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The pillows smell nice - ya know how plastic or foam sometimes smell yucky when they’re new? These don’t at all. They smelled like fresh laundry detergent or room spray.
I didn’t adjust the amount of foam in them. I just put on a standard size pillow case and took it right to bed. I used to use 2 normal pillows. This took the place of both. It has enough loft to be comfy for back sleeping - my head sinks in great.
But the key here is how great they are for side sleeping. I love them for side sleeping. They cradle my head and neck just right and I don’t feel like my neck is bent at a bad angle at all.
I move a lot when sleeping, swap positions a lot. I have lumbar back probs and neck probs from working at a desk all my life. So I struggle to find just the right pillow for all the many positions I sleep in.
I was gonna give one of these pillows to my partner - but I wound up using both. One under my head and the other I put behind me as kind of support when side sleeping. And when I turned over to my other side I discovered that it made a great cuddle pillow for under my arm when side sleeping.
It’s supportive without being too firm. And soft without being too squishy.
Oh! And when I used 2 normal fiber fill pillows - my ear would hurt sometimes cuz those pillows compacted under my head and made my ear sore. They’d get compacted overnight and it made my ear get sore. I was on my side when I woke up this morning and the first thing I noticed was that this foam pillow didn’t make my ear sore.
That’s about it. I really like them and I hope they are comfy for you too! Buy them!
Update Sept 9, 2023: I have had these since April and am still in love with these pillows. I am even buying 2 more because they worked so well. I am a side sleeper with back problems, so I like to use both the pillows at once. One I’ve kept fully filled for firmness - back sleeping - and the other I removed about 1/4 of the foam from so it’s more malleable - side sleeping - or I can even use it to hug when I’m on my side, or fold it up under my neck when it’s sore. These are the kind of versatile pillows I needed because I change position a lot - my back and neck act up in different ways depending on my activities or the weather. I’ve had great pillows before that really helped with 1 or 2 kinds of discomfort but also made things worse sometimes. These OYT pillows are perfect because you can customize them. I recommend you get 2 for every person in your house.
P.S. I used the spare foam to fill an old feather accent pillow that my husband uses for lumbar support in his recliner. He is now a huge fan of OYT pillows and asked me to order more for us and for presents.
Update 9-2023: I just bought more of these pillows. I adjusted the amount of foam in the ones I bought before and suddenly every one in the house wanted a customizable pillow just like mine.
This time I took photos and a video. So I’m adding those to my review with this update. The foam in the new ones is blue instead of purple but both are excellent quality. These OYT pillows have the best foam pillow innards I’ve ever felt. It’s not squishy and not crumbly, the fuzzy bits make it stay together and somehow this foam isn’t super staticy either. I’ve opened foam items just to have the crumbly foam bits explode out because they are dry and full of static (? Actually I’m not sure why, I just know it seems yucky like they are remnants of old egg crates from college dorm rooms). This foam is nothing like that. It is very nice.
I love these pillows and 💤 sleep very well with them. I still highly recommend them.
