Avoiding the dangers of shared pillows
In today’s world travel whether for business or pleasure, is a constant and ever growing phenomenon. So too is the threat and spread of new diseases. One simple way to reduce the risk is by choosing to travel using a personal pillow, and avoiding those shared by thousands of other travelers.
What is a PneumaPure Travel Pillow ?
PneumaPure Travel Pillow is the world’s cleanest pillow, bringing you the most comfort, convenience, and cleanliness as you travel.
State-of-the-art filter ensures your pillow is always sanitized.
The PneumaPure Travel Pillow is crafted using liquid-proof, breathable, and functional fabric, so that you no longer have to worry about germs, spills, and sweat.
What is inside?
New generation foam is used to guarantee proper spinal alignment for maximum relaxation and comfort.
HER Pillow- filling is super soft foam
The crowds, the sights, the sounds—a new country is a whole new world to explore. You try on new clothes, you dance with abandon in the hazy light of the setting sun. And when your feet are sore and your eyes tired, you know at least you’ll sleep comfortably.
HIS Pillow- filling is medium firm foam
The great outdoors are always ready to be explored by the bravest adventurers. Whether you’re in the middle of majestic mountains capped with snow or a forest where the trees stretch around you for miles, you love nature’s beauty. But night falls no matter where you are, so be prepared.
You Travel for Business?
It’s a new city, but still the same work. You’re jetted around on a plane and then you’re stuck in meetings all day, with hardly a moment to explore, to enjoy yourself. But the next morning you’ll wake up ready for anything because of your comfortable and convenient night’s rest.
Problem
Infections (Dangers) that Pillows May Transmit
Bed linens can indeed be sources of infection; so too can pillows. Linens in hotel rooms get washed and sanitized between users but pillows do not. And what about those pillows offered on airlines during long flights? Should you use them?
Studies supported by health authorities proved pillows carried such viruses and bacteria as E. Coli, MRSA, and flu. We know many of these illnesses exist outside the hospital settings today.
Why are pillows a source for infection?
Pillows that are shared on a regular basis, such as those offered on long distance air flights and in hotel rooms across the globe often have a life span far beyond what manufacturers recommend. Pillows have small holes in them where needles pierced the material during the sewing process, plus over time they do develop rips and tears; and some pillows are created using materials that have a wide weave. Minute as they may seem all of these holes are a place for bacteria and other contaminates to enter and live within the construct materials.
Fungal spores can also live within a pillow, a food source for dust mites. Sharing a pillow used by many hundreds of other people can easily become a perfect place for fungus to grow. This makes travel seriously difficult for allergy sufferers.
How do contaminants get in to a pillow?
Whether they admit it or not many people drool when they sleep. If a person is ill, whether actively or not, their saliva can soak through the pillow case and in to the pillow material itself. Saliva can contain any number of infectious agents that can seep through the pillow case and in to the pillows material.
If the last person to use a pillow had been ill and vomiting trace amounts of vomitus may still remain in their saliva, introducing still other types of bacteria or viral contaminants in to the pillow.
Sweat and other bodily fluids are other means by which contaminants can be left behind and absorbed in to the base material of a pillow.
World travel is so easy, and necessary in today’s global atmosphere. So exposure to a huge range of viral and bacterial contagions is possible.
The Science
PneumaPure Technology is the intelligent application of a liquid- proof filter mechanism to a cushioning product – a pillow, duvet, mattress and cushion.
The filter is a liquid-proof nano-porous composite; it is hydrophobic and acts as a breathable barrier. In effect, the PneumaPure filter prevents the passage of liquid and air borne pathogens to the interior of the product, whilst allowing the product to breathe. (Air transport in and out of the product is essential to allow proper shaping and draping to the patient). PneumaPure Technology is proven to be highly effective in preventing the ingress of pathogens e.g. MRSA, Norovirus, C. diff, E. coli, etc. to the interior of a bedding product.
Who is Gabriel Scientific?
Gabriel Scientific is an award winning life sciences company. The company has addressed the significant risk posed to Safe Patient Environments through the invention of the PneumaPure range of barrier bedding.
Having created medical grade bedding and pillows to aid in the processes of infection control, we now expanding our line to include caring for the health and safety of consumers outside health care settings.