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Q: getting memory foam and gel for pillow ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   2 Comments )
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Subject: getting memory foam and gel for pillow
Category: Health
Asked by: foamey-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 06 May 2004 06:47 PDT
Expires: 05 Jun 2004 06:47 PDT
Question ID: 342007
on april 27th i asked a question to google--how do i heal chondrodematis
nodularis hellicis? i got an answer from Crabcakes ga., the last
comment he made was a coworker-Nenna-ga has a friend with cnh  that
made a foam pillow with
a hole in it for her ear with soft gel on the bottem of the hole that has
worked very good.  i would like to know exactly what density of the foam it is
and the thickness and exactly what kind of soft gel and where it was bought
so i can order the gel and memory foam.  if possible i would like my email
address given to nenna-ga so her friend could email me.  up to this time i
have found it impossible to find a pillow that kept  all the pressure
off my ear and is comfortable.  you can read crabcakes ga. last comment
on april 27.  thanks a lot==hope you can find out this information for me.
Answer  
Subject: Re: getting memory foam and gel for pillow
Answered By: nenna-ga on 06 May 2004 14:22 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi there foamey,

I do remember this question. I'm glad crabcakes could help you out,
and hopefully I can too.

What the foam is on that pillow is Memory Foam, like the mattresses,
you see advertised on TV sometimes. The memory foam works great,
because it contours to your head and neck, so that you don't get the
discomfort you get with the donut pillows. No hard places, no large
humps. On top of that, the Memory Foam retains it?s shape over time,
so you don?t get any worn down pillow fluff like with most polyester
fiber filled pillows and even some of the down filled ones. Here are
some links to the kind of pillows I?m talking about.
http://www.myrest.com/itemMatrix.asp?ic=IMP%2DSTD%2D4IN&eq=&Tp=&MatrixType=2
http://www.memoryfoamfactory.com/products/productDetails.asp?prodid=8
http://www.stuffseenontv.com/sleep_eze_pillow_82_prd1.htm?roiid=460
http://www.foampillows.com/MemoryFoamDetail.asp

And, a google search with many more sites that sell them online.
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=memory%20foam%20pillows&btnG=Google+Search

Now, what we did was remove the cover from the pillow, and we had my
friend lie down on the pillow like they would sleep on it. We then
took a marker, and traced around where their ear was lying on the
pillow. Make a trace mark about 2x as big as your ear, by the way.
(Make sure your gel ball, which I mention later, will also fit!) 
Using an
X-acto knife http://www.hunt-corp.com/office/xacto/officeframe.html 
and some patience, we carved out that spot we had traced a circle
around with a blade, making a place scooped out of the pillow.

Now you have a pillow, that has a place for your head to lie on, that
would contour around your face and neck, with a hole for the ear so
there is no pressure. We then went and got a small gel ball and
inserted it into the bottom of the cutout. This provides a soft, cool
cushion at the bottom of the hole in case the ear would come in to
contact with it.
Here is a link to the kind of ball I?m talking about. You can get them
at most toy or novelty stores.
http://www.barebonesstore.com/products/default.asp?Prod=187&SubDept=46&Sect=1

These would also work great, but I would seal them in a Ziploc bag or
something first, because they are sticky. However, they are probably
softer than the 1st one I showed you.

This solution worked great. Very rarely does the ear bump the ball, it
provides a cool sensation, and the neck and face pain they were having
with regular and donut pillows stopped. I can?t promise this will work
for everyone, but it worked for my friend. I hope this helps you out,
and I?m glad I could explain further with you.

If this answer requires further explanation, please request
clarification before rating it, and I'll be happy to look into this
further.
Nenna-GA
Google Answers Researcher

Request for Answer Clarification by foamey-ga on 06 May 2004 14:41 PDT
i would like to know what density of memory foam, and how thick
did she have it and where exactly did she get the gel so i can get the 
same.  i would appreciate it if youd give her my email address.
thanks a lot

Clarification of Answer by nenna-ga on 06 May 2004 20:13 PDT
foamey,

I do not have access to your email address, and it's against Google
Answers policy to do so even if I did. Though you may have provided it
when you signed up, as i am just a contractor/reseacher here, I do not
have access to any of your personal information.
It was made for an elderly family member who is no longer with me. 
The density of the foam does not matter, though I would reccomend the
thicker the pillow, the better, so that you have room for the hole and
gel insert. The softer the gel the better. Whatever you think or feel
is most comfortable, same with the gel. We made this pillow 5 or 6
years ago, and I could not tell you where we got the stuff. I'm
orginally from a pretty small town in the midwest, so I would have to
say we got these items somewhere like a healthcare store or retail
store. Sadly enough, 6 years ago, I didn't have the internet back
home, so I couldn't order anything off line.

But, other than that, I really have no more to offer than the
information above. It was just a homeade solution made out of pieces
and dreams from the local drugstore or Target. I'm sure the online
solutions I've provided will allow you to make a better one than we
did.

Nenna-GA
foamey-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
very good information, helped a lot.

Comments  
Subject: Re: getting memory foam and gel for pillow
From: nenna-ga on 07 May 2004 15:15 PDT
 
foamey,

Thank you for you kind words and generosity. I'm glad I could help you out. 

Nenna-GA
GAR
Subject: Re: getting memory foam and gel for pillow
From: rooster32-ga on 09 Mar 2005 13:43 PST
 
Another great source for memory foam pillows and memory foam mattress
pads is www.sleepwarehouse.com. Get people to work with and they would
probably sell you a piece of memory foam to cut up.

Take care!

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