Anyone Use the Sonapillow????

skjansen · Post by **skjansen** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:35 pm

Have any of you used the Sonapillow? I have been searching for a way to sleep more on my side and less on my back and I came across this pillow. Just wondered if anyone has tried it.

I went ahead and ordered one as I am deparate to find a way to better my sleep but I was just wondering what you guys think.

By the way...have a great and safe holiday weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Stephanie

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:21 pm

Next time, ask before ordering.

skjansen · Post by **skjansen** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:45 pm

rooster wrote:Next time, ask before ordering.

Rooster:

Have you personally used the pillow?? I am looking for feedback from someone who has used it. The pro's and con's is all I ask for. During my sleep study my AHI was 78.4 in the supine position and only 11.3 in non-supine position. Also ALL of my centrals and mixed apneas were in the supine position. This tells me that it would behoove me to find a way to sleep on my side even when using CPAP. This pillow appears to be designed to keep you from rolling on your back because it is much higher in the middle. I am not looking at using this in lieu of CPAP I am looking at as a way to enhance CPAP.

You may have been kidding with your comment, but due to the fact I am really tired I did not particularly appreciate it. Catch me when I am rested and I would likely throw you a jab back

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:15 pm

Sorry, but the claims on their website infuriate me. For instance, "Sona Pillow is the best and most comfortable treatment for snoring and sleep apnea for both men and women. SONA pillow may be utilized as an alternate to CPAP, mandibular devices and/or surgical procedures for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea." Bunk!

Click on the search icon at the top of this page and search for the term papillow. You will find some members use and like it. This pillow is properly promoted as an adjunct to cpap not a cure for sleep apnea. If you search here for Sonapillow, I don't believe you will find any support for it on cpaptalk.com.

skjansen · Post by **skjansen** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:20 pm

Rooster:

Thanks for your response. When looking at the Sonapillow I took most of what they said with a grain of salt. There are NO "cures" like that for sleep apnea. I will check into the papillow. Also, thanks for informing me how to do a search on here. I was not aware of that.

Steph

P.S. I checked out the papillow and it appears it is recommended to reduce mask leakage. That is not my problem at all. I have virtually no mask leakage. My problem is with sleeping on my back. I am still going to give the sonapillow a try as I have searched endlessly for a way to sleep exclusively on my side. I will let everyone know if it is a success. And gee, what's a $100 more bucks after what I have spent in the past 15 years trying to get the right diagnosis!!!!

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:38 pm

skjansen wrote:Rooster:
............ after what I have spent in the past 15 years trying to get the right diagnosis!!!!

You too? Hopefully the medical profession is finally waking up to sleep apnea.

CJ · Post by CJ » Fri May 25, 2007 4:21 pm

Rooster,

You might try the tennis ball trick.. Wrap the center back of a t-shirt around a tennis ball and secure it with a rubber band. Wear the shirt to bed, and I guarantee when you roll on your back, you auto-roll back onto your side.

higgy · Post by **higgy** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:34 pm

This is my first post, so take it with the salt that it needs.

I use a body pillow and stay easily on my side/s all night. If it is behind me it props me up, in front I drape an arm over it and a leg or knee. Very comfortable, and always on my side.

Dane

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:49 pm

[quote="CJ"]Rooster,

You might try the tennis ball trick.. Wrap the center back of a t-shirt around a tennis ball and secure it with a rubber band. Wear the shirt to bed, and I guarantee when you roll on your back, you auto-roll back onto your side.

blarg · Post by **blarg** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:04 pm

Well, just remember that an AHI in the 11 range is still pretty darn high.

People forget that while a 1 point increase in AHI doesn't sound like much, it's another apnea/hypopnea you're having EVERY SINGLE HOUR you're asleep. So if you have an AHI of two, then every half hour or so you're having one. If it's 4, then it's every 15 minutes. At 11, you're having an apnea every 5.4 minutes. Good luck getting restful sleep while you wake up every 5 minutes.

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:12 pm

[quote="blarg"]......... If it's 4, then it's every 15 minutes. ............

atruvirgo · Post by **atruvirgo** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:52 pm

higgy wrote:This is my first post, so take it with the salt that it needs.

I use a body pillow and stay easily on my side/s all night. If it is behind me it props me up, in front I drape an arm over it and a leg or knee. Very comfortable, and always on my side.

Dane

Good idea Dane. I am new to CPAP also and have found success with my "faux" down pillow. It allows me to squish it to where I need it to get comfortable on my side. I use "faux" because I am allergic to real down. 25.00 at JC Penneys. I happened to have one in a hotel earlier this year and loved it. If any one decides to try one...use this trick to pick a good one. Squish the pillow if it pops right back up then don't get it. Get one that stays a bit squishy. If you want more height put your regular bed pillow under it.

Rest Well
Debbie

aeroscout17 · Post by **aeroscout17** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:58 pm

[quote="rooster"][quote="CJ"]Rooster,

You might try the tennis ball trick.. Wrap the center back of a t-shirt around a tennis ball and secure it with a rubber band. Wear the shirt to bed, and I guarantee when you roll on your back, you auto-roll back onto your side.

tillymarigold · Post by **tillymarigold** » Sat May 26, 2007 3:40 pm

rooster wrote:Blarg, I am glad someone finally said this. Before I knew anything about sleep apnea, if someone had told me I was stopping breathing and waking up 32 times every night (once every 15 minutes), it would have scared the s... out of me. .... and the medical profession doesn't treat it!

Agreed. If I woke up every 12 minutes (AHI=5), my insurance would cover treatment. But I wake up every 13 minutes and 3 seconds (AHI=4.6), so they don't. I wonder if they'd like me to come to their house and wake them up every 13 minutes and 3 seconds!!

(Actually, I wake up every 10 minutes and 31 seconds [RDI-5.7] ... but my insurance only cares about my AHI.)

To the OP, I hope the Sona pillow does help you sleep on your side, and you're wise to realize the limitations of that treatment. But it sounds like something to make you sleep in that position would indeed help you enormously, so I hope this is it.

Anyone Use the Sonapillow????

Anyone Use the Sonapillow????

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