Inclined Bed Therapy (formerly Elevating the head of your bed)

[raw-al]

With a greater tilt, I dreamed all night about sliding off the bed and having to climb back up, and I woke up in the morning with my feet slid all the way down to the floor.

@Wodgina: I think the tilt has to be reversed for those in the Southern Hemisphere. In addition, try a warming pad with a 3" foam mattress and three female dungarees (those Aussie wild animals). That should solve everything. You'll have to try it next time.

LOL

I might try that Aussie prescription.  Is two or four OK or does it have to be three?

[Alive]

@wodgina that's really sad - please retry experiment with comfortable mat and warm sleeping bag! (Plus wish you luck on the girl contact)

[Dorothy]

Eveheart - I went directly to full tilt and the first night I was slid down too and waking up to pull myself back up. Second night much better in that regard. Third night my body adapted fully to keeping me in bed.

And you're too funny! 

[wodgina]

I am using an inclined bed position, too. I found comfort in a tilt that was less than the 5 degree maximum. In my position, I feel a slight traction in my joints, which is quite agreeable. I feel no stiffness when I wake up, which was my main complaint with a flat bed. With a greater tilt, I dreamed all night about sliding off the bed and having to climb back up, and I woke up in the morning with my feet slid all the way down to the floor.

@Wodgina: I think the tilt has to be reversed for those in the Southern Hemisphere. In addition, try a warming pad with a 3" foam mattress and three female dungarees (those Aussie wild animals). That should solve everything. You'll have to try it next time.

Heheh will try! 

[wodgina]

@wodgina that's really sad - please retry experiment with comfortable mat and warm sleeping bag! (Plus wish you luck on the girl contact)

I'm more of a campervan type camper now I've lived in a tent for a couple of months before but bit over it now.

[Dorothy]

Since incline I've been sitting straighter naturally. I always thought those balls to sit on seemed like a good idea - but who on earth would really be able to sit like that for any length of time? I got one at a garage sale and It's been my chair for a couple of days - no problem - feels good and right. Slumping in a chair I can only do a short time now.

This is totally new and quite amazing to me.

[raw-al]

I built a base for one of those balls. It's actually not bad.

[Dorothy]

Mine has some form of weight in it - what I like the most about it is that I can move much with it. It's doesn't roll away with the beanie bag in it. I also can jump up and down a little with it which I bet gives me some of the benefits of a trampoline! Fun too. 

[wilson57]

good topic and really interesting to read every one replies. And yeah elevate the head using to more pillows than body is one of the better and natural snoring remedy.

[raw-al]

I used to elevate my head only, but I find that for me it encourages snoring and a bad feeling in my neck

[wilson57]

Hi raw-al,
you can use anti snore pillow for avoid neck pain and to get quality sleep, try one i am sure you will get better sleep.

[raw-al]

I tried one which was like a u-shape. Is that what you are talking about? I liked it. It eventually wore out.

I tried Snore-no-more homeopathic tabs from Wally-World they worked also but were just an expense.

[wilson57]

u mean there is some holes in that pillow right. If possible kindly let me know how much did you pay for that pillow?

[wilson57]

AND i never think so that homeopathic tabs are work out. can you able to find out the reason for your snoring problem?

[raw-al]

My wife got it @ hemmlacher (sp) I think. Incredibly expensive Xmas present. I think it was 55 with shipping about the same.

I find homeopathic stuff works on the few occasions I have tried it.

One day I laid on the bed and relaxed my face and body as if I was asleep and then moved my head a bit till I was able to get the snoring started. Then I tried different pillows and body positions till it stopped. I was able to stop it and I found that if I went to sleep in a certain position I could stop the snoring. That worked for awhile till I started to forget to go to sleep that way.

I find that the Inclined Bed Therapy works with no effort. The only time I snore now is if I eat cooked food in the evening.

[raw-al]

I have one friend who tried having an operation because he had a more serious version, sleep apnea. Anyways he is no longer alive. Complications from the surgery. (Known as infection.)

[Dorothy]

Brian got those fancy expensive pillows (several types) but still couldn't sleep on his back without apnea. We tried those things to hold open the nasal passageways too.

Even with just the tiny incline he now has his apnea is gone.

I'm still LOVING the incline btw. All benefit and no downside for me at all. My kidneys feel like they are starting to catch up with the extra work load. I did get rings under my eyes (sign of kidney stress) but those are starting to finally go away now.

We still haven't been able to "fix" Brian's skipping heart beats that started the day after incline though. Getting hints, possibilities and limited help by some things - but the incline was too much of a stress on him. We think all the water he drank and the extra stress on the liquid systems of the body through the incline pushed him over an edge with an already present deficiency.

Again - I would like to suggest going slow. He went too fast for him. I went to full tilt but it only did me good - but I've also been a raw foodist a long time and he hasn't.  I think it's got to be highly individual what speed you raise the bed.

[goodsamaritan]

All this talk about inclined bed therapy got me curious.
So I merely folded one edge of my trundle bed so the entire bed was inclined.
I just woke up.
I can't complain.
Maybe in a few more days of inclined sleeping I will see and feel results.

[Dorothy]

How many inches did you raise the head of your bed GS?

[goodsamaritan]

How many inches did you raise the head of your bed GS?

I haven't measured the angle yet, but I took a picture so it is more descriptive.

[Dorothy]

The max effective height is 7 to 8 inches - just so you know. Anything above that doesn't hurt, just might be harder to sleep because of the angle and doesn't give any more value. Looks like the feet are directly on the floor so you can take a tape measure to see how far the head is off the floor.

That looks like a very easy way to make the change.

[raw]

I just wonder to use a hospital etectric bed  to elevate the head.

[Dorothy]

raw - that won't work. You have have the bed straight with the whole thing at an angle.

[raw-al]

We are looking at houses these days and the whole deal of the IBT has got me thinking about making a bed that folds up to the wall thus freeing up the bedroom for other purposes.

[Dorothy]

In NYC a while back at this point, there was a store that would make murphy beds according to spec. If you have enough space they are real pains in the butt - but if you really actually do need the space it can make a tiny space work better. I'm sure you could modify a sofa bed to do the trick too.