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There are better pillows out there, friend
I'm all ears for recommendations. I've wasted money on pillows that were great for one night and then started causing problems. =(
Personally I love the memory foam, harder pillow from IKEA I got for £15. It's so comfortable that other pillows feel like shit compared to it. It's not for everyone though
Lol that's what I use! They're great!
Love that you have a meme for this exact thing
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I got one for myself and feel like I had more neck problems than before using it
I went and tried the Purple Harmony pillow when there was a similar thread on Reddit ~1 year ago. It was fantastic! I wanted it sooo bad, but it was just too expensive. I did find out later that Purple runs sales a few times a year. Think the best was around Christmas and it was damn near 50% off. So, I've had it since Christmas and been very happy.
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Use https://www.sleeplikethedead.com/ to look up what works best for you. I went with latex pillows ten years ago and they're still going strong, though starting to smell like latex recently. Probably time to replace them ...
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I'm on the buckwheat train. Tried different pillows and ended up with buckwheat. The pillow allows you to mold the shape to an extent which makes it extremely flexible. They also come in different sizes and good pillow sellers will either overstuff them or give you a bag with extra stuffing. You can open the pillow up (via zipper usually) to remove and add more buckwheat for even more customization. It's just extremely flexible overall.
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The thinner the pillow, the better. Fuck hotels
So... Do you just use the pillow case? 🤔 That would be quite thin.
I have the purple pillow. It's great! Both sides are "the cold side" and, if needed, you could kill a man with it!
My wife has one of these. I don't like the weird texture it has and often refer to it as her "space waffle" pillow, which gets a laugh out of her.
I got used to the texture pretty quick, and it's well worth it. I even got a purple mattress, which is just as great
I'm definitely not paid by Purple, haha
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I bring a couple of pillows from home whenever I can. Doesn't work for flights, of course, but on shorter trips it's a godsend.
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You should learn how to fluff your pillow
Your body posture also plays a part and if you have horrible posture that can contribute to pain
I have the posture of an ice age caveman huddled for warmth.
Side sleeper here. I put one thin one between my legs so they are parallel and the joints don't press against each other. I have a thick "hugger" so my top arm doesn't just hang unsupported and pull on my back muscles all night. The problem is my lower arm gets pressed on all night or I have to find the magic position for it that is comfortable.
Back sleeping means I have to get the neck just right but then I usually snore and I get wacked by my wife.
Get one of those pillows where you can remove or add stuffing - Be your own Walter White.
I can't handle that kind of pressure
Life pro tip for side sleepers who need a super thick / fluffy pillow:
Buy a king sized pillow and put it in a normal sized pillow case that has one of those little flaps at the open end. The extra stuffing compressed to a normal sized pillow makes for the best thick pillow.
Me in every hotel
I'm a side sleeper but the human body keeps interfering (this arm is in the way). If I sleep on my back I snore and my wife wacks me.
Tempted to buy a message table and sleep on it. Sleeping face down seems like the real solution here.
i have never found those things to be very comfortable on my face.
I have found the problem. You're supposed to be laying on it, not the table laying on you.
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Where my no pillow gang at? You have an arm! Use it
Wait are you being for real? That can't be good for your neck. I've fallen asleep like that 1 time when i got way too high on the zaza and i had the worst neck pain ever.
Haven't used a pillow in five years. Your spine is meant to be straight at night, so no pillow is the way to go. It is also helpful if you have breathing issues.
I take it you sleep on your back or stomach then? I think for people like me who sleep on their side, my neck hurts just from the idea of not using a pillow.
That's wild man. I sleep on my belly with one leg hiked up to my chest and a pillow that's big enough for my head and for me to hug and wrap around. Sure it's also bad for you but man do i get some insane sleep and dreams from it
Try that when you're old. Side sleeping leads to extreme neck pain /stiffness the next day because your neck isn't straight when sleeping without a pillow.
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My pillow is so thin my wife is like "well just put a towel in the pillowcase"
Yeah, way better for my neck
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Two is just right for sleeping on the side if the bottom pillow is super firm and the top pillow is super not firm.
Seems more like a meme than a shit post
You need to find the right pillow. This is important for good quality sleep. For instance I know that i need a thin pillow if I am on a soft bed but a thicker pillow if I am on a firm bed.
And here I am with a half stuffed pillow because a full pillow makes me choke on my sleep
I use a Costco memory foam on top of a really thin shitty feather pillow I've had forever. The memory foam is like a cm or two too short for my neck to be comfortable so the feather pillow is used to lift it up that extra bit.
But one folded over is just right.
I have whiplash and two pillows is just right. I'm blessed.
I got a buckwheat pillow and I'm never going back. It's perfect.
I had a buckwheat pillow but the zipper broke six months in.
It's not fun cleaning up all the little shells at three in the morning.
Yeah that would be horrible
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