Why can t I sleep with my pillow raised?

Because the high pillow will change the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine, make the cervical spine bend too forward, and it will lead to cervical spondylosis for a long time, so it is recommended that you sleep without raising the pillow, and the height of the pillow is best to be your own fist height.

The human spine normally has 4 curves, and only by maintaining the normal curve of the spine can the body be toned. The normal anterior curvature of the human cervical spine is about 10-20 cm, which can be adjusted when it is upright, and can only be maintained by pillows when sleeping. The idiom "sit back and relax" is used as a metaphor for peace and quiet, and some people misunderstand it as the basis for high pillows, resulting in the habit of pillows generally high, and even some use old-style square wooden pillows, which are hard and high; There are also people who sleep on a log or without a pillow, which is not right, which is very damaging to neck health and will cause cervical spine syndrome in the long term.

The height, firmness, shape, and smell of the pillow will have an impact on a person's sleep. If it is too low, more blood will flow into the head, which will affect the blood circulation in the head, the blood vessels will be filled, the tube wall will be compressed, and you will feel dizzy and puffy eyelids after waking up. Long-term pillow is too high, so that a part of the cervical spine is compressed too much, bone hyperplasia occurs, directly compresses the cervical nerve, headache, dizziness, numbness in the neck, shoulder, arm and fingers, and even can not lift the tube and raise the hand.

The softness and hardness of the pillow are also very important, the pillow is too hard and uncomfortable to sleep; If it is too soft, the head will be too close to the pillow and affect the blood circulation of the scalp. It causes migraines and numbness, and can also lead to hair loss. For patients with high blood pressure or cardiopulmonary diseases, the height of the pillow can be adjusted appropriately according to the condition.

The pillow is too high If you exclude the suffering from **, there are cranial neurasthenia such as neck pain, headache, dizziness, tinnitus and insomnia, or you feel numb in your hands and feet in the middle of sleeping, it is likely that your pillow is too high.

Sleeping on a high pillow can have the following benefits:

1.Relieves nasal congestion and snoring: A high pillow can keep the head in a normal position, ensure smooth breathing, reduce nasal congestion, rhinitis and other problems, and also help reduce the phenomenon of snoring;

2.Reduce back pain: If you feel back pain while sleeping, then using a high pillow can support your neck and head, relieve pressure on your back, and reduce pain;

3.Reduces acid reflux: When you lie flat, stomach acid tends to flow up to the esophagus, causing discomfort such as acid reflux and heart burning. A high pillow keeps the head high and reduces the upward flow of stomach acid;

4.Improves sleep quality: A height pillow that fits your body can put your head and neck in a normal position, which can increase comfort and help improve sleep quality. However, it should be noted that the height should not be too high or too low, otherwise it will cause discomfort.

Pillows play an important role in human health. If you don't sleep with a pillow at night, the position of the head is lower than the heart, the blood flow to the head will increase, and the blood vessels in the head will be congested, which will cause dizziness, puffy eyelids, and poor sleep for a long time. In addition, when you sleep with your head high, your chest is slightly raised, so that the blood in your lower body can flow down and reduce the burden on your heart.

The old saying "sit back and relax" is actually not scientific. If the pillow is too high, no matter what position you sleep in, you can't maintain the normal lordosis curvature of the cervical spine, which will increase the burden on the cervical spine and may lead to stiff neck. If you have neck pain, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and other cranial neurasthenia, or feel numb in your hands and feet in the middle of sleep, it may be that your pillow is too high; If the pillow is too low, the head will be congested, which will easily cause the eyelids and face to swell, and the lower jaw will be lifted upward, making it easy to open the mouth to breathe and snore.

Sleep with a pillow. Because there are three physiological curvatures of the spine in normal people, and the physiological curvature of the cervical spine is curved forward, if you do not have a pillow, it will cause the physiological curvature of the cervical spine to straighten after a long time, and if you do not sleep with a pillow, it will also lead to neck muscle tension and neck muscle soreness. <

Sleep with a pillow. Because there are three physiological curvatures of the spine in normal people, and the physiological curvature of the cervical spine is curved forward, if you do not have a pillow, it will cause the physiological curvature of the cervical spine to straighten after a long time, and if you do not sleep with a pillow, it will also lead to neck muscle tension and neck muscle soreness.