Pillow conversation and questions come up frequently. At some point I would like to have an in person workshop where we have people try all sorts of different pillows since it's an incredibly individual need and there is not a one-size-fits-all answer beyond the general recommendations for site sleepers and back sleepers.

In the meantime I wanted to touch base and easy hack for side sleepers. The biggest issue for this population is having a pillow that adequately bridges the distance between the shoulder tip (minus the few inches it sinks into whatever thickness top player you have on your mattress), and the ears/head. Once you take into account pillow packing down, it's quite a bit thicker than most people realize. In that regard very often people have pillows that are too thin when their site sleepers, especially with an older pillow. After about 6 months of nightly use, a regular pillow will have packed down quite a bit from its original thickness. Sometimes you can restore life to an existing pillow by adding just enough base thickness to bring it up to correct height and cervical alignment. There are a couple simple materials to achieve that. This also can help you test out what eventual thickness of pillow you need to be looking for before you go and buy a new pillow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEFrO45vGwM