What are the misunderstandings in choosing pillows?
The choice of pillows cannot be too high or too low. A pillow that is too high is equal to lowering your head all night, which can easily cause cervical reflex. Will make the neck pressure too much, causing insufficient blood supply to the head and neck. And it is easy to cause poor airway, causing hypoxia and ischemia. Symptoms such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and insomnia appear.
Many people’s standards are softness and comfort. It also has a certain relationship with personal habits, but this habit may not be correct. The human spine arrangement is curved from the side, in an S-shape, with a “C” at the position of the neck. If there is no suitable support, let the neck hang or bend sideways for a long time, or similarly bow your head. Then it is easy to cause the intervertebral disc to bulge.
And some people with cervical spine diseases believe that a lower pillow or even no pillow is beneficial to the relief of the disease. In fact, a pillow that is too low will cause the cervical spine to become straight, and it is also easy to cause an imbalance in the blood supply. Moreover, the muscles relax when sleeping, and most of the force on the neck acts on the cervical spine. It is also easy to promote the bulging of the intervertebral disc.
This shows that whether it is a healthy person or a person with cervical spondylosis. Pay attention to maintaining the physiological position of cervical lordosis. To prevent causing or accelerating the degeneration of the cervical spine.