Millions of Americans are plagued with insomnia and intermittent sleep problems. While the causes are many, there are some common sense remedies that can help you get the good night's sleep you crave. One such remedy is found in the type of sleeping pillows you choose. Let's take a look at the variety of sleeping pillows available and how they can help solve the problems of tossing and turning, or being unable to sleep at all.
If you suffer from arthritis, you don't need to be told that this condition can be a terrible interference in your quest for a good night's rest. You most likely find it difficult to get in a comfortable position that doesn't wake you up with aching joints. Arthritis in the neck can be a prominent player in preventing you from snoozing comfortably. Neck support, with the proper sleeping pillows, can make the difference between sleeping uninterrupted and waking every hour or so. As they say, this is truly a pain in the neck! So, what to do?
The natural curvature of the spine begins right at your neck. If your neck is messed up, the rest of your spine tends to follow suit. Well, here's some good news. There are an array of sleeping pillows designed specifically to support the neck. For example, any department store, as well as thousands of online vendors, sell form-fitting foam pillows with a profile that mimics your neck in a good posture. One end provides direct support to the base of your neck, with a 'dip' in the middle to accommodate your head and a raised portion at the top which helps hold your head and neck in a comfortable, sleep-friendly position throughout the night. Even if you turn on your side, proper neck posture is maintained. Speaking from personal experience, my neck friendly sleeping pillows do the job. The only problem I then have is that my shoulder, sooner or later, 'falls asleep', waking me because my shoulder hurts, but my neck is still just fine! (Perhaps what's needed here is a new type of all-body sleeping support system!)
Along the lines of this concept, goose feather down sleeping pillows can solve many a sleeping disturbance. My Grandmother was also afflicted with arthritis, but gained a great deal of relief with a couple of sumptuous goose down pillows, which afforded her with support for her head, neck and torso, allowing her to sleep through most of the night in ease.
The last of our effective remedies is the heated pillow, a clever invention of the Japanese. These pillows are somewhat like a bean-bag chair, in that they allow your body to form a precise, 'custom' contour in an economical and simple pillow. You can buy these (look online) or make one yourself. In oval or rectangular shapes, these natural fabric pillows are filled with rice, heated in the microwave and placed under your neck. The rice filling conforms perfectly to the contours of your neck, while adding the soothing warmth to help relax the muscles in your neck and upper back.
If you're looking for a good night's rest, now is the time to take inventory of your sleeping pillows! Try one of these solutions and you just might sleep through the night, waking refreshed and exuberant for tomorrow's activities!
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