Sleeping pillow advice

[wafflestlh]

I'm looking for some advice on a good pillow. In general, I'm not a big fan of pillows. The one I normally use is pretty thin--sometimes when I'm out of town at a hotel I will fold a towel and use that for a pillow instead of one of the hotel pillows. I usually sleep on my back, and sometimes shift to my side while sleeping.

However, I've noticed that when my allergies are bothering me, I tend to breathe through my mouth at night, then wake up with headaches (I am being treated by an allergist). I've not had any success with full face masks, so I decided to try a wedged pillow to elevate me while I sleep. This worked well for most of the spring, but it's also been kinda hard on my back and neck. Below I provided a link to this pillow.

I've started looking at CPAP pillows and they all look super bulky and uncomfortable. I'm hoping someone here can share their wisdom and/or recommendations. Thanks!

Wedge pillow: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MG ... =UTF8&th=1

[jimbud]

I use a Buckwheat Hull Pillow.
Best pillow I have found. (For Me)
Pillows are like masks, matching one up to you can be difficult.
Finding the right pillow was much more troublesome than finding a mask. (For Me)
Buckwheat pillows are like a soft bag of cement.
You can shape it like you want, and it will remain that way all night. (more or less)
They are a little pricey for a good one.
If it works for you you will want another one. (I did )

Good luck,
JPB

[wafflestlh]

Thanks, I have been reading about buckwheat pillows. I'll give it a try!

[Sheriff Buford]

I tried the Buckwheat pillow (why do I keep looking for Alfalfa?). But as I stated before, I felt like Fred Flinstone when I used it. I use the memory foam cpap pillow. I'm on my second one. I'm a memory foam guy. Once you get used to the Temper-pedic, you never go back. The pillow has cut outs to reduce pillow interference for side sleeping. I like the neck support the pillow provides. Anyway, as Jim stated, to each his own.

Sheriff

[ChicagoGranny]

Thanks, I have been reading about buckwheat pillows. I'll give it a try!

Wow, you jumped at that quickly.

A buckwheat pillow will not stop mouthbreathing.

When you breathe through your mouth, the therapeutic CPAP pressure could be lost and apneas would still occur. This could possibly be the cause of your headaches.

I am being treated by an allergist

What's the treatment routine?

[ClayL]

My wife and I use Purple Pillows. They are really expensive and I never would have bought one if my daughter hadn't left one with us for when she visits. She suggested we try it. We did and then bought a couple. We have used them for over a year now.

[jimbud]

Thanks, I have been reading about buckwheat pillows. I'll give it a try!

Wow, you jumped at that quickly.

A buckwheat pillow will not stop mouthbreathing.

Oh, I don't know.
If someone or something shoves it down over one's mouth with enough force it might.
JPB

[zonker]

I tried the Buckwheat pillow (why do I keep looking for Alfalfa?).

truly, a product of our generation!

[ChicagoGranny]

The series began in the early 1920s. And this was a period, it has been described as being the nadir of race relations in America. You have the Ku Klux Klan undergoing a period of resurgence. You have race riots. The so-called Red Summer of 1919 where you have riots throughout the country. And then you have the height of Jim Crow these laws that pretty much uphold segregation. So, the fact that you have black and white children on screen playing together, going to school together, playing baseball together when baseball would not be integrated for many more years is astonishing.

-Fred Wasser

[DAYMX5]

I use a down feather pillow. It comfortable & I can form it quite easily.

[jimbud]

by D.H. » Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:36 am
Note that all CPAP machines on the market are dual voltage, so you will be able to use a machine you got in Asia in Canada and vice versa. You will only need an adapter or the different socket shapes.

[ChicagoGranny]

My wife and I use Purple Pillows.

I did not browse anything "purple", but I got an email advertisement for The Purple Mattress. Did everyone who posted in this thread get an email?

Whoa, their algorithms dig deep to make very targeted advertising. Google, you scare me.

[chunkyfrog]

It certainly creeps ME out!

[wafflestlh]

Thanks, I have been reading about buckwheat pillows. I'll give it a try!

Wow, you jumped at that quickly.

A buckwheat pillow will not stop mouthbreathing.

When you breathe through your mouth, the therapeutic CPAP pressure could be lost and apneas would still occur. This could possibly be the cause of your headaches.

I am being treated by an allergist

What's the treatment routine?

I did. I will likely not need a pillow to help with mouth breathing until allergy season strikes again, and in the meantime, my neck and back are unhappy.

In terms of allergy treatment routine:
Azelastine spray 2 shots in each nostril in AM and PM
Nasacort spray 1 shot in each nostril in AM and PM
Qvar inhaler one puff twice a day
Allergy shots--was twice a week for a couple of years and just went to once a week.

[ClayL]

My wife and I use Purple Pillows.

I did not browse anything "purple", but I got an email advertisement for The Purple Mattress. Did everyone who posted in this thread get an email?

Whoa, their algorithms dig deep to make very targeted advertising. Google, you scare me.

I just checked my email but didn't get anything about the mattress. Big brother must be watching you.