronic conditions involving lung congestion, such as COPD and cystic fibrosis3.

REFERENCES

  1. Naclerio, R. M., Bachert, C., & Baraniuk, J. N. (2010). Pathophysiology of nasal congestion. International Journal of General Medicine, 3, 47–57. 
  2. Roithmann, R., Demeneghi, P., Faggiano, R., & Cury, A. (2005). Effects of posture change on nasal patency. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 71(4), 478–484. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1808-8694(15)31203-9 
  3. Belli, S., Prince, I., Savio, G., Paracchini, E., Cattaneo, D., Bianchi, M., Masocco, F., Bellanti, M. T., & Balbi, B. (2021). Airway clearance techniques: The right choice for the right patient. Frontiers in Medicine, 8, 544826. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.544826 
  4. Performing postural drainage for people with copd. (n.d.). Verywell Health. Retrieved April 14, 2022, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/postural-drainage-4020317