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The next question is from Jane K. Should I be side sleeping with neck pain? How many pillows should I use?
So, Jane, you can sleep with disc issues. There’s nothing saying you can’t. In terms of the research, is it as advised as sleeping on your back? No, it’s not because more things can go wrong, is really the simple truth there. The basic advice is you want a pillow that covers the distance between your shoulder and ear so that way you’re not sidesided down or sided up depending upon the thickness of the pillow.
You might also need to consider mattress firmness when you’re looking into that. Ultimately, it’s really just about your comfort. The best position is the one that’s most comfortable because we care more about sleep than your neck position when you’re sleeping.
I mean, there are side sleeping pillows if you’re interested. I wish they were paying me to say this, but MedCline makes one. If you are going to invest in yourself, even though it’s kind of a hard sell because it is a pillow and it’s about $300, it’s worth it. It’ll give you a variety of options to side sleep. I would encourage you to try to practice or get into the act of sleeping on your back.
Sleeping on your stomach, if you have a prone pillow, as it’s called, is also not an issue. But again, like you’re going to be moving around in the night, so with specialty pillows, they tend to only work in the one position that you were designed to sleep on them in, which can be a problem because if you toss and turn all night, then you know you’re just going to end up uncomfortable and then you’re back at square one.
Other things you might want to consider trying would be like a neck roll, where it’s a small towel rolled up, you could put it under your neck. Other than that, I don’t have much to say regarding the sleeping situation.
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