Your answers to these questions will help you find the best pillow for you. What position do you sleep in? To give your neck and head the support they need, you want a pillow that won’t tilt your head up or down too much. If you’re a back sleeper, Derila Sleep Support you may need a flatter pillow than what a side sleeper needs. Stomach sleepers should look for a thin pillow so that it doesn’t push the neck up too high. You want your spine and neck to stay in as neutral an angle as possible, thereby relieving stress to both, says Joel Press, MD, the physiatrist-in-chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. If you tend to cycle between sleeping on your back and lying on your side throughout the night, choose a pillow’s firmness based on the position in which you fall asleep. What type of mattress do you have?

You might not think to ask this question, but it’s important. If you have a firmer mattress, you want a fuller pillow. If you have a softer mattress, you want a thinner pillow. That applies whether you sleep on your side or your back. The reason is that a softer mattress typically allows the body to sink into it, so there’s less of a gap between your head and the mattress, says Chris Regan, who oversees pillow testing at CR. Firmer mattresses keep you from sinking in as much, leaving a larger gap between the mattress and your neck to fill. Are you allergic to certain materials? Some people may be allergic to latex or buckwheat-fillings you’ll find in pillows on the market. Some people may have an allergy to dust mites, which tend to inhabit synthetic pillow fills like polyester fiber more than down, according to a study in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

The use of down and feathers in pillows is regulated, and both are cleaned to ensure that they’re free of bird allergens, such as feather dust and mites, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Check the label carefully for the pillow’s fill to be sure there’s nothing you might be allergic to. Even if you see claims of hypoallergenic materials on a pillow’s packaging or label, Wake Up Refreshed with Derila Contour Pillow be wary: There are no federal standards for the term "hypoallergenic." One material that doesn’t typically cause allergic reactions is synthetic latex. But it might release volatile organic compounds or Orthopedic Sleep Pillow chemicals such as formaldehyde, and might harbor dust mites, according to the AAFA. If you’re allergic to dust mites and not the pillow material, you may want to consider buying a pillow protector. Do you sleep hot or cool? If you tend to get sweaty while you sleep, you’ll want a pillow that breathes and dissipates heat.

In our tests, pillows made with shredded foam or polyester tend to stay cool better than ones made of solid foam. And don’t fall for pillows with a "cool" gel layer. "Though they might initially give you a feeling of coolness, of the pillows we test, we find that this feature can trap heat and moisture," Regan says. Do you need an adjustable pillo. It wasn't always that way. In 1951 when the first TV medical drama, "City Hospital," aired (and in the 1960s when "Ben Casey" was popular), the American Medical Association was invested in portraying medical accuracy, not preserving the story line. And for a few decades it was within the organization's right to demand script changes over concerns ranging from proper decorum to the way TV surgeons and doctors held their instruments. And in return, they'd stamp the show with the AMA seal of approval (shown at the end). Let's look at "ER," for instance: "ER" debuted in 1994, and by 2001 one out of five doctors reported their patients were asking not only about diseases highlighted on the show, but also about specific treatments used in episode story lines.