Memory foam pillow is giving me a headache

told ya so.

The pillows are filled with poison.

Look into it - they're very unhealthy.

I would recommend using the pillows as they're great for support - however give it a couple months to breath somewhere that's not in your face.

I swear by a buckwheat or rice pillow. Perfect support and cool in the summer.

I don't think they are comfortable.

What brand pillow is it?

I have one but don't think it is comfortable (gives me neck pain, which gives me a headache), but they sell pillow cases that will block (some? most? a few?) chemicals from coming out of it. I bought a mattress cover like that for my kids' mattresses. Keeps chemicals, mold, etc., from seeping out. I got it on amazon. It's like hypoallergenic but blocks more than just allergens, or so they claim. Or maybe they just parted this fool with her money. But it might be worth a try rather than just stop using it since they are a little bit pricey.

I got one and started having strange dreams, stopped using it.

Had a new memoryfoam mattress recently. It gave me wicked headaches. The headaches were ended as soon as I returned the mattress.

So switch pillows?

Maybe you could just stop using it?

Oh it isnt ... Its now ?

When I first purchased a tempurpedic mattress the smell was horrible and it was making me sick but I loved the bed

I found out that the best way to get rid of the smell was to walk on the mattress as much as I could.

It didn't take long afterwards for the smell to disappear

If you like the pillow I would suggest crushing, folding, and/or walking on the pillow as much as you can.

Otherwise I would just return it.

Two sons with nose bleeds... both stopped when I threw out the memory foam shit pillows. Thanks to a good friend who told me to google the health effects.

Get rid of it. I had a memory foam mattress for 5 years. Throughout that time I couldn't breathe through my nose at night. My sinuses would be swollen shut.

I started suspecting the mattress because whenever I would go on a trip and stay in a motel on a regular mattress I could breathe fine.

I shit-canned my mattress recently and that very night I began to breathe fine.

Get rid of it.

Certain people are highly allergic to those types of pillows ranging from mild symptoms to something that sent me rushing across town in the middle of the night to help my mother who called feeling like she was going into anaphylactic shock with dizziness, difficulty breathing, etc...

My son loves his and hasn't had any kind of reaction, I have a king-sized memory foam topper and haven't had any problems either. They're full of chemicals that are in a constant state of decay (think soft plastics going brittle) and release decreasing amounts of those chemicals over time. Luck of the draw on reactions though.

I've heard that latex is a decent option if you're not allergic to it, made from rubber trees, at least it has some organic properties that mimic the more toxic synthetic foams.

I just ordered a memory foam mattress earlier today :/ never really thought about chemicals or toxins.. funny coz i refuse to eat most of the food on the market coz of the crap thats in it. i was just thinking about how damn comfortable they are on my back and the great nights sleep they give me.. so just air it out before using and hope for the best?!

[link to safebedroom.com]

In total, the memory foam mattress tested emitted 61 chemicals (volatile organic compounds or VOCs) . Here is list of those chemicals:



1,2,4-Methenoazulene, decahydro-1,5,5,8a tetra methyl
1,2-Propanediol (Propylene Glycol)
1 ,4-Dioxane
1 ,6-0ctadiene, 7 -methyl-3-methylene (Myrcene)
1-Butanol (N-Butyl alcohol)
1-Dodecene
1-Hexanol,2-ethyl
1-Propanol, 2-chloro-*
2-Butanol, 3-methyl
2-Pentenal, 2-methyl
2-Propanol (Isopropanol)
2-Propanol, 1,3-diehloro-
2-Propanol, 1-(2-Dropenyloxy)
2-Propanol, 1-[1-methyl-2-(2-propenyloxy) ethoxy*
Azulene, 1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8-oetahydro-1 ,4-dimethyl-7- 12.6 (1-methvlethvlidene )
Benzaldehyde
Benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl
Benzene, 1,3-diehloro
Benzene, 1,4-diehloro
Benzene, 1-methylethyl (Cumene)
Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene':2-carboxaldehyde
Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-one, 2,6,6-trimethyl-.1a,2b,5a)*
Chlorobenzene
Cyclohexane, 1, 1-dimethyl-2-propyl*
Cyclohexane, octyl*
Cyclohexasiloxane, dodecamethyl*
Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-( 1-methylethylidene)*
Cyclopentasiloxane, decamethyl
Cyclotetrasiloxane, oetamethyl
Cyclotrisiloxane, hexamethyl
Decane, 3-methyl
Decane, 5-methyl*
Dodecane
Dodecane, 3-methyl
Heptylcyclohexane*
Hexanal
Hexasiloxane, tetradecamethyl (8CI9CI)*
Limonene (Dipentene; 1-Methyl-4-1 methylethyl cyclohexene)
Longifolene
Naphthalene
Naphthalene, decahydro-*
Naphthalene, decahydro-2-methyl*
Pentasiloxane, dodecamethyl*
Phenol, 4-(1-methylpropYI)-*
Pinene, a (2,6,6- Trimethyl-bieyelor3.1.1 ]hept-2-ene)
Pinene, p (6,6-Dimethyl-2-methylene bieyelo[3.1.1 ]heptane)
Propane, 1,2,3-triehloro
Propane, 1,2-dichloro
Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester*
Silane, trichloro(chloromethyl)-*
Silanediol, dimethyl-*
Styrene
TXIB (2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate)
Tetrasiloxane, decamethyl
Toluene (Methylbenzene)

· Trisiloxane, octamethyl*

Undecane
Undecane, 2,6-dimethyl
Undecane, 2-methyl
Xylene (para and/or meta)
c-Deeahydronaphthalene