The wrong pillow can disrupt sleep, so finding the right one can guard against decline in mental and physical health
Life is full of mysteries: What is dark matter? What happened to DB Cooper? And the most perplexing to me personally: How tall should pillows be?
I can never seem to find the right pillow. They always seem too soft and flat, or too tall and stiff, and I end up tossing and turning all night. Currently, there are six pillows on my bed, none of which are quite right.
Many people end up choosing the wrong pillow because they’re more focused on the qualities of the pillow than on how they sleep, says Dr Geet Paul, director of interventional pain medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine.
“A pillow should keep the head and neck aligned with the spine,” says Paul. “But many pick one just because it feels soft or fluffy.”
