Someone’s invented the head hammock so you might finally get some damn sleep on the plane

Sure, it looks ridiculous. But if it helps us finally get some damn sleep on a plane, then we don’t really care.

Because, as we all know, those neck pillows are next to useless – also, don’t talk to us about people who wear them around the airport – and being endlessly jolted awake every time your chin hits your chest is really not fun.

If you’ve ever sat on a 12-hour flight, in darkness, willing yourself to sleep and thinking there must be a better way, then this is for you.

It recreates how you sleep in bed (with your head at a 90 degree angle) but in an upright position, so you can nap on the go. And there’s no risk of being jolted awake, or inadvertently head-butting your neighbour.
Maybe don’t wear it while driving though.

Many people this Summer will have experienced the drowsy head-nod associated with napping while travelling. However, a new head-hammock called the NodPod looks set to end your dozing woes. Kentucky-based Paula Blankenship says she created the U.S. patented NodPod after years and years of traveling for work and never being able to get good rest on long journeys, leaving you "tired and with aches and pains". 

The patented ‘Over The Top’ design keeps your head from falling forward, as well as left and right.

It works on all types of seats – planes, trains, automobiles and, yep, office chairs. And, don’t worry, the cord is designed so that it doesn’t obstruct the view the passenger behind you has of their TV screen (so you won’t be rudely awakened by the guy in 23C having an apoplectic fit.)

The head hammock was created by Paula Blankenship from Kentucky, after years and years of sleepless travel for work.