Mediflow Water Pillow Travel Size

I have chronic neck pain and have difficulty becoming pillow-comforable when I go to bed at night. Over the years, I have tried every pillow imaginable! Finally, I found THREE pillows that are all-time keepers, and I keep all three of them on my bed EVERY night. If I can't get completely comfortable on one of them, I switch to one of the others.The travel size Chiroflow Waterbase PIllow is one of my three favorite pillows, and has been for seveal years. I did have to find my own personal comfort zone on it, though, through trying it in variety of up/down locations between my shoulders and the top of my head. It is good for back and side sleepers.It is fabulous for travel, and is easy to drain/fill ... ha ha ... AFTER THE FIRST TIME. I found it easier to fill with a small plastic bottle rather than a spouted measuring cup. My comfort level was better with 9 cups of water versus the recommended 8 cups.When I travel, I pack the small plastic bottle, along with a very small pair of pliers so as to tightly secure the water plug after filling.Anyone reading this ... who has neck problems ... might like to know about the other two pillows that I rotate between. They are: 1) Dr. Scholls Technogel Anatomic Pillow, which is good for side sleeping, but is very pricey (about $150) ... but worth it, and 2) I don't remember the EXACT name, but it is the Mediflow pillow with the depression in center where your head slightly rests back into the depession; Amazon sells it (about $40-50); it is good for back sleeping and side sleeping.

I would occasionally wake up with searing neck/upper back pain from sleeping weird. This pillow has definitely allieved this issue. I have the regular size and purchased this travel size for an RV trip we recently went in this summer. Both perform beautifullly. With water, it is a little heavy, but a small price to pay for waking up pain free!

I got this pillow because the reviews were so positive. I've been sleeping on small throw pillows for a while because bigger pillows always give me a pain in my neck and are too hot. This is a softer pillow and seems to take away the pain in my neck, but it's heavy and harder to move when I turn over at night. The first few nights I slept on it, I woke up in a panic, afraid it was leaking. I put a protective case on in and checked it constantly. It seems fine now, but it still makes a sloshing noise sometimes. I may try the larger size down the road. I have taken it on a road trip and it works better than the hotel pillows. The plastic pouch it comes in was helpful to transport it in. Note: it does get heavy, so it's not great for use in the car.

My wife has early osteoarthritis in her neck (can't remember the vertebrate number), and so she has to have her pillows at a very specific height or it majorly messes up her entire upper right shoulder and neck. It had gotten so bad that the only "pillows" she could use - right firmness, right height, etc, etc. were our decorative sofa cushions! She would use one for months at a time, and then one day, it stopped working for her. Maybe it got too compressed or who knows what. Frustrating for her, to say the least. Going to a chiropractor helped a lot, but using the appropriate pillow was the key to keeping the adjustment long term wise.Well, my wife mentioned the pillow issue to her chiropractor (why she didn't mention it sooner is beyond me!) one day, and the chiropractor said SHE uses the Chiroflow due to her own neck issues from a car accident years ago. We decided to give this a try since, well, desperate people resort to desperate measures!We bought the travel size one for my wife since she's petite (5' 1") and would like to be able to also schlep this thing when we go on trips. The directions say you can fill with just tap water, but my wife, being the germaphobe, opted to fill it with distilled water instead. haha. It took a couple of weeks for her to tweak the water level get to her desired "firmness". She has it at about a little less than 1/2 full, and boy is the thing heavy! But, she's a happy camper!