What kind of bed pillow do you use?

reefdreamer · Post by **reefdreamer** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:24 pm

I have been having trouble with leaking from my ultra mirage ffm and think it may be because of my pillow. I am a side sleeper. I am having a hard time though giving up my $90 temperpedic swedish neck pillow. I just can't bring myself to cut it. I see there are several cpap pillows...are any of them memory foam?
Jen

carbonman · Post by **carbonman** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:33 pm

reefdreamer wrote:I am a side sleeper. I am having a hard time though giving up my $90 temperpedic swedish neck pillow. I just can't bring myself to cut it.
Jen

RD, guess I was lucky in my search for a cpap pillow.
I tried two of the commerical pillows and they were terrible.
I sent them back. I'm a side sleeper, too.

I found a Tempur-Pedic® Swedish Neck Pillow on sale for $40.
I slept on it for one night before the slicing and dicing started.
I now consider it the perfect cpap pillow, but that's just me.

If you're interested I can send you the pics of the mods I did.

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:35 pm

I use the papillow. Not memory foam but I find it to be extremely comfortable. Here's a link for a home made solution;

viewtopic/t36236/Pillow-for-sidestomach ... e-mod.html

Brenda

yorkiemum01 · Post by **yorkiemum01** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:49 pm

I found this an issue as well, being a side sleeper, and discovered the
Chiro-flow pillow thanks to a forum member. LOVE my pillow!

http://www.chiroflow.com/en/index.html

nightjar · Post by **nightjar** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:55 pm

I use a small to medium sized buckwheat hull pillow. It's small enough and flat enough that it doesn't interfere with my mask when I sleep on my side. (I use a nasal mask, but I'm assuming it'd be fine with a FFM, too.) And since it's filled with hulls, I can mush them around to fit my head and neck just right. When it's time to wash the pillow case, I simply empty the hulls carefully into a big container, wash the cotton case, and then put the hulls back in carefully.

I've had this pillow for about as long as I've been using a cpap. These things last a long time if you take care of them.

I don't know anything about the pillows made for cpap users, though.

nath

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:00 pm

I uses a high density memory foam pillow. I'm mostly a side sleeper and toss from side to the other quite a bit.

jnk · Post by **jnk** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:26 pm

Cheap IKEA foam pillow for back and side sleepers: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40125296

That's right. I'm a cheapskate.

plr66 · Post by **plr66** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:32 pm

You might want to do a search above for "pillow" and you will definitely find all kinds of suggestions for purchase and modifications that are quite remarkable in helping with our mask issues. I have to sleep on my side for therapy to be effective; and I really like my PaPillow. Though pricey at $60, it has made a huge difference for me in allowing me to sleep rather than fully waking up every time I turned over because I had to punch up the edge of my pillow so that my exhale vent wasn't buried in the pillow.

This pillow, as you will see here
http://www.papillow.com/how-it-works.cfm
holds its edge, and allows you to just roll over and not remain vigilent to punch up the edge. There is a notch for your shoulder, and your hose and vent easily hang over the edge. This pillow is firmer than most, but probably not as firm as buckwheat.

reefdreamer · Post by **reefdreamer** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:50 pm

Thanks for the replies...carbonman I would like to see your modifications...although I am pretty unsure I can cut a $90 pillow.

lusciousg77 · Post by **lusciousg77** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:01 am

chiroflow, all the way. i've had mine for about 6 months.. got it right before i was diagnosed with sleep apnea.. haven't been able to sleep with a different pillow since. i got one for my son, and one for my boyfriend for this christmas. my chiropractor sells them for $60 but he said that's just a little bit above cost for him.. so retail might be more other places. it's basically a water pillow that has a regular pillowtop. i fill mine up all the way. love it love it love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i know there are other water pillows out there but this brand is totally worth the money!

sleepycarol · Post by **sleepycarol** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:05 am

I did a google search for the chiroflow pillow as it looks promising -- although I will not give up on king size so am out of luck as it doesn't come in that size.

It seems it can be purchased for around $35.00 or so online so in comparison to other specialized pillows is very reasonable in my opinion.

RevnJeff · Post by **RevnJeff** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:26 am

In regards to pillows: I also am a side sleeper, actually I am a 4 side sleeper...side, back, stomach, side.

I actually use two pillows. The bottom pillow is a regular pillow, made from regular foam. The second is an artificial down pillow, with hypoallergenic materials. This is soft and "scrunchy" and I mash it so my head is on the pillow but there's room for my Quattro full face mask. BTW, since starting therapy, I don't sleep on my stomach much...the mask isn't very comfortable when lying on it.

Jeff

carbonman · Post by **carbonman** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:56 am

reefdreamer wrote:carbonman I would like to see your modifications...although I am pretty unsure I can cut a $90 pillow.

Here you go.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35207&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... 15#p303750

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