AvanaBack Wedge Acid Reflux Pillow with Bamboo Cover, 20 cm

Excellent quality and ideal for acid reflux and bronchitis/asthma. A little too expensive though, even if much better than the average.

I purchased the Avana Back Wedge after suffering a fall during a mountaineering accident which left me with multiple facial fractures, a broken arm, a broken rib, and other injuries. My aim was to keep my head comfortably elevated while sleeping to prevent swelling of my facial injuries. I originally tried using a pile of pillows and blankets, which proved to be uncomfortable and aggravated the injuries to my torso. I found the Avana Back Wedge to be a huge improvement. I use it with one pillow on top of it. Bonus - My spouse has reported an unanticipated side benefit - I haven't snored while sleeping since using the Avana Back Wedge :) Unfortunately after 5 months of use the top portion of the wedge cover has some holes in it. The bottom portion of the cover is very durable, whereas the top needs to be improved for this product to last.

I have suffered from acid reflux for many years and sleeping at night has been increasingly difficult for me. In the past, I propped my head on pillows or slept sitting upright against the bed's headboard to keep stomach acid from moving into my esophagus. That is until I decided to purchase a wedge pillow. My father, who also suffers from acid reflux, purchased a wedge pillow which I tried out and didn't like. It was not comfortable to sleep on and was not firm enough to keep my head elevated for an entire night. I was fortunate to discover the Avana Back Wedge Pillow when searching online. It has the necessary height (8"), firmness, and construction that I needed. The pictures of the pillow online do not do it justice. As soon as I opened the box and saw it "expand" from the casing (it is vacuum packed), I was elated. I like it so much that I use it for reading at night as well as for sleeping. I have been using it for 3 weeks now and have yet to experience acid reflux while sleeping on it (of course, it does not cure the source of the acid reflux but keeps the stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs). It was not difficult to adjust to sleeping with the head elevated because the pillow is so comfortable. I highly recommend this product to anyone needing to control acid reflux when sleeping.

This pillow worked wonderfully for the 18 nights we had it. It was very comfortable and the 8" one worked better than 12" pillows we've had in the past. The comfortable top was great. We had the pillow delivered by amazon.ca to our hotel in Montreal and it was waiting when we arrived to begin a cruise to England. The pillow cost less than the USD $90 that British Airways would charge to bring it back to the USA as baggage, so it is comforting somebody in a London homeless shelter while we look forward to the new one we have ordered from amazon.com. Definitely worth the price!

I was skeptical when I first saw the packaging (it comes tightly compressed in a bag) but after using it for a couple of days, I love this product. After my breast reduction, I found it painful to sleep on my back/side/stomach so I had to sleep elevated. I tried sleeping with 2-3 elevated pillows but I didn’t get a lot of sleep and would always wake up with a sore neck and sore shoulders. I have been using this pillow for 3 days and my sleep has improved immensely.It is pretty soft for a wedge pillow but you’ll probably still want to use a flat pillow on the very top for your head. I am 5’4 and I like the inclination (which is about 8 inches), but I am not sure if it would be uncomfortable for those who are much taller or much shorter.The one con is the price. After tax it came to about $70 which seems too expensive to me. The only reason I bought this is because there didn’t seem to be many other good Canadian options and I was desperate. If the price was lowered $15 to $20 it would’ve gotten 5 stars.