As a combination back- and side-sleeper, I've been considering trying to strap foam blocks to the side of my head so I can always get the right amount of support regardless of position.

This fails to mention how he made it so that the side you're laying on is never the cool side.

I don't get how people use so many pillows. I like a single, somewhat flat pillow. Anything too fluffy or more than one pillow is just way too tall and would make my neck bend. Do you multi-pillow people sleep partially sitting up or something? I sleep on my side or stomach.

Reading the comments is making me feel like a psychopath. I guess I'm the only one who occasionally uses no pillows because one can be too much for me

Me with three pillows just for my neck anyway:

pillows come in different sizes.

https://birchliving.com/products/organic-pillow

This pillow right here. You can smush it into different shapes and it mostly stays. I’ve made a little crater in the middle for my back sleeping, then I can roll onto the taller ends when I sleep on my side.

buckwheat hull pillows✊

My pillow came with 3 mini pillows that you insert on the middle of the pillow to regulate the height.

rare body pillow W

one ikea shark pillow works well for me

I have two pillows stuffed in one pillowcase. Double pillow. 2-in1 comfort and self defense.

I just wonder how they make one side colder than the other.

Buckwheat pillow, holds it's shape well and you can flatten it out or bring it back together to adjust the thickness, big downside though you kind of have to mold your head into it when you go to bed, really just boils down to adjusting the thickness, laying on it, and rocking your head back and forth on it a couple times to shape it. They dont fold well but I feel they don't need to.

1 pillow for your head, 1 pillow for your chest. Perfect sleep.

Idk man, I just have a good pillow that's big AF so that when I'm sideways it fits well and when I look up it compresses.

If you need more space maybe buy a bigger or a sturdier one (so you compress it less)

I make a nice gentle curved slope with three pillows. Layering them offset to each other, with the back one being both the thickest and close to being vertical and the front one, also the thinnest being closer to horizontal.

My head probably isn't even over the first pillow, but it allows the getting two to be at a more comfy angle.

Replace "inventor" with "Hilton" and you have a home run

Everyone should get a high quality miniature/toddler pillow. There is always a small spot in the head or neck area which can be improved with a little bit of squishy pillow and these are perfect for that. They're also perfect for putting on top of another pillow which isn't quite tall enough but almost.

You should also get good pillows, but the tiny pillow is still nice to have.

I have 2 pillows, one big and one small

I got one of those Purple Pillows. Felt like an ass spending $100 on a pillow, but I was flush and my neck hurt.

It's great on the bottom and seems like it'll last the rest of my life. Doesn't crush or absorb smells, water hose will clean it off.

OTOH, it's too low for a single pillow, but I still dig it.

Latex pillow. They do NOT lose shape/consistency at all. Trust me, I bought a latex pillow and I pretty much always use the latex pillow now. I use the larger memory foam pillow when I want a harder/thicker pillow, but otherwise I prefer the latex pillow since I don't have to worry about constantly fluffing it up or anything. I still flip it around sometimes to get to the cold side of course, but not as much for other pillows. Some people want "ergonomically-shaped" pillows, which have a bump for neck/spine support, and those kinds of latex pillows exist too.

A lot of people swear by millet pillows and buckwheat pillows (and other hull-filled/non-synthetic pillows) too. What I can say about them is they're firm and heavy (buckwheat pillows are harder and millet pillows are softer), they stay cold, they have a strong smell, and they whisper statistics into your ear when you're trying to sleep (they're very noisy, especially ones using a less soft/less stretchy fabric like canvas or sateen). They're probably better if you want more neck support. People like PineTales pillows, especially side-sleepers (I've never tried them though).

The best praise I've seen a pillow brand get though is Purple pillows, again from side-sleepers, but they're $100-200 and I haven't tried one. I don't particularly want to finance a pillow.

Every time I have to use a typical pillow I'm like "wow this fucking sucks" and I have to fiddle with the pillow constantly because it loses its shape/firmness after a few minutes and stops feeling comfortable. Not something that happens with good latex pillows, and it's less of a problem with memory foam & hull-filled pillows than in other pillows.

I found some cheapo "side sleeper" memory foam pillow on Amazon and put a normal (but also old and compacted) pillow on top and that works surprisingly well for me.

Get a quality bamboo pillow with crushed memory foam filling. You can control how much fill goes into the pillow, and if you change your mind you can always add or remove some of the fill.