How to choose a suitable pillow

Pillows have a lot to do with sleep quality. If you want to have a good sleep quality, you must choose the right pillow. I believe everyone has heard that sleeping soundly is a way to live a carefree life. So how do you choose a suitable pillow? I believe many people are also concerned about this issue. Pillows can also be the normal physiological curve of the human body to ensure that the physiological curvature of the neck does not deform during sleep. So let's introduce in detail how to choose a pillow that suits you!

1. A high-quality sleep that reduces a day's fatigue is one of the most important life needs of modern people. Therefore, the suitability of the pillow is particularly important. Doctors remind everyone that sleeping soundly does not mean being worry-free.

2. Western medicine: A pillow that is too high or too low is bad for the cervical spine

3. The main function of the pillow is to maintain the normal physiological curve of the human body and ensure that the physiological curvature of the neck does not deform during sleep. If the pillow is too high, it will put too much pressure on the neck; a pillow that is too high will cause the cervical spine to lean forward, and a certain part of the cervical spine will be under excessive pressure, destroying the normal physiological forward curvature angle of the cervical spine, compressing the cervical nerves and vertebral arteries, causing neck pain, head hypoxia, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and other neurasthenia, and easily causing bone hyperplasia. If the pillow is too low, not only will the neck be unable to relax, but it will also destroy the normal curvature of the cervical spine. Therefore, if the pillow is too high or too low, it will affect the cervical spine and cause various neck symptoms.

4. A high pillow can easily cause cervical spondylosis. Many patients with stiff neck suffer from it because they sleep with a pillow that is too high. A low pillow can easily cause unbalanced blood supply and cause congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa. The nasal mucosa is very sensitive and swelling will affect breathing. If you experience neck and shoulder pain after waking up, it may be caused by a pillow that is too low or not using a pillow.

Chinese and Western medicine jointly recommend:

1. Generally speaking, a pillow height of 10-15 cm is more appropriate, and the specific size depends on each person's physiological curvature.

2. The hardness of the pillow should be moderate. Generally, buckwheat husk, rice bran, and cattail pillows are good choices.

3. Under normal circumstances, the length of the pillow should be wider than your shoulders. Don't sleep with a pillow that is too small, because when you turn over, the pillow will not be able to support your neck. In addition, a pillow that is too small will affect your sense of security during sleep.

4. The pillow core should be soft and have good elasticity, breathability, moisture resistance, and hygroscopicity.

Pillow: How high is the right height?

The pillow is our closest companion when we sleep, but if this close companion is used improperly, it will affect our health. For this reason, experts suggest that if you want to have a healthy sleep, it is best to check whether your pillow is suitable.

High pillows can easily cause cervical spondylosis

Through our detailed introduction above on how to choose a suitable pillow, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of how to choose the right pillow. Pillows are also very helpful for our physical health, but the premise is that you must choose a pillow that suits you in order to have a healthy sleep quality. This is also helpful in ensuring the health of the body.