What Is The Right Mattress for Front Sleeper

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  [Deactivated] on 27/02/2022 - 10:46

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  Maybe put a pillow under stomach when front sleeping

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  MrFrugalSpend on 27/02/2022 - 11:04

  This is a left of field suggestion, but maybe try training yourself not to be a front sleeper - its not good for you.
  My physio advised against it based on an injury and problems I was having, and I read into it some more - e.g.:

  https://www.healthline.com/health/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-your…

  "According to the Mayo Clinic, sleeping on your stomach places a strain on your back and spine. This is because most of your weight is in the middle of your body. This makes it difficult to maintain a neutral spine position when you’re sleeping.

  Stress on the spine increases stress on other structures in your body. Additionally, since the spine is a pipeline for your nerves, spinal stress can cause pain just about anywhere in your body. You can also experience tingling and numbness, as if parts of you have “fallen asleep” (while the rest of you is uncomfortable and wide awake).

  And then there’s the neck - Unless you’ve somehow figured out how to breathe through your pillow, you need to turn your head to the side when you sleep on your stomach. That puts your head and spine out of alignment, twisting your neck. You might not notice the damage this causes after one episode of stomach sleeping, but over time neck problems can develop."

  In short, your mattress is not the problem, the sleeping posture is.

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    [Deactivated] on 27/02/2022 - 11:34

    I need to figure a way of training myself to sleep different. The points raised in that article are spot on.

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      jimbobaus on 27/02/2022 - 16:46

      Sleeping on your front is fine.
      I had back Issues for a while and my physio suggested changing to fromt to take pressure of my back. Worked a dream.

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      Dejaar on 28/02/2022 - 11:34

      I was always a front sleeper from childhood to about 40 when I finally managed to start to sleep on my back thanks mainly to a contoured pillow to support the neck. I have and prefer a firm matress now. If u buy another mattress avoid the big chains and go to a local mattress manufacturer..but maybe play with sleeping duck inserts and a new pillow first and see how u go.

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  payless69 on 27/02/2022 - 13:06

  You need to find a self help group of likewise. Breathing issues and many alternative spine alignement issues could underlay. Finding the right expert is most important to you!

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    JoeBogan on 27/02/2022 - 19:57

    Chiro here. Spine alignment issues are largely a myth, unless you have extreme scoliosis, blaming "abnormal" spinal curves or "improper alignment" is more than likely not the reason people are in pain, this goes for leg length differences too.

    There is some evidence for neck posture affecting neck pain and headaches but again, theres data to support both sides so I would say it would depend on a case by case basis. Plus humans are very heterogenous so "normal" is individual dependent.

    References:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21658988
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565125/

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  bobbified on 27/02/2022 - 14:01

  I used to have friends of friends come and crash over after a big night every now and then in the living room and when I've walked out and seen people sleeping on their stomachs, it kind of freaked me out a little because it looked like they're dead!

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  Oofy Doofy on 27/02/2022 - 14:38

  Firm and no pillows.

  Usually an odd sleeping position BUT it can be a sign of undiagnosed breathing issues/sleep apnoea.

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  the Unforgiven on 28/02/2022 - 14:57

  https://mattressfinder.ahbeard.com/
  I have 2 of their mattresses