| Did you know that manufacturers of the bed | | | | contents of the stomach flowing back up the |
| wedge pillow focus on five major health issues | | | | esophagus when the stomach is higher than the |
| when designing and manufacturing a pillow wedge? | | | | esophagus during bed rest. The condition is very |
| The reason this is important is they have | | | | serious as it creates scars in the esophagus and |
| researched, received customer feedback, and are | | | | has been linked to Barrett's esophagus, a form of |
| focused on these specific health issues. A bed | | | | cancer. The most popular pillow wedge acid reflux |
| pillow wedge provides relief and possibly a cure | | | | is the adjustable bed wedge pillow which goes |
| for many conditions. These are the primary health | | | | between the mattress and box springs. |
| conditions requiring elevated sleep: | | | | 4. Leg or Knee Pain: Lower leg pain may be |
| | | | caused by poor blood circulation and may indicate |
| 1. Back Pain: The sleep wedge for back pain must | | | | varicose veins. If you use a leg pillow wedge, you |
| support the lower lumbar and take stress off of | | | | can increase the blood circulation by forcing the |
| the back muscles and spine. There is a memory | | | | blood back to the heart inside of pooling in the leg |
| foam pillow wedge with a groove for the spine | | | | veins. Knee pain is tricky and you should have a |
| for back sleepers. Side or back sleepers will | | | | medical doctor decide on the proper care. People |
| benefit from a contoured pillow that cradles the | | | | who have had knee replacement surgery should |
| neck and helps keep the spine straight. There are | | | | not use a knee pillow wedge without the doctor's |
| also lumbar support pillows for your desk chair. | | | | permission. |
| 2. Sleep Apnea: Relaxed muscles in the throat | | | | 5. Snoring: The snorer usually stops snoring when |
| cause limited air flow and suffers of sleep apnea | | | | turned on his or her side. However, it is difficult to |
| to stop breathing during sleep. Through loud | | | | stay on your side without back and neck support. |
| snorts and snoring they are able to breathe. | | | | The contoured memory foam pillow wedge |
| Severe cases use a CPAP and get forced air | | | | elevates and cradles the head and often minimizes |
| from the device to promote oxygenation during | | | | snoring. An adjustable bed wedge pillow at a |
| sleep. The CPAP pillow cradles the neck and face | | | | smaller incline supports side sleepers and tilts the |
| with a cutout for the breathing device. | | | | head sometimes enough to stop snoring. |
| 3. Acid Reflux: This conditioned is caused by the | | | | |