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Help! Pillow advice for a bad sleeper that has a lifelong sinus problem...oh yeah and is autistic

OutwardBoundBob

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help. I've always been a bad sleeper from childhood and it has followed me into adulthood. I've tried a wide range of pillows but can never find one that's comfy, and stays comfy. I should add in here that I have a lifelong sinus problem which means my head needs to be elevated to the height of two pillows in order to keep my sinuses clear. Memory foam pillows are a big no-no for sleepers with sinus problems, wedges are also not great and I find them wholly uncomfortable. I also have to sleep on my side which adds yet another problem into the nighttime fiasco. Does anyone have any advice? Also they need to be pillows that I can put in cotton pillowcases as I am super sensitive to any other fabrics. It's a bit of an enigma. Any thoughts or suggestions would be gratefully received. Cheers!

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  • I was thinking about asking how common it is for people to use CPAP machines, I had a sleep study last year as I am always tired and it showed I stopped breathing and then woke up 18 times an hour. 

    The machine provides constant pressure and keeps my airway open, it might be worth asking your GP for a sleep study to see if anything else is going on.

  • in reply to LongSpoons

    Many thanks . I've been wondering for a while if a sleep study might reveal anything, I've always mentioned my concerns over my sleep problems to any healthcare professional I've seen, but they've always either dismissed it or packed me off with medication (full of chemicals which I don't like). Medication might work for some people but I think that doesn't solve my underlying cause.

    I'm in contact with my GP this week and so I shall ask her about a sleep study. Does this involve lots of wires being attached to your head? Excuse my naivety. Also are CPAP uncomfortable to wear?

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. It's definitely a conversation I'll be having with my GP.

  • in reply to OutwardBoundBob

    The sleep study part has a few wires and pipes, but that's only for a single night, once they have the information from that they'll decide whether to give you a CPAP machine.  The CPAP machine has done wonders for my sleep, since having it my sleeping has got better, and I feel more refreshed and less tired, took me years to get them to do that though because they kept sending me for blood tests.

    When they did my sleep study, they said my breathing stopped about 90 times an hour a night, so yeah, need one.

  • in reply to illage2

    Yikes, I can't get my head around 18 times an hour.

    I was fast tracked as I was driving 20k a year.

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