What side you sleep on?

[3NUMBAS]

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/sleeping-left-side-benefits_uk_64d207b7e4b0b9c9f3e32019/
 

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find sleeping in a position other than your fave pose as nothing less than an assault on your identity. I AM a front sleeper; I have tried to change my ways, but no medical fact has been as compelling as the sweet comfort of belly-down kipping. 

That is, until I got acid reflux. The painful condition is seriously common ― Cleveland Clinic reckons it happens to “almost everyone” at one point or another. You probably already know that elevating your head while you sleep helps to prevent that 4 AM wakeup-inducing burn, but recently, I learned from Dr. Karan Raj’s TikTok that the side you sleep on matters, too.

The doctor, who’s known for debunking medical myths and sharing health tips on the app, recently reacted to an influencer claiming that lemon juice helped her acid reflux (side note ― don’t do that). In the video, he explained how acid reflux works, and mentioned that the side you sleep on can seriously affect its potency.

[blaze master]

Is your back not destroyed from sleeping like that ? 

[scottiejohn]

57 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/sleeping-left-side-benefits_uk_64d207b7e4b0b9c9f3e32019/
 

 

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find sleeping in a position other than your fave pose as nothing less than an assault on your identity. I AM a front sleeper; I have tried to change my ways, but no medical fact has been as compelling as the sweet comfort of belly-down kipping. 

That is, until I got acid reflux. The painful condition is seriously common ― Cleveland Clinic reckons it happens to “almost everyone” at one point or another. You probably already know that elevating your head while you sleep helps to prevent that 4 AM wakeup-inducing burn, but recently, I learned from Dr. Karan Raj’s TikTok that the side you sleep on matters, too.

The doctor, who’s known for debunking medical myths and sharing health tips on the app, recently reacted to an influencer claiming that lemon juice helped her acid reflux (side note ― don’t do that). In the video, he explained how acid reflux works, and mentioned that the side you sleep on can seriously affect its potency.

Why the huge font?

[scottiejohn]

Lie on your side and place a pillow either between your legs or under the legs at the knee joint!

[John49]

As a side sleeper, I’ve always had a problem with ‘placing a pillow between my knees’ – basically uncomfortable. Even tried pillows and cushions of different sizes.

 

My solution is to leave the lower leg straight, bend the upper leg and put the small pillow under the knee of the bent upper leg – much more comfortable.

 

The legs, or rather the hips, are ‘parallel’ – that is the point about ‘putting the pillow between the knees’.