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04-26-2012, 11:05 PM | #1 |
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choosing a pillow
I need a pillow is a constant refrain at my house. I complain about it all the time. I have never found a pillow that lasts longer than six weeks before it starts to give me terrible headaches. I have no idea what to pick in a pillow except I cannot have a memory foam pillow, I get horrific migraines, and I can't have water filled pillows.
I tried to buy a pricier pillow last month, I spent sixty dollars, and I slept beautifully for about a month, and now it gives me headaches. I am at a terrible loss about how to find a pillow! |
04-26-2012, 11:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
Is it about the support/angle, or is it about allergies/chemical sensitivities?
I can use a rolled up blanket, a pile of clothes, the cheapest pillow on sale at the cheapest store, and be fine, so I am utterly mystified. |
04-26-2012, 11:35 PM | #3 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
I have the same problem! For me, it's support.
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04-27-2012, 05:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
It is support. I don't know of any allergies
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04-27-2012, 05:38 AM | #5 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
have you tried a feather pillow? that is all that has ever worked for me. dh uses the regular fluff filled stuff and if i somehow end up asleep on one i wake up and my ear hurts from laying on the "hard" pillow
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04-27-2012, 09:17 AM | #6 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
I had a pillow that I loved and had to toss recently. I HATE my new one.
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04-27-2012, 09:19 AM | #7 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
This is for stomach sleeping, right?
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04-27-2012, 09:25 AM | #8 |
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04-27-2012, 09:26 AM | #9 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
Ditch the pillow completely. Same issue here and my headaches and migraines are helped significantly by not sleeping on a pillow at all. Keep a nice fluffy towel or a small throw or travel blanket handy by the bed to wad up under your neck when (if) you turn on your side.
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04-27-2012, 09:29 AM | #10 | |
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04-27-2012, 09:41 AM | #11 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
Do you go to the chiropractor? I find if my neck is out of alignment, I get horrible headaches regardless of my rawk awesome (memory foam) contour pillow.
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04-27-2012, 09:44 AM | #12 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
I think my not rawk awesome pillow doesn't help my neck stay in alignment, though.
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04-27-2012, 09:58 AM | #13 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
Pillows are tricky. I know you've already tried it, but hear me out.
Memory foam is not all alike. We have 2. One is the perfect amount of squishiness & the other is too hard, despite them being the same brand. I hate the hard one and my 3 yo stole the perfect one. Sorry you're having such a hard time. How frustrating to have to keep buying pillow after pillow.
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04-27-2012, 07:42 PM | #14 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
I have to sleep on two pillows, one stacked on the other. Have you tried that?
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04-27-2012, 07:45 PM | #15 |
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Re: choosing a pillow
Yes, but they always wear out within a month. That is my problem. I can't find a pillow that lasts longer than 6 weeks max before it gets terribly lumpy and everything clumps together. I've tried feather, down, synthetic etc...
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