How to choose the right pillow?

If a person is sleeping without a pillow, the cervical spine relaxes and vertebrae - bent: the result of this dream can become headaches and back pain. But cushion matched to sleep, must be correct.

As you know, almost a third of my life we ​​spend in a dream. It is therefore important to choose the right pillow - it serves as a support for the upper body, supports the cervical spine and head.

Here are five points that must be considered when choosing a pillow:

1. Shoulders.   The wider the shoulders of the person, the higher the pillow. Most pads have a height of 10-14 cm, but a broad-needed cushion higher - 14-17 cm.
2. Pose in a dream.   If you prefer to sleep on your back, you will need a lower pillow than when sleeping on the side.
3. Mattress . For soft mattress begging lower cushion to hard - higher.
4. The size of the pillow . The pillow should support not only the head but also the cervical spine; so completely lie on the pillow should not only head and neck.
5. Stiffness pillows.   It depends on how you are accustomed to sleep. If on one side, the need rigid cushion Which is well supported the head and neck. If back then - moderate hard pillows Slightly softer than the one mentioned above. If you are used to sleeping on your stomach (by the way, are not the healthiest habit), - look for a soft pillow.

How to find out the suitability of theft?

To understand, correspond to theft   just for you, recall their habits. If during sleep your hands often unwittingly find themselves under the head or below the pillow - that is likely to cushion you rather low. Too high pillow will deliver discomfort, and if at the same time you are sleeping on a hard mattress, - the risk to earn a pain in the neck and shoulders woodiness.

Do orthopedic pillow?

In addition to classic pillows exist Pillows , With a recess for the head or in the form of rollers. Do I need to be sure to sleep on a pillow it? The views of experts disagree: some advised not to use orthopedic pillows to sleep - just to relax and then only for a short time.

Others believe that orthopedic pillow   It is required of all who have problems with the cervical spine: this is good pillow supporting the head, removing the load from the neck vertebrae.

Perhaps in the case of orthopedic pillows requires an individual approach: it is better to choose on the advice of your doctor. Also, be aware that for orthopedic pillow is not only important but also a form filler.

Fillers for pillows

All   fillers for pillows It can be divided into two main types - natural and synthetic.

Natural fillers greener, but - attention! - May not be suitable for people with allergies.

Plus synthetic fillers that are cheaper and easier to care for them - just wash in the machine.

What are synthetic fillers:

Sintepon - no odor, is about 10 years old, easy to wash in the machine, there are no dust mites.

Komforel - this filler as fluffy balls is one of the most popular. Pillows with them as easy to clean as sinteponovye.

Holofayber - a synthetic substitute for feathers and down. Pillows filled with washed at a temperature no higher than 40 ° C.

Silicone. Pillows filled with silicone have good elasticity - they restore the shape more quickly than others.

Viscoelastic foam. This material was developed in the United States with the use of space technologies. Pillows filled with viscoelastic foam have a memory effect - they perfectly fit the shape of the head and neck of a man who sleeps on it and then slowly take its original shape.

Such Pillows with memory   contribute to the even load distribution over the entire surface of the body and show people suffering from headaches, low back pain, sciatica, and other problems related to the condition of the spine. An important caveat: these pillows can not be washed, because water destroys foam filler and the memory effect disappears.

Natural fillers:

Feathers. Once the feather and down pillows were a fixture of a girl's dowry. They can be really good night's rest, but on the condition that you do not have allergies.

Feather pillows are quite expensive. Their price depends on how much down in a pillow: the percentage may be down to only 2%, and perhaps all of 90%. The more down, the cushion more and more softly.

Sheep's wool. Pillows filled with wool allergies are also contraindicated. However, if you do not have allergies, such pillows can alleviate feeling rheumatism, pains in joints and muscles. Their significant disadvantage - fast roll, just a few months.

Silk. Silk filler for pillows made of filaments derived from silkworm cocoons cut: first they stretch, and then repeatedly folded and placed in a bag made of cotton. This filler does not cause allergies and does not fall down.

Pillows filled with silk may be very soft, but there are mixed, in which silk "diluted" with silicon - such pillow tighter.

The vegetable filler. Pillows filled with vegetable   It is often recommended for people exposed to stress and irritability. Fillers of hops, herbs, rice and buckwheat shell create the effect of aromatherapy, massage the scalp, helping to relax. However, they are hypoallergenic. Less: pillows with a vegetable filling   rustling motion, and, moreover, do not serve for more than two years.

Natural latex. Natural latex is a filler for expensive orthopedic pillow. They are well supported by the head and neck, adjusting to their features, and then, when a man rises gradually recovers its shape - that is, "work" as   Pillows with memory . Pillows made of latex are durable - they can serve 20 years, remaining soft and supple.

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