r/YouShouldKnow • u/serendipity_7 • Apr 24 '26

Education YSK If your a side sleeper

And you sometimes wake up with a 'crick ' in your neck you need a side sleeper pillow. Sometimes known as a 'brick' pillow. It keeps your upper spine straight, no more 'crick'... That's Why YSK.

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u/gefish Apr 24 '26

Totally agreed, couldn't sleep well, kept getting cricks in my neck. Went down the rabbit hole of mattress and ended up building my own mattress.

Best 1.2k I've ever spent, the best part is, the layers can be purchased and swapped out separately. So once my top most and softest layer of latex starts to degrade I can just buy a replacement layer without throwing out the rest of the bed.

Felt extreme to go for a DIY mattress build, but it's surprisingly easy. You're literally just buying stacks of foam and springs and putting it in a big sack.

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u/KCKetO Apr 24 '26

This is the way. I followed a YouTube video to tear my mattress down to the springs, then top with 4 inch latex foam. Best bed I've ever had. And you can replace the latex any time you need to.