Great topic! I've tried so many things and have had a hard time finding something that works for me - specifically for my neck. I guess it's good to add contextual info - what your situation is and WHY this works for you so that people with similar issues might be able to find a good lead.
Ask HN: What's your sleeping setup(bed/pillows/sheets)?
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Re: Ask HN: What's your sleeping setup(bed/pillows/sheets)?
#52Pillows. I'm most opinionated about pillows, I have been my entire life. If I had to save a single thing from my bed setup, from a fire, it would be my pillow -- https://hullopillow.com
It's very cool. I hate pillows that make or keep my head warm. The buckwheat hulls are very sparse, not at all insulative, so they don't keep my head warm.
The pillow is infinitely-malleable, so it's very easy to reach a comfortable position. I'm tall with broad shoulders, so sleeping on my side is hard. Most pillows are too thin. The buckwheat pillow is easy to pile up under my head when I lie on my side.
Previously I'd used a contour memory foam pillow, like this -- https://www.contourliving.com/contour-pedic-memory-foam-pill... I got many years from that. But it's warm, and still not tall enough to sleep on my side, and it's very hard to clean.
Get a buckwheat hull pillow, a good one. That's my advice.
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#53Weighted blankets have been a nice upgrade for me personally, I have a 30lb. It's not too heavy for me, and the standard weight is 20-25. I can't recommend them to people who sleep in warm ambient temperatures, they generally trap heat. Does anyone have pillow recommendations for people who sleep on your side?
The IKEA ROSENSKÄRM pillow is really good!
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#54Firm-ish Zinus mattress on Zinus metal foundation, best my back has felt in years after trying many super soft memory foam mattresses like Tuft & Needle and standard innerspring mattresses.
For anyone with back pain I would suggest trying firmer over softer and training yourself to be a back sleeper if you’re not already
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#55I started sleeping on the floor about six months ago. Carpet, thin duvet folded beneath me. I’ve looked at a dedicated shikibuton-type-setup, but the paradox of choice has stricken pretty hard. It wasn’t from any sort of plan or goal, I just started doing so after some time spent crashing on my living room floor watching movies with my roommate. I like that I get up quicker in the morning. And it’s been a more dedica…
Yeah, sleeping on the floor is great!
My back feels so much better when sleeping on the floor than it does on even the firmest of mattresses, and most mattresses are way, way too soft for me.
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#56I have latex pillows from "sleep on latex" that I like. Expensive for pillows, but seem to last forever.
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#57IKEA frame, IKEA Matrand mattress (around $250 for a 200cm^2 size), IKEA pillows. The whole setup is like $500 and perfectly fine for us. I dont really get the obsession in the US with those >$1000 mattresses. I think the whole thing is artificially inflated via marketing, where I live people dont make a big thing about matresses and and fine :)
> I dont really get the obsession in the US with those >$1000 mattresses.
Americans have extraordinary amounts of disposable income (among the top five in the world at the median) and a culture that likes consumer spending.
What doesn't make sense accordingly?
Re: Ask HN: What's your sleeping setup(bed/pillows/sheets)?
#58Just leaving this here in case it saves someone else a little suffering: it was life changing to start sleeping with a pillow between my knees. I used to wake up with debilitating lower back pain every morning, which I worked through with stretching and yoga and such but then I saw a commercial for one of those bowtie shaped foam pillows that go between your knees and figured "what the heck" and ordered one. It was w…
100% this. A "knee pillow" has been life changing for me.
I picked up the practice originally after long hikes. It's amazing how much it helps with the soreness.
I just take a regular, commodity pillow and fold it in half. Any kind you can get at your local store works great!
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#59Consider a heated mattress pad. It's like a heated blanket, but underneath you.
Do you have any recommendations for where to buy or brand? My biggest fear with these is that the build quality can be all over the place and the last thing I want is to burn down the place!
I second totalZero. LOVED mine in the winter when I used to live up in the North East... nothing more comfy than to slip into a nice warm bed on a cold winter night (well, when I was single anyways lol). I've had a few different models from SunBeam, all with a timer built in to pre-heat and turn off. I found the build quality to be good, never had any issues.
Re: Ask HN: What's your sleeping setup(bed/pillows/sheets)?
#60Just leaving this here in case it saves someone else a little suffering: it was life changing to start sleeping with a pillow between my knees. I used to wake up with debilitating lower back pain every morning, which I worked through with stretching and yoga and such but then I saw a commercial for one of those bowtie shaped foam pillows that go between your knees and figured "what the heck" and ordered one. It was w…
I want to try this. Can you share any details about that "regular pillow?" Ideally an online link that will ship internationally, but failing that: Materials, thickness, density, really anything that might be relevant would be helpful.
Nothing magical, it's just the same as I was already buying for my head: a mid-range (~$50USD), standard-size, down pillow. I mostly buy them from Bed, Bath & Beyond but the nearby store closed I've used a variety of brands from other department stores over the years.