CPAP Pillow for Side Sleeping - Adjustable Memory Foam CPAP Pillows for Side & Back Sleepers - HSA FSA Pillow Eligible for Better Sleep

After switching to a full face CPAP mask and having issues with a regular pillow causing my mask to leak and leave long lasting red marks on my face I started researching CPAP pillows. There aren't too many helpful videos or comparisons of CPAP pillows, only general recommendations. The 2 that I found were consistently recommended were the Contour CPAPMax Pillow 2.0 and this EnduriMed pillow. I decided to buy both hoping one would fix my issues. The EnduriMed pillow came first and so I slept with it for 2 nights before the Contour pillow came and I was impressed. When the Contour pillow came I unpackaged it and started testing it out. I knew pretty much instantly that I wanted to keep the EnduriMed. Here are my thoughts:1) These pillow share one thing in common which is that they are both firm, or at least firmer than what I am used to. I believe this could be a necessity with CPAP pillows to prevent the mask from sinking into the pillow too much (which caused all my issues).2) The quality of the Contour pillow seemed cheaper to me and the design way more simple/basic. It's just a regular firm pillow with cut outs on the sides which might work for some people but never felt like it would for me. The cut outs were a bit too big for my head so that when I would lay on my side, the top of my head wasn't supported as well which would allow my head to fall right off the side into the cut out opening. The EnduriMed cutout opening is not as big. This of course means that if you have a larger head perhaps the Contour pillow would fit better but I don't think I have that small of a head and the EnduriMed cutouts just seemed to be a better size. Also as you can see in the images of the EnduriMed pillow, it has 4 cutouts which just allow you to flip the pillow around to give you a different fit which may work better for some people. If your forehead isn't supported well while your mask is off to the side of these pillows, the pillow won't work. Your head will fall off the pillow. The EnduriMed was a better fit for my head (and I'd guess the majority of heads out there).3) The side cutouts on the EnduriMed are much better. With the Contour pillow they are basically cliffs with a straight drop off. Each side of the EnduriMed pillow are more like a hill with a gradual slope to the bottom. They do this with a slightly softer foam in the pillow's cutouts that provide a softer less firm support for your mask and mouth area. This is so much better than what the Contour pillow provides which is nothing, just a cliff. This makes getting your head and mask positioned comfortably on the EnduriMed pillow much easier than with the Contour pillow which in my testing and trying to make it work was just way more difficult because you have to perfectly position your head at the edge of the pillow for your mask to go off the sides and not into the pillow.Overall, the EnduriMed pillow seems to be higher quality, a more thoughtful, smart and engineered design that just made way more sense then the Contour pillow which by contrast seemed cheaper and has a very basic design which did not fit me. That doesn't mean it won't fit you but I'd say you'd have a better chance with the EnduriMed pillow. It's more flexible in it's design which allows more people to find the right position/fit as well as having smart cut outs instead of dumb cutouts make it a much more functional comfortable pillow. I'm honestly surprised that the Contour pillow get's such glowing praise and seems to always be the overall recommended CPAP pillow across most websites I came across. Maybe I'm a dummy that couldn't figure out how to use it correctly, but IMO the EnduriMed is way better and should always be recommended over the Contour. I've been using the EnduriMed for about a month now and it's resolved all mask issues.

This pillow has a perfect fit for my CPAP. I have less tossing and turning throughout the night. The pillow has good contour for the face and is very soft to the touch.

Works for me but wish it was another 8” wider so you can find your sweet spot. I also use it for sleep on my back.

Great pillow for side sleeper using CPAP machine.

I used a nasal mask with my CPAP machine.Currently I have a cervical support pillow, which has a divet/cutout in the of the pillow so that when you lay on your back the back of you head will drop down into the hole while there is a good and firm support under your neck for support. This works great with CPAP because this allows our windpipe to open up better as the head goes back and the support holds the neck curve up.The problem with cervical pillow is that a CPAP mask can get pushed and tugged when side sleeping.So, when I found this pillow made for CPAP users I thought this will be great. I received my CPAP pillow within the past 2 weeks. It works pretty well for side sleeping as the cutouts allow the mask and it's straps to freely drop into the cutouts and the pillow material doesn't then push on the mask and straps causing irritation or the mask to become lose and leak annoying air.The problem is when I flip onto my back during the night and there is no divet/cutout like my cervical pillow. This pillow is like a regular pillow when you sleep on your back, and it pushes your head up and the chin towards the neck and chest, which restricts airflow in our airway. If this pillow had a nice divet/dip for the head when sleeping on our backs, then it will be great as that way I can sleep on my side and my back with much less pillow interference on my CPAP mask. As it is right now I can't fully use this $60 pillow as I tend to flip to my back during the night at least once or twice, and with this pillow it wakes me up when I do that. I'm thinking about making the center cutout myself so that I am not out $60 and throwing it away on a pillow I can't use.One other thing that would make this pillow perfect is if this pillow were offered in a slightly higher/thicker size. My cervical pillow has a nearly perfect height for me, and it's about 3/4 to 1" thicker/higher and that allow my head to stay level when I sleep on my side instead of allowing my head to tilt down towards one shoulder or the other when on my side. I need a pillow that combines a cervical support style pillow with a CPAP pillow, and offered in 2-3 thickness sizes. That would be awesome!

This helps being able to sleep on your side without having the mask put pressure on your face. Highly recommend.

This is useful for what it’s meant for, but it’s so hard to use. I really can’t use it every night. Right now it’s relegated to the closet.

So far it actually worked. I've only used it once with my cpap. It might rate a 5 star after I've use it more.