Have you used the Sona Pillow?

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:56 pm

http://www.sonapillow.com/

My apnea is much milder on my side as compared to my back. I will most likely have surgery for septum correction and turbinate reduction later this year. Since I will not be able to use cpap for some recovery period, I am thinking about something that will really force me to sleep on my sides.

I currently use tennis balls in a fanny pack but this is too blame clumsy.

Have you used the Sona Pillow? How was it?

Did you try the arm slings? If so, how did you like them?

BTW, I have read many of your posts about your favorite pillows. Thank you for taking the time to write them. They were very helpful. Now what about the Sona Pillow?

dand · Post by **dand** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:42 pm

I have the sona pillow. I got it before the CPAP hoping it would suffice for my apnea. I think it helps some, but I eventually had to go with the CPAP anyway. Actually, right now, I'm using CPAP AND the sona pillow. Yeah, I tried those arm slings. Couldn't sleep that way. However, I've found that when I go to sleep on one end of the pillow (without the arm slings), I don't usually roll over because of the hump in the middle of the pillow. The pillow not only helps keep you on your side, it also is supposed to help keep your jaw at a slight downward angle to open up the airway.

My wife got a sona pillow the same time I did. She only used it for a week. She hated it. I, on the other hand, find the pillow quite comfortable and, like I said, I think it helps with the apnea somewhat.

Hope this helps.

dand

roster · Post by **roster** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:02 am

[quote="dand"]I have the sona pillow. I got it before the CPAP hoping it would suffice for my apnea. I think it helps some, but I eventually had to go with the CPAP anyway. Actually, right now, I'm using CPAP AND the sona pillow. Yeah, I tried those arm slings. Couldn't sleep that way. However, I've found that when I go to sleep on one end of the pillow (without the arm slings), I don't usually roll over because of the hump in the middle of the pillow. The pillow not only helps keep you on your side, it also is supposed to help keep your jaw at a slight downward angle to open up the airway.

My wife got a sona pillow the same time I did. She only used it for a week. She hated it. I, on the other hand, find the pillow quite comfortable and, like I said, I think it helps with the apnea somewhat.

Hope this helps.

dand

JTexas · Post by **JTexas** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:09 am

I just tried the Sona pillow last night.

I'm a side-sleeper but my apnea and snoring occur on while side-sleeping.

I've done my two sleep studies and still in denial about the CPAP. Actually, I'm just trying to make sure it is the best alternative FOR ME.

It would take some getting used to, but it was okay.

I hooked myself up to the recording pulse oximeter and I only had 3 or 4 incidents of oxygen going 95 or below. The pattern actually looked much improved. I am going to try a few more nights and try to get feedback from husband about snoring. If I'm lucky it will work for me.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:29 am

Cpap is not as bad as you think, I like sleeping in different positions--my arthritis demands it.

JTexas · Post by **JTexas** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:13 am

chunkyfrog wrote:Cpap is not as bad as you think, I like sleeping in different positions--my arthritis demands it.

I bet you're right.

It's just that I'm only 43, I don't feel bad in terms of sleepiness/fatigue or really have much in the way of other health issues (migraine and watching high ocular pressure and of course, SNORING). So if a low-tech method works for me, I feel like my compliance would be better. Also, if I know I've tried the other methods and they DON'T work, I'll feel confident in a CPAP decision. Otherwise, I think I would second-guess myself. Hope that makes sense,

NightMonkey · Post by **NightMonkey** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:35 pm

JTexas wrote: I'm a side-sleeper but my apnea and snoring occur on while side-sleeping.

I am not sure what this means. In which position(s) do you have apnea and snoring? Did your sleep study confirm this?

JTexas · Post by **JTexas** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:27 pm

NightMonkey wrote:
JTexas wrote: I'm a side-sleeper but my apnea and snoring occur on while side-sleeping.

I am not sure what this means. In which position(s) do you have apnea and snoring? Did your sleep study confirm this?

Yes, my sleep study confirms apnea side-sleeping, as I sleep literally 100% on my side (at home, sometimes I fall asleep on my stomach). The sleep study shows Hypnopneas, lots of snoring. (AHi 21) The only reason I mentioned this is that I know for some people they have apnea sleeping on their back and are better on their sides. For me, it appears to have been documented that side sleeping involves lots of snoring and hypnopneas.

The pillow accomodates side sleeping but in theory helps keep the airway open.

I just figured out how to print out my pulse ox report, and without the pillow, I showed 29 events with pulse ox going below 95, with pillow only 2. Now that's only one night, but makes it worth checking out for me.

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