Hi udoknowjac,
[quote]I am a side sleeper, 5’2 and about 120 pounds. I have not tried the low loft because I am afraid from what I read it would be too low for me to use. Even using the High Loft Pillow I still sometimes get a little shoulder pain/numbess so I think I will stick with High Loft unless you have any thoughts on why Low Loft might be a better choice?
In this post: www.themattressunderground.com/mattress-...es/1780-pillows.html
I read that you sleep on a Z Malouf Zoned Latex High Loft Plush, is this still the pillow you use? Do you have any other thoughts on the pillow different than in this post?
Would you say that the latex pillow from Malouf is a better choice over The Malouf Dough memory foam? I am specially looking for a pillow that will (a) give me the support I need as a side sleeper. I do suffer from migraines/neck pain so I need great support. (b) Less chemicals (c) Cooler, I believe that Latex sleeps cooler than memory foam?[/quote]
My current “favorite” pillow is a lanoodles latex pillow that can be “scrunched” and is softer than a solid latex pillow although I do still like the Malouf as well. If I was choosing one of their lanoodles pillows today I would probably choose the version that is customizable so you can adjust the fill and the height of the pillow. I am always on the lookout for different pillows since there are many more available than I’ve tried and my pillow preferences change from time to time.
The type and thickness of a pillow that works best for any particular person depends on their body type, their mattress (and how far their shoulders sink in), their sleeping position and the softness of the pillow which all work together to keep your head and neck in good alignment in all your sleeping positions. With pillows your personal preferences will also play a much bigger role even than a mattress because it is so close to your face which is very sensitive to temperature, texture, response, and “feel” so I’m not really “qualified” to suggest particular pillows for someone else when preference plays such a significant role.
The pillow thread you linked and the other sources of information along with the other pillow topics that are linked in post #3 in the topic have much more information that can help you choose the type of pillow that you may prefer but outside of your actual “needs” in a pillow which have too many variables to predict except on a very generic basis (see post #13 here) … most of a pillow choice is really about personal preference.
My fiance sleeps on a biogreen memory foam pillow which she prefers over latex and she uses it in the thinner configuration.
Latex is generally cooler than memory foam but neither one of us has any temperature issues with our pillow.
Phoenix