Standard pillows with down and feathers are not recommended: a sleep advisor will reveal which pillow is ideal for you
Created: 01/10/2022, 12:16 PM
From: Juliane Gutmann
Back or side sleeper?
With the right pillow you can prevent bad nights.
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Are you looking for the perfect pillow?
If you follow a few rules when shopping, you can prevent neck tension and even herniated discs.
Can't remember the last time you had a really good sleep?
Then it is time to introduce some rituals.
No coffee in the afternoon, relaxing yoga before going to bed, an evening walk, a cup of sleep-inducing tea or even going without a smartphone or TV in the evening: try out which measures have a positive effect on your sleep. The temperature and humidity in the bedroom should also be considered.
Anyone who also uses the right bedding will improve the quality of sleep immensely.
Because the right blanket prevents uncomfortable night sweats and an ergonomic pillow optimally supports the head.
With so many offers, however, it is difficult to decide on a pillow.
Find out what to look out for here.
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“A good pillow should be able to support the neck in order to fill in the space that is created between the shoulder and the spine. A bad pillow has the disadvantage that you can easily have problems with your neck muscles, get
up with neck tension and, in the worst case, have a slipped disc,
"says the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation (BR), quoting TÜV-Süd certified sleep advisor Tanja Dressel-Marquart.
So it is worthwhile to put energy and leisure into choosing the right pillow.
According to Dressel-Marquart, those who use the standard model are doing themselves no favors.
The 80 by 80 centimeter down or feather pillow fits perfectly into the standard bed linen, but is not recommended from an ergonomic point of view, according to the sleep advisor.
Smaller pillows measuring 40 by 80 or 60 by 80 centimeters are better.
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Rules of thumb for buying a pillow at a glance:
The head must be straight.
The pillow shouldn't change the natural shape of the spine.
The head must be supported in every lying position so that the spine forms a straight line.
The neck should be supported (there must be no cavity between the pillow and the neck when lying down).
Depending on the preferred lying position, a side sleeper pillow with a recess for the shoulder or a neck support pillow for back sleepers can be useful.
If you sleep on your stomach, you adopt a posture that is unfavorable for your spine.
Accordingly, it should be avoided.
Pillows with feathers, down, grains or cold foam?
The material also plays an important role when it comes to the right pillow.
Products made of cold or latex foam develop the best support.
Viscose foam is also suitable because it reacts to body heat and adapts to the body contour without losing its shape.
The consumer organization Stiftung Warentest also selected products made of latex and viscose foam as the winners in the last pillow check.
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