Your Best Pillow for a Better Night's Sleep

Find the secret to finding the best pillow, or the best pillow for side sleepers for 2022.

✅ Video Timeline

00:00 Introduction
00:47 My two nights of great sleep many years ago
02:06 How to choose the right pillow
02:17 The one secret to choosing your best pillow
02:31 Why most people like to sleep on their side or stomach
03:22 Apply CPR using your pillow
03:32 What your airway looks like with a camera with different head positions
03:45 The truth about contour pillows
04:04 Smell the rose while you sleep
04:31 How poor breathing leads to poor posture
05:14 Strategies for better sleep if you must sleep on your back
05:34 Steps to take before buying a new mattress
05:53 Why I got rid of my contour pillow
06:07. Which pillow I currently use
06:38 Other creative options
07:22 Hotel towel pillow hack

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This video is for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not to be taken as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your doctor first before making any changes to your health, exercise, nutrition, or dietary regimen.

[geraldfrank]

Buckwheat & side sleep is 😮best for me 🙏

[kathym]

The pillow I use/need is a Cervical Butterfly Pillow sold in medical supply stores. NO other pillow will do. Except I have to open it up and remove some of the filling because the space under my neck is very small. I know I have the size right when the back of my head goes over the pillow and touches the mattress. The "arms" of the pillow hug my head. I'm addicted. The polyester fill works well and I'm not sure what could improve on it although buckwheat sounds inviting. I'm just now getting ideas here of "jerry-rigging" one out of wool.

[RogerSC]

I've found that the Tempurpedic neck pillow works for me, with more neck support in the front...being primarily a side-sleeper. It is memory foam, but I've not smelled anything coming off it, which is just a little reassuring. Since I also use a CPAP for sleep apnea, my head position is important. The buckwheat pillows are too "firm" for me, even though I can shape them, and I wake up with sore ears. So it goes...

[joeskwara]

I’m a side sleeper mostly and use a temper pedic pillow with a cheap thin pillow on top. I get the firmness plus the soft top layer.

[smskirvin]

I went with a buckwheat filled pillow for a while, but eventually kept coming off it during sleep movement. For the past couple years I've been pretty happy with a contour latex pillow. The firm latex is comfortable but does not let my head sink in too far, and the taller ridge under my neck mostly prevents my head from sliding off. It can get expensive fast when you search for a good functional pillow! Thanks for your suggestions!

[seemore]

Starting my journey to find the right pillow for me. Have been a stomach sleeper for yrs. (helps with OSA w/out CPAP), but am going to try to return to my back (and back to CPAP) with the addition of new cpap mask (AirFit F30i). Tnx 4 ur videos.

[bigb]

thanks doc for a very informative vid. ❤

[constancelowry]

I generally get relief from a buckwheat hull or millet hull pillow. I am now stuck on my back elevated due to BPPV activating if I sleep on either side.

[lindaruppert]

Thanks for the informative video. I have been sleeping on my back and taping my mouth for several weeks now and the improvement is amazing. But I have some upcoming surgery that will require me to sleep on my stomach for 10-12 weeks after. I have never felt comfortable on my stomach and don’t know what kind of pillow to use or just not at all. Any help would be appreciated.

[dimitrideychak]

Hey Doc. Thanks for doing these videos! I’ve got UARS and your content has really helped me. Is it possible that a CPAP would make my sleep worse? I got one and also have a MAD that will be ready next month. I wonder if having the low arousal threshold means a dental device would work better than a cpap due to the cpap being so invasive. I used a cpap last night and felt like I didn’t sleep at all still!

[lyndasmith]

Hi Doc - thanks for all your info - I am having terrible sleep problems - 1. I work on my computer until 11:00 pm 5 days per week - can you recommend what I can do after I finish working so that I can fall asleep 2) If I fall asleep I wake up at about 2 or 3pm - I am tired and anxious most of the time

[ASpectacular]

Dr. Park Where do you get your mullet hull pillow? Also what do you think about the NeckNest pillow? Yay or nay? I think it looks cheap/made of cheap arterials and might offgas. Not sure what it is made of but not natural ingredients.

[pravinapatel]

Hi sir I have my memory pillow and I t has flattened at night what can I do sir please help me thanks sir

[reneevv]

I've tried everything - spent hundreds on different pillows and even have "created" my own. No matter how hard I try to support my neck so I am in the position you describe, my chin drops forward and my airway closes. I always assume it is because I have very little neck curvature. I wish I could find an answer.

[seemore]

I had to laugh abt ur "two great nites of sleep". Ive had maybe three (3) in my entire life that I can remember. I always try to think back on what the circumstances were that resulted in it -- but memory fails!!!😂

[Nonyabiz]

I had great sleep when I had COVID and was taking Nyquil with Benadryl. Also, while under general anesthesia. I am very slim, but have OSA due to narrowed passageways. My spouse says I sleep with my mouth open, evident by the dryness on my lips in the morning. Also, I wake up to hot pink cheeks. I believe this is due to catecholamine release during apneas. A video on OSAs link to Rosacea and catecholamine release.

PS: I am afraid that if I taped my mouth, I’d suffocate.