Bed Pillows.....

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:38 pm

Has anyone on here ever heard of this pillow called PAPILLOW....

http://www.talkaboutsleep.biz/cpap-pill ... /index.htm
or is anyone using this and if so does it help in anyway....????

ProfessorSleep · Post by **ProfessorSleep** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:55 pm

Yes, I have one and I love it (the double size or whatever they call the larger one, not the mini). I don't like foam am leery of foam products, so tempurpedic wasn't an option. I couldn't find a regular pillow with a thick enough or firm enough edge. I splurged for the PAPillow and it's been my salvation as a new cpap-er. I jmay even have to figure out how to stuff it in a suitcase for travel Your mileage may vary, of course, but I've been very pleased.

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:01 pm

Is the reason for this pillow is that if you should turn to sleep on your side that it wont cause any pressure on the mask or face....?

ProfessorSleep · Post by **ProfessorSleep** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:17 pm

Primarily, yes. It has a cut-out kind of shape so your forhead and jawline are supported by the nasal area and cheeks with the mask are more or less in the cut-out area and are not moved because they make little, if any, contact with the pillow. I also like it because it is firm and high enough to provide good support and suspension off the bed. I couldn't find a regular bed pillow that provided the same degree of support so I could let the mask hang over the edge.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:56 pm

As I make my living selling foam products, I have to ask, why are you leery of foam?

Fatigue Fighter · Post by **Fatigue Fighter** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:10 pm

I have the PaPillow, but I don't use it. It is way too thick for my neck. It must be 4 inches high! I've purchased 3 pillows lately but I keep going back to my old, very flat, 3/4 inch pillow.
FF

ProfessorSleep · Post by **ProfessorSleep** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:27 pm

No offense, of course, but I've had allergic reactions to a number of foam products, for unknown reason. I don't avoid it totally but I have learned that it is not a good idea for me to bury my head in it.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:12 pm

Oh, no offense. Just interested. You do known that there is natural latex rubber, real rubber, and synthetic. Do you know which bothers you? I could tell you what brands are what.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:23 pm

A Tempur-Pedic pillow is what I use. Good firm edge to keep head up just enough that mask doesn't hit mattress sleeping on my side, yet "cushy" enough to be comfortable. I don't like a hard pillow or high one.

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:56 pm

I have a Bio-Pedic Bed that we purchased throught QVC I like it and being as I have Herniated disks in my lower back it really helps.

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:13 am

I do not know what happened I was not done posting. any way I also have a pillow that is made out of memory foam when I first got it I threw it across the room several times because I could not use it and felt like I could not breath. I started loosing weight after I had been using my CPAP unit and not only can I use the pillow but I guaranty that if someone wants to take my pillow now they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands!!

ProfessorSleep · Post by **ProfessorSleep** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:11 am

Ramblin man, yes the larger size PAPillow is firm and I guess a little high (4.5 inches thick). That works perfectly for me. But I especially like the cutout shape. The smaller one is thinner for people who don't want that much height.

R&R, I would appreciate more info on foam. Can I send you a PM? I see a lot of foam products (like the memory foam) that I might like to try. But chemical sensitivities, particularly to latex and related products, are a problem. Thanks for your offer to explain - I've been looking for someone who could!

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:38 am

R&R and ProfessorSleep
I believe a public discussion of the subject (pillows, foams and allergies) would benefit many.

O.

BP · Post by BP » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:10 am

I bought one of the small papillows. It was still too thick for me. It's only about an inch thinner than the larger one. Since I'm in-between a side and stomach sleeper I need a fairly thin pillow. The thin tempurpedic is what I have used for many years, and it seems to work fine for cpap use.

-BP

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:18 am

The subject of pillows has been addressed by me many times the past few months, please do a search.

You allergies are most likely from natural latex foam. Man made foam such as the Tempurpedic are hyperallergenic and it is rare indeed for anyone to be allergic to them.

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