ZzzBand is my new travel best friend; I love, love, love it. I fly an average of 1.5 times per month. This spring I had two back-to-back trips with medium-length red-eye flights heading east (4.5 hours; 9.5 hours) and the matching day flights heading west (longer flights but not trying to sleep as much), so I decided to solve my "head drops forward and wakes me up" problem. I tried: a standard u-shaped neck pillow; a wrap-around spiral neck/chin pillow; a wrap-around scarf with a plastic frame in it; a super-compact travel neck wrap pillow; and the ZzzBand. Standard u-shaped neck pillow failed no matter which direction I turned it and it was bulky to carry. Wrap-around spiral neck/chin pillow (I had the bcozzy) pushed my neck too far forward and didn't stop the drop, and it was bulky. Wrap-around scarf with plastic frame in it (I had the trtl) didn't hold my head up no matter which direction I turned it and it was bulky. Super-compact travel neck wrap pillow (I had the SHEISONE) worked okay and was compact, so hold that aside for the moment. The ZzzBand was BRILLIANT.

I felt a tiny bit silly strapping it on but I needed to sleep so I got brave and put it on. It effectively shut out light and noise (I had it on over EarPlanes on one trip and without the EarPlanes on another, it worked both ways). And it held my head up so that my head did NOT drop forward and wake me up. I was happy to sleep through two meal services, and I did so. I slept soundly and without wakefulness, allowing fairly deep sleep. I will not travel without the ZzzBand ever again. It worked perfectly for me. I'm about 5'4".

ZzzBand works optimally with seats that have a two-part headrest. In theory you can use it on a one-part headrest, but that will require invading the visual, if not the physical, space of the person behind you (and is not an option if there are screens). For this reason, I find that I'm carrying both the ZzzBand and the super compact neck wrap to use in a pinch (the brand I have is SHEISONE). The ZzzBand is super compact -- for reference, both of them (the ZzzBand and the sheisone super compact neck wrap) fit together into the largest pocket of a ScotteVest (the pocket meant for a tablet or large book). The ZzzBand is easily washable and dries quickly.

I bought this with my own money, and I don't know anybody who works for ZzzBand. I just found it on Amazon, LOVED using it, and wanted to review it. It's changed my travel life.