re: Anyone Had To Change Sleeping Positions??

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in the last three months before the whole thing with my heart I had to resort to trying to sleep in evergrowing sitting up positions because it was becoming harder and harder to breathe. At first I could sleep in my recliner, then I could sleep in my recliner but without it reclined. Then I had to move to the couch and try to sleep sitting straight up. By the last night before I checked into the hospital I spent that night sitting on the corner of our coffee table leaned forward in an unsuccessful attempt to both breathe and sleep. Needless to say, from late July to early November of 2016 I got very little sleep.

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I'm a back and side sleeper. I have sleep apnea and stomach issues that cause reflux, so I really need to sleep with my head up.

Not sure if this will help you or anyone else here, but I recently bought a glideaway adjustable bed, the ascend model. It's pricey as hell, but it adds a tilt feature that I haven't seen in any other adjustable. The entire bed will tilt to get your head up, so being a stomach or side sleeper doesn't matter and you still get your head 5-6 inches up or more if you want. Doesn't feel like you will slide off either. I usually go higher than the recommended 5-6 inches and then raise the legs up a bit to give me a small ledge to ensure I won't slide at night since I am on my side or back. The ledge doesn't mess with my spine at all and I have been getting great sleep with it.

They have them at Murmaid Mattress locations or this is the cheapest place I found it on the net: LINK