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see people dont understand me and my "need" to be strapped.. if theres autism speaks we should make sensory integration disorder speaks...

indeed, this neck thingy is indeed comfortable, i actually had a friend when i was younger, of course i got in his powerchair and fell asleep, the neck thingy is extremely comfortable, and keeps your neck in a good position... and ZERO RISK FOR CHOKING!! !

may i ask, are you like me, when i was diagnosed with this disease i looked up everything and realized, ooooh im gonna need lots of straps, YAY!! ! and everything is perfectly hunky dory with me... im perfectly happy even though i will degenerate to not being able to move very well at all

(HINT!! ! ask me about headrests )

Yeah I'm impressed with the neck thingy, I think it's one of the most comfy things I've seen so far, along with the head strap and soft neoprene headset.

Actually Strapples I envy you. You're postive when others are negative, and that's a good thing.

Now it's time to learn about headsets, tell me all about them.

Cool info about the straps, tell us about the headrests.

Strapples: I WANT MY NECK THINGY!! ! AND I WILL BREAK MY NECK DOCTOR!! ! SO IF YOU DONT JUST GIVE ME MY NECK THINGY YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO DO SURGERY AND THEN GIVE ME MY NECK THINGY!! ! I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER JUST TO GIVE ME MY DAMN NECK THINGY!! !

Doctor: FINE!! ! *scribbles up prescription* GO GET YOUR DAMN NECK THINGY!! !

Strapples: AND YOU PUT THE HEAD STRAP ON THIS PRESCRIPTION TOO RIGHT!! !???

Doctor: No you dont need that

Strapples: DONT YOU REMEMBER MY SCOLIOSIS

Doctor: Fine fine fine, i didnt want to do it, but i know your scoliosis.. *scribbles up another prescription*

the only problem with how positive i am is some people think its a psychological disorder and not an actual disease when i actually present actual disease pathology...

now about headrests... there are 5 types... from least to most comfortable

1. Straight "block" type, uses padding of some sort comfortable for certain people.



2. moulded weird material (still pretty dang comfortable... if not on par with 3)



3. soft neoprene without laterals and neck thingy



4. soft neoprene + neck thingy



5. soft neoprene + neck thingy + lateral thingys (THE ELITE OF ALL HEADRESTS!! !)



1 (uncommon). is designed for patients who have little to no need for higher end support, or cannot benefit from said high end support, this is extremely rarely used, usually considered a "cheap-o" headrest. comfortability is variable patient to patient

2 (common for sucky insurance carriers). is designed for patients who require some lateral support at the back of the head, not designed for patients who are subject to pressure sores, they are designed for durability, and also are very low cost, again considered a "Cheap-o" comfortability varies patient to patient (im pretty comfortable, but not comfortable enough)

3 (most common of all types). the most common headrest to be found, provided the patient has a "good" insurance (i had to get a level 2 because my insurance sucks, i think next year i am entitled to an upgrade if i can get a presscription, i think ill try to get upgraded to a level 4 or 5) the level 3 is a very comfortable headrest, prevents patient from getting pressure sores on their head, designed to be durable on top of comfortable, not designed for patients who are subject to falling asleep from the comfort hahaha (just kidding)

4 (slightly less common than level 3).slightly uncommon but nearly as common as level 3 is the level 4 which has a level 3 and a soft neopreney neck thingy, designed for patients who have neck problems and have problems with head neck alignment (HELLO THATS ME!! ! my neck has scoliosis thank you very much!)

5 (less common than level 4). THE ABSOLUTE MOST ELITE OF HEADRESTS!! ! ALSO KNOWN AS THE HEAD ARRAY!! ! designed for patients who favor one side of their headrest (HELLO THATS ME) and or have issues with holding their head up, they are designed to be ultra adjustable to allow for positioning of the head to be perfect, and also to retain that position the user if they have problems holding their head up will use a head strap.

#5 does look comfortable, maybe It would help me fall asleep sitting up (never have been able too)

hah, i cant fall asleep sitting up, though i can if i use my tilt system on my powerchair, but its not comfortable for my head, my current headrest is not the greatest, if i had a 5 i would be sleeping A LOT...

remember, that falling asleep sitting up you would need to hold your head up too, unless you used a head strap, or tilt system...



I WANT MY DANG LEVEL 5 DOCTOR!! !

Unless I weld it to the computer chair and lean back

hahaha, yeah that would theoretically work so you can fall asleep at work

i think i remember some computer chairs have a tilt function of some sort..

either way the headrest will run you 500 dollars! visa mastercard or check please

I'm going to disagree with you here on one thing Strapples - headset number 4 certainly looks really comfortable, but I wouldn't like number five...

I understand that some people would need those extra thingies on the sides, but wouldn't it limit your field of view greatly?

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Well number 5 is very comfortable if you have head neck positioning issues, like i do and your head tends to end up on one side of the headrest all the time, this favoring of one side is not a good thing as it will slowly but surely cause neck problems...

mind explaining why you would not like #5

and also the lateral support thingys dont limit field of view that bad, they arent on your eyes you can still turn your head a bit but it is difficult and worthless since your just going to wind up with your eye in the lateral thingy...

i'd gladly take 4 or 5... 3 is the absolute minimum i will take when i get my upgrade. 4 or 5 and a nice tight neoprene headstrap will be perfect, though i might have the head strap over my eyes , of course only when im planning on falling asleep, i like tight things on my eyes.

I don't know, number five looks like it has too many gadgets (I can sort of imagine what my field of view would be like with the side thingies) and I think I would feel slightly bothered by it.

But that's just me, and what do I know.

It seems like it would be more comfortable if the side thingies were closer to the headrest, but that would mean a more limited view of vision. It would be more comfy though, I think.

But I guess it's one thing to get used to.

the lateral thingies usually dont wind up in your field of view unless you turn your head, then you wind up seeing nothing but black in one eye...

before you say you would be bothered, wouldnt you be willing to at least try one out BEFORE you judge it lol

again like any type of adjustable equipment i am sure the laterals could be adjusted to be nice and tight

strapples has a purple BALL in the background!! !

Yeah, I guess I'm getting ahead of myself. If I ever get the chance to try it, I'll let you know what I think of it.

personally i like anything that can be adjusted to be tight...

if it can be adjusted to be tight i will gladly take it

did we ever go through the technical side of chest harnesses?