ComfytSide Sleeper Pillow - Cervical Cooling Pillow, Gel Memory Foam Shoulder Bed Pillows Orthopedic Supports Posture Neck for Back Stomach Sleepers

Not a fan of foam anything, nevermind a pillow. Had been doing well with buckwheat husk pillow for years, including keeping me cool and dry headed in the heat and humidity of a MN summer. This year began to wake with sore head and neck and generally not rested in mornings. I tried a number of pillows with different fillings but none gave me the comfortable sleep I craved apart from a memory foam pillow. I am a side sleeper so I found if I pushed in this pillow to make room for my shoulder it was comfortable, although by morning my head/neck was not supported since it wasn't a "moldable" pillow. I searched again and found this one. Made with a indent to fit my shoulder when lying on my side. Comfortable from the first night. Found there was a strong smell from it for first few days. My other dislike of foam is it makes me hot and sweaty, especially during summer. This pillow has the cooling gel on one side, which was cool to the touch when it arrived and when I laid my head on it. It's winter just now so I don't need to use the cooling side, it is comfortable, no neck/headache issues so far- had it for about 2 months now. I have not experienced summer with it yet so don't know how effective the cooling side will be but for now I have to admit it's a comfortable pillow. I put a regular size pillow case on pillow.

I have a knot in my shoulder and a tendency towards neck stiffness/soreness because I'm a side sleeper. I've tried "firm" pillows, bamboo, etc.. wasn't crazy about any of them.This pillow is working really well for me so far. The shoulder notch means my head and neck are completely supported, without shoving a bunched up pillow under my face. I think it has a good balance between support and cushiness.I normally can't stand memory foam; I find it hot and stifling. The gel side on this pillow is seriously cool to the touch. It warms up after I've been laying on it all night, but it's still comfortable- unlike plain foam. We'll see how it goes in the summer...I'm still getting get used to it, but I've been using it for about a week and I feel like I'm sleeping better and my neck soreness is easing up.It was hard for me to spend $40 on a pillow (usually $6 or so at you-know-where) but I think this is going to be a worthwhile investment.

I purchased this pillow because I had a similar one that lasted me for years. Unfortunately I decided to jump on a TikTok trend and try laundry stripping. When I put it in the washer to rinse, the pillow ripped in half. When I went looking for a new pillow this one seemed the closest to what I once had. It’s pretty comfortable and it works as a pillow just fine but the cooling gel isn’t as cool as I would like. It’s also not as thick as I expected, a little bit thin but overall a pretty decent pillow. I decided to keep it, will probably give it to my husband if I find a better one in the future. He’s only ever had basic feather pillows and couldn’t stop singing praise about this one.

The pillow gets 5 Star Rating. The pillowCASE Zero Stars. Thus an overall rating of 3 Stars. The pillow works fine and provides firm neck support and spine alignment for me, a predominantly side sleeper with previous neck surgery. However, the pillowcase is a design disaster. It is tightly form-fitted in the same shape as the pillow with the cutout area for your shoulder, which makes it almost impossible to take off or put back on the pillow. It ripped when attempting to remove it because of the force required to try to slide it off the pillow. There is no way an average strength person would ever get it back onto the pillow even with the current rip in it from the removal attempt. Plan on using a standard looser fitting pillowcase from somewhere else once you need to remove the included one for washing, etc.

I waited the 72 hours to allow the pillow to fully expand before using. It doesn't come fully compressed, but I wanted to give this its best try. I tried this pillow for two nights. The pillow is very firm for me and made my ear hurt on whichever side I was laying on, so there was a lot of tossing and turning happening. I also noticed that the pillow is not as thick as my current pillow (my current pillow doesn't have the cooling gel so that's why I was trying something new).I really wanted the cooling gel to work. As someone in perimenopause I've read that the cooling gel can be a game changer for sleep. The gel warmed up with my face and stayed warm, even when rolling over to the other side. At first it was cool, but by the middle of the night it was pointless.I did like the little curved cut out, that part was fine. Although maybe it placed my head too much in the center which was why the cooling gel never seemed to be cool when rolling over?Overall, not a great two nights sleep. Will be returning and searching for something else.

I think I've ordered five different types of pillows this year to try to relieve pain while sleeping. I've always been a stomach sleeper, but this really wreaks havoc on my hips so I've been trying very hard to sleep on my side. My shoulders hurt so bad because my heavy head and my previous pillow was not cutting it. I found this one and I am happy I gave it a try.I finally can sleep on my side without my shoulder hurting because this pillow is firm! It keeps my head up and aligns my neck. The cut out is perfect for my shoulder. I love the cooling side. I am glad I gave this a try!There is a smell - but all foam pillows have this smell at first. I let it expand for a full day and then put it to use. Very happy.

This the first comfortable pillow I've found for a side sleeper. The cooling gel is amazing! Best pillow!