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Help with Bed Pillow

The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Help with Bed Pillow users admin

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Jrs6494
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03-30-2006

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 12:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jrs6494 a private message Print Post    
Okay so I've always wanted to find a better pillow but never really looked into it. I know there are pillows that transfer heat away from your head. I hate laying on the pillow and it gets hot under your head and I have to flip the pillow a couple of times before I fall asleep. If anyone can help me please do! Thanx.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Hot head? I've never heard of such a thing. IS it possible you have a medical problem such as diabetes or hyperthyroidism which is making your head hot?

As per pillow question, Maybe some kind of an ultralight fibre pillow...NOT foam.

Maybe you are allergic to the soap that the pillowslips are washed in. I get really hot and uncomfortable when certain soaps are used.

Hope I helped.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 3:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Jrs...I use to do the same thing with my pillow. I used to always have to flip it over so it felt fresher and cooler.

About 2 years ago, I changed my pillow and got a Memory Foam Pillow

It was the best thing I did. It takes a week or so to get use to it, but I would never go back. I don't have the feeling that I have to flip my pillow over again either.}

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 4:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Jrs, I agree with Skootz. I got a Tempur-pedic Neck Pillow and I totally love it.

I have hot flashes that really make my neck and head feel hot and no matter how warm I am or even how warm the room is when I lay down, my pillow is so cool. It must be something in the foam, I don't know, I just know that it feels cool and fantastic.


I also was always skooshing and fluffing my pillow to try to get it to support my neck and I don't have to do that with this pillow. It supports my neck so well. No more fluffing and skooshing.

Like Skootz said it takes a week to get used to the feel, but once you are used to it you won't be able to sleep on any other pillow. It feels that good.

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 5:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
I'm a Tempur-pedic Neck Pillow lover too!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 5:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I'm a pillow flipper too! I have heard those tempur pillows are great, I need to get one

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
For those with a tempur-pedic pillow, do you sleep on your side?

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I have a pillow that has a chamber to fill with water, surrounded by more traditional pillow stuffing. Definitely keeps your head cooler!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
i need something to keep my head cooler too. i have always flipped my pillow. i sleep on my side and use a contoured pillow. but, i will definitely check these out. thanks!

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I sleep on my side and use a Tempur-pedic pillow. I think it would be good for anyone who sleeps on their back, too. It cradles the neck so nicely.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
I start out on my back and usually wind up on my side before the night is out. It's comfy no matter what position I get in.

My husband's doctor told my husband to get one because he was having neck and shoulder problems. I had noticed how cool it felt when I was snuggling up to him and my head got on his pillow. The first time he went away on a business trip I slept on it and then I went and bought one for me the next day.

The Tempur is a little expensive, but it's worth every penny. I've had mine for over 2 years and it's hasn't gotten out of shape at all. It always goes back to it's original shape. I used to buy at least two pillows a year because I couldn't stand it when they got packy and unfluffy after about 6 months.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
I have the Tempurpedic pillow, too. I think it was $50. Best thing I ever did was to splurge on it. But you should try it out in a bedding store first, if interested. (They sell them there, too.)

I never could sleep on my back before; now I can. I typically sleep on my side, though.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
My problem is that after a few months my pillows go flat and never get fluffy again. Does the tempurpedic stay fluffy even after a year?

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Tempurpedic is foam, but not the horrible, spongy kind. It will not go flat. Somehow it feels just right.

Jrs6494
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03-30-2006

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jrs6494 a private message Print Post    
Can you use the tempurpedic when you sleep on your stomach? In order for me to fall asleep I have to start on my stomcah.

Buttercup
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09-10-2000

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Buttercup a private message Print Post    
I just got back from the mall and happened to see a Serta Koolcomfort ™ memory foam pillow in the window display at Bed, Bad & Beyond. It's similar to the Tempurpedic, however, you have a choice whether to get it as a standard pillow or a contour pillow.

Here's a link to a more detailed description of the pillows: Serta Koolcomfort™ pillows

Good luck

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Jrs, I have always been a stomach sleeper. No problem, IMO. Butter's pillow sounds good, too.

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
My head also gets extremely hot when I sleep, I have 4 pillows on my bed and by morning I have switched out and flipped the pillows several times. I was just out searching the web and I ran across this product called chillow, it's suppose to keep your pillow cool. I've never heard of it before but if it worked it would be great. Anyone ever hear of this product?

http://www.drugstore.com/templates/brand/default.asp?brand=26530&trx=GFI-0-PPBS&trxp1=22215

Baby
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01-08-2006

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Jagger, I had a chillow-pillow years ago when they first came out. The idea of it is good but it seemed like every day there was a new leak in it. I kept using duct tape on the leaks but after getting so many, I just decided to toss it out!

Since it has been such a long time since I had mine, I am wondering if they have a newer and more improved version of the original one? If they do, I might consider trying it again!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
chillow isn't a pillow. it's a liner that you put on top of your current pillow under the pillowcase. so i'm wondering if the pillow you had is something that just didn't work well.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 2:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
No, Landi, what I had (years ago) I bought from a medical supply place and it was a pillow with a removable cooling insert that was placed in the inside of the pillow. It was definitely called chillow-pillow. Maybe they do not make them anymore. I don't know. It didn't hold up well, though. I probably had it for a couple of months at the most!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, April 13, 2006 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
yeah, it is different now. i guess i should have prefaced that with "my husband has a chillow" cuz he has this blue thing that is real thin that he just lays on the pillow. you can get them for real cheap at like longs drugstore. and my husband hasn't had it leak at all. it supposed to last a year. so far he's on about 4 months. i got it for him at christmas. he gets hot head too.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I can't imagine why

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
lol, silly ketchup! he's a sweaty kinda guy!

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
no offense intended & I'm glad you took it that way :-)

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Chillow

Mags
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06-26-2001

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mags a private message Print Post    
You guys made me think of something...Remember the show Real People? There was a guy on it (Fred Willard maybe) who used to do Sniglets. Anyway, he made up the word "funch" to describe pillow flipping to get to the cool side.

Why I remembered that, I will have no idea.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
We got two free memory foam pillows (store value $99 each) with our new bed purchase a few weeks ago. They are wonderful!

I was a "hot head" sleeper, and would have to flip the pillow a few times before I fell asleep. I haven't had to do that with the new pillow, and have realized that I can even fall asleep faster now, too. My hubby likes lots of pillows and used to use 4, but now uses the memory foam and one other pillow. The other is old and probably will not be replaced when it dies. I am amazed that he gets the same benefit from the memory foam as from three other pillows.