Ranch Hand—August 5, 2023
I have tried every pillow on the planet! None were great for long. I had a whiplash injury and subsequent neurosurgery on my neck years ago. I have struggled to find a pillow that gave me adequate neck support, and I would frequently wake up with hand numbness. After reading mixed reviews on buckwheat pillows, I decided to try one. I had nothing to lose except for a good night's sleep, which was already happening anyway. I was overjoyed to discover that this is the pillow that I have spent years looking for! This pillow weighs a lot and is very firm, which wasn't an issue for me. It doesn't put too much pressure on my ear when I lay on my side. It gives exceptional neck support which is so hard to find. The buckwheat rustling noise isn't that bad. I like that this pillow doesn't hold heat like foam pillows do. I love the fact that the hull volume is adjustable. I ordered the standard size, since I move around a lot. I am a side sleeper and I found that I would have to gather the pillow up in order to get the height that I need. I contacted the company and requested more hulls, so that I could increase the volume of my pillow. I got rapid response from customer service and they shipped me more hulls without charge. I am so happy with my pillow. I am glad that I took the chance to try something different. It isn't a cushy pillow, but is is super supportive, and it works well for me. Edit: I have found a way to make the perfect pillow even better! Add a buckwheat neck pillow to the pillowcase along with the standard lofe buckwheat pillow. This allows customized levels of support for both my head and neck. I can now have firmer neck support and softer head cushioning. It is the best of both worlds. I did have to remove hulls from both pillows in order to get the right level of support and comfort. I toss and turn a lot at night, and the neck pillow provides consistent support without the need to readjust my larger pillow. It has always been a tradeoff, having to settle for a firmer pillow in order to have the neck support that I require. Now I can have it all! Read more
Tara Michele Designs—July 8, 2024
This is my first buckwheat pillow and after one night I noticed my neck pain was a little better. I've been struggling with tossing and turning all night because of my pain. Shoulder, neck, elbow and literally my entire upper bone structure. I started reading about this type of pillow and decided to hold off on getting a new mattress and trying this pillow first. The pillow cover is really nice, you can tell it is made well. The zipper tucks into a little pocket nicely to keep it from opening tol easily. I decided to dump out about a quarter of the buckwheat to make the pillow a little flatter. The first night was an adjustment but I fell asleep quickly and noticed when I woke up in the middle of the night my neck didn't hurt like it usually does. I think I woke up just because of the noise the pillow makes if you move. I didn't care about that and knew I would quickly get used to it. I slept the second night on the pillow again but did notice a little headache when I woke up the next morning. I decided to take out another quarter of the buckwheat to make it flatter to see if that made a difference. The next morning I felt pretty good, less pain. But I feel like once the buckwheat forms to you it feels pretty hard. But it's soooo supportive I needed to stick with it. I do also think it made me feel a little hot so I thought about what I could do to help those things and decided to buy a very flat (I think 1" thick) memory foam cooling pillow insert. It worked perfectly! Cool, comfy but still had the support. I did need to take out a good ount of the buckwheat to make up for that extra inch of foam. I do also use my silk pillowcase with it so that is cooling as well. It felt great last night and I am hoping this is the perfect combination! I don't notice much of a smell, nothing that would ever bother me. I did read that some people are bothered by it and I will say I am extremely sensitive to smells. It is heavy and I got the smaller size. I didn't like that it wasn't the size of a regular pillow but I did get used to that. I think I will be ok with the smaller size. If you have any type of cervical issues this could be the answer! I'll update soon how I am doing with it! Read more
