I have an artificial disk at C5/C6. I used this original Tempur-Pedic design pillow after neck surgery. As time went on I migrated to a different version tempurpedic pillow and began having terrible knots and pain in my traps. I went back to the OG pillow and have not regretted it. If you can train yourself to sleep on your back most of the night, the payoff is immense! Since switching back to this pillow I’ve woken up with neck pain once (because I used my old pillow instead). Get this pillow if you are tired of waking up with a stiff neck. Just remember it will take time for your body to adjust to the difference in pillow
Takes time to get used to but helpful for neck issues
on June 23, 2026
Posted by: Sleepy in CA
from Los Angeles, CA
This is a very firm pillow at first and it was uncomfortable the first night. After that it became more comfortable. I have severe cervical stenosis and find this pillow to be very helpful to sleep with. I may even take it when I travel.
I started getting headaches every morning after I started using this pillow. I didn’t realize it was from the pillow, but I have speaking to ChatGPT. It had asked if I had gotten a new pillow and told me to stop for a few days. I stopped using the pillow the headaches went away. I started using it again just to see if the headaches would come back and they did. The size of the pillow with the incline was putting my neck in a position that caused headaches would not recommend. It was expensive too, and now I can never use it