My grandma swore by a flat pillow, tried it and woke up with a crick in my neck for a week

So my grandma has always said that thick, fluffy pillows are a scam and a flat one is better for your spine. She gave me this old feather pillow that's basically pancaked from decades of use. I figured she's been alive for 90 years so she must know something I don't. First night it felt okay, like sleeping on a folded towel. But by day three I woke up with my neck locked to the left and had to call out of work because I couldn't turn my head. Turns out my shoulders are way broader than hers and I need like 4-5 inches of loft to keep my head straight. Has anyone else gotten bad advice from an older relative about sleep setup and regretted following it?

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lunaf6714d ago

Did she give you any reasoning for why flat pillows are better, or was it more of a “trust me, kid” situation?

patricialee14d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly yeah, switching to a flatter pillow totally fixed my neck pain.

young.nora13d ago

My own flat pillow phase ended with a text to my boss that said "stuck in triangle position.