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Elevating the head of the bed is an effective treatment for GERD. Elevating the head of the bed can be done by using various items: plastic or wooden bed risers that support bed posts or legs, a bed wedge pillow, or a wedge or an inflatable mattress lifter that fits in between mattress and box spring. The height of th... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| GERD & Heartburn | 108 |
81% |
| Migraine Headaches | 1 |
100% |
| Gastritis | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 82% (110
Members)
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Raising Bed Position Reviews
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most of the time
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Very helpful
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I use a pillow to raise my head up and it does help.
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Had 2X4's for years until my reflux surgery, still have to use several pillows though
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has decreased the number of instances of going to ER with chest pains
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sleep on pumped up pillows, would love a raised bed...!
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elevate your h.o.b so your acid in the stoamch wont come up to the esophogus as much
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IT KEEPS THE HEART BURN FROM COMING UP MY THROAT.
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Use two pillows as high as I can. Compromises postural alignment-causes neck/upper back pain but positon changes lessen the discomfort. I have infrequent migraines now.
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This has been one of the most non medical helpful thing I have done as well as become aware of how I sleep etc.
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Helps a bit with the middle of the night vommiting.
Somewhat Helpful
I have wedges that I have used, but do not seem to effective
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works for as long as i am comfortbale in the postition which is not always that long
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Somewhat helpful but the situation was probably aggravated by concurrent insomnia.
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I ddin't raise the actual bed... I slept elevated in bed from the waist up... sometimes I would actually end up sleeping upright completely!
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Anyone having problems sleeping in your bed?
I have the same prob hun.. have a queen mattress with memory foam untop of that.. and still wake up in terrible pain.. I want a craft matic bed.. seen... [More] -
Frikkin out today-HELP!!!
I know how you feel! I have days like that and your supposed to do the positive attitude thing and not yell, but sometimes it just gets to be too much... [More] -
OT Sleep Number beds
there is another kind of bed i want but cant think of the name of it.. it has differnt positions.. raise your legs up and has heat and massage.. man i... [More] -
Possible breech
You can try the all fours position. Go down on all fours, put your head on the ground and your bum up in the air lol for 30min a day. Or lie on your b... [More] -
sex talk..............
I'm jealous of all of you. I'm single right now. My last boyfriend was lousy in bed. He didn't have hardly any sex drive so it was a lot of work for m... [More]
