Found the Right pillow!

After months of aggravation with Large Leaks, pillow number 6 seems to do the trick.

Actually it is the pillow, the way I shape it, and sleeping on my side that have given the improvement.
You have to be Obsessive to get results from sleep therapy, apparently

deforeman wrote:After months of aggravation with Large Leaks, pillow number 6 seems to do the trick.

Actually it is the pillow, the way I shape it, and sleeping on my side that have given the improvement.
You have to be Obsessive to get results from sleep therapy, apparently

And pillow number 6 is ? Curious minds want to know.

Kudos to you for being persistent in solving your problems.

49er

49er wrote:

deforeman wrote:After months of aggravation with Large Leaks, pillow number 6 seems to do the trick.

And pillow number 6 is ? Curious minds want to know.

Kudos to you for being persistent in solving your problems. 49er

Right you are 49er, persistence is the message here.

It became clear that, for me, side-sleeping is vital to obtaining low AHIs.
The barrier was Large Leaks which I now know were caused by mask contact with the mattress.

Finding the right pillow led me through:

• 1) a multi-level, weirdly-shaped "Chiro" pillow that I could never get comfortable with;
  2) a Tempur-pedic memory-foam pillow that was too low when on my side;
  3) various down-filled pillows that were too soft to support my head;
  4) expensive new Dacron-filled pillows that "fought back" all night and gave me a neckache;
  5) the CpapTalk famous buckwheat-hull-filled-DIY-project pillow
  (I could never find the correct amount or the correct blend of foam vs hulls, and,
  the buckwheat filling is too hard for my bald and apparently sensitive head ;
  
  and finally
  
  6) a new king-sized, goose-feather-and-down filled pillow from Macy's Hotel Collection which I specially prepared.

This pillow I had used before but with limited success. It felt good but didn't have enough loft to elevate my head when side-sleeping.

Then I had an insight as a result of using the buckwheat-hull pillow: shake the filling down toward one end,
and keep it there by folding the pillow slip under the pillow.

E' Voila!

The important thing is not the brand, I believe, so much as the filling mix (for comfort),
that I shook it down to gain height, and, that I secured it with a fold underneath.

Advice for newbies: work out your sleep therapy with diligence!

I love down...wonder what it would be like if I added some down to my buckwheat pillow?
Not that I have a problem with the pillow as it is....just wondering.
I like the firmness of the hulls and find it really helps my neck because I can get the hulls adjusted to perfect height for my neck support.
But adding down...hmmm...interesting thought. Something I might try one of these days just for grins if I can find a cheap down pillow (if they make such a thing as cheap down)
Sometimes even if something isn't broke I still try to fix it.

My "follically challanged" head loves the buckwheat pillow. I can shape it and with my FF mask I can sleep on my stomach or side.

The hotel collection pillow you mention is a nice one, good quality down. I'very used them for years. Even my dog has one My trick is to take about half the feathers out and save the feathers for new pillows later. You just have to find someone willing to make the pillow for you. My pillow is about half the size or less of a normal pillow and works perfectly with my P10 mask.

Pugsy wrote:I love down...wonder what it would be like if I added some down to my buckwheat pillow?
Something I might try one of these days just for grins if I can find a cheap down pillow (if they make such a thing as cheap down)
Sometimes even if something isn't broke I still try to fix it.

+1 Pugsy for fixin what ain't broke.

Regarding a "cheap down pillow", you should ask Dorian's dog if he has a Hotel Collection hand-me-down you could experiment with