Patent ID: 7424759

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a subject's head, the apparatus comprising: a cushion having a bottom surface; a support structure including a rigid support plate for receiving the bottom surface of the cushion; the support plate being contoured and thus, deforming the cushion when the cushion is placed onto the support plate, and an aroma therapy element holder that is held below the support plate and is operable to receive aroma therapy elements, wherein the aroma therapy element holder is an integrated holder that is adjustably attached to the support structure so that the aroma therapy element holder can be placed in close proximity to the nose of a subject or retracted away from the nose of a subject as desired to provide a desired intensity of aroma and, wherein the aroma therapy element holder is attached to the apparatus by a pair of protruding arms that are connected to a pair of swing arms that are pivotally connected to the support structure.