# Does anyone here use a wedge pillow for sleeping? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211 "2010-08-23T21:38:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/1 "2010-08-23T21:38:38Z")
I am the lucky owner of a body with a hiatal hernia, GERD and sleep apnea (and therefore, pronounced snoring). One of the things that my girlfriend, who has to occasionally suffer through said snoring, has suggested is that I get myself a wedge pillow. I’ve heard of others doing this, and it seems like a really good idea for me, particularly since it might be helpful with multiple issues. I am about to pull the trigger on [this pillow here](http://www.amazon.com/Reflux-Recommended-Patented-Folding-Snoring/dp/B0002DJVGE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) [links to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)], and the reviews for it have been largely favorable. But given that it’ll cost me nearly $100 before I’m done AND the item can’t be returned, I’d like to know if anyone here has any experience with this pillow and/or any other wedge pillow that they’d be willing to discuss. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/2 "2010-08-23T21:43:39Z")
My only feedback is: How well do you sleep on your back? If you generally toss and turn a lot, or if you like to sleep on your side or stomach… then you have an easy out right there. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/3 "2010-08-23T21:49:45Z")
I tend to start out on my back and fall asleep on my side, although sometimes the inverse. I don’t ever sleep on my stomach. This pillow is supposedly comfortable for sleeping on my side or my back, so that strikes me as being a non-issue (not that it’s automatically comfortable just because they say it is). ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/4 "2010-08-24T02:37:04Z")
Have you tried Breathe Right strips for the snoring? I have just seen the commercials and I don’t know how well they work? ---
**Author:** ![Rahne\_McCloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/5 "2010-08-24T03:37:25Z")
If your not to sure on how well it will work for you, just go to a medical supply store and buy a wedge from them. We have one from several years ago still in good shape, I use it for my lower back, but I did use it for my allergy and upper resperatory problems. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/6 "2010-08-24T03:46:00Z")
I’ve slept on a wedge pillow for the past few months. **Mama Zappa** says it helps my snoring. I’m also using a neti pot nightly, and I’ll be getting a CPAP soon. For reasons unknown I cannot fall asleep on my back, but I almost always wake up on my back. I suppose the wedge pillow helps when I’ve fallen asleep. I have a second pillow on top of the wedge. Before the wedge I slept on 2 pillows - three if I had a cold. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/7 "2010-08-24T16:11:37Z")
Try sleeping semi-recumbent on a pile of pillows, to see how it goes, before investing in this expensive gadget. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/8 "2010-08-24T16:21:25Z")
Using pillows to prop me up doesn’t work for me. I find that the inconsistency in the back support is massively uncomfortable. The idea of having a uniform slope is very appealing. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/9 "2010-08-24T18:26:39Z")
My dad has that Amazon one, got it for his persistent heartburn, which was always the worst in the AM. He doesn’t snore, so I can’t attest to how well the snoring component would work. He loves it, but I know for a fact he’s a dedicated back sleeper, never on his side, nor does he toss and turn. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-use-a-wedge-pillow-for-sleeping/551211/10 "2010-08-24T19:46:52Z")
I was thinking about something like this and I actually checked Walmart’s website and they had a few listed for much cheaper - I know it’s Walmart, but it is like a cheap trial.