MedClineReflux Relief System, Bed Wedge Pillow for Acid Reflux and GERD Relief, Therapeutic Body Pillow with Insert and Covers, Inclined Sleep Position with Arm Pocket, Large for 6'0" or Taller

I’ve been through every reflux pillow on the market — wedges that launched me onto the floor, “miracle” pillows that felt like sleeping on a doorstop, and setups that had me sliding down like a penguin on ice.Enter the MedCline Reflux Relief System: finally, something that actually works. It props me up, stays comfortable, and keeps the reflux away without turning my bed into an obstacle course. I wake up refreshed instead of bruised and cranky.If reflux has been winning the battle, this is your secret weapon. Five stars, easy.

I bought this pillow, because of some unexplained tingling I have in my hands and feet. Dr thought it might be worth a try to elevate and align my neck. I am a side sleeper too. So I saw this as FSA eligible and bit.THE WEDGE:It is as most other neg reviews have said. No matter what I do, I can't get comfy. It's so STIFF it hurts my whole dang torso in the AM. I will say it works great to elevate feet and legs. If I sleep on the lower third, I'm alright usually, but that sort of defeats the purpose of the arm hole. And I have been having arm and shoulder pain this whole time, worse than ever. If I sleep on my back it sorta does the job of helping me not snore...only sometimes though. Back position is the most comfortable (like 4 on a scale of 1-5) on the lower 1/2 -1/3.THE NOODLE: Ahhh now this thing is comfy. Very similar to pregnancy pillows. This thing makes it worthwhile but for the price.THE "BEAN": Good for an arm pillow for my side sleeping husband. He likes to just tuck it under his arm at night (top arm). Horrible for intended purpose. It's too shallow to work as intended.The hole: Great concept horrible execution. Granted you can use it as intended but I've never had success w/ it. Definitely lose circulation and get sore up and down my rib cage shoulder and ENTIRE arm if I fall asleep with my arm in there. Hence the 12 stories comment!Overall, not worth the waste.

I bought this to help elevate my sleeping position. I’m very overweight and I wasn’t getting a good nights rest sleeping on my side or stomach. I was concerned that the wedge would deflate quickly under my significant weight. After a month, it has not. I’ll update this when it starts to lose quality. I get a great nights rest now.It did take me about 3 weeks to figure out how to sleep comfortably. It was very uncomfortable at first and even made my arms/shoulder sore. I also didn’t like being confined to one side. Since then, I’ve learned what position to lay on it to prevent any soreness. And I’ve figured the wrap around pillow just right so I can flip from side to side if needed. It’s very comfortable and I can never go back to laying flat.I do wish I had a silk pillowcase for it. It wreaks havoc in my hair. I had to buy a silk bonnet so I don’t wake up full of knots or static. It’s also very warm. I’ve had to turn a fan on me directly to combat how warm it makes me.

I tore both rotator cuffs in my mid-20's, and just turned 50. The left rotator damage was worse than the right, but as a side sleeper, I've experienced occasional boughts of shoulder pain on both sides most of my life. Recently a job change made me very sedentary, I put on about 40 pounds (easy to do when you're old and not active), and foolishly allowed my muscles to atrophy. As a result, I re-injured my left rotator. The pain is worse than its ever been - golf-ball-sized knots in my shoulder-neck muscle, throbbing pain from the bursus sack between my bicep and arm bone, with spikes of debilitating pain raking through my arm and shoulder if I turn it the wrong way or bump it on something, AND as someone with chronic allergies to boot, I'm a tossing-turning side-sleeper... at least I want to be... but laying on my left arm has become nearly impossible, so I bought this pillow to save my shoulder and assist recovery.1st Night: Shoulder pain nearly vanished (at first). I was literally laughing and giggling with glee as I finally got to lay on my left side again without searing pain. The wedge itself is super-stiff though, and it's dicey turning from one side to the other once you're "locked in". Bumping my left shoulder on anything - even a super-stiff pillow - can cause a flare-up of blinding pain. About half way through the night I found another problem as well - the M/L sized wedge threw my spine out of alignment and caused me to wake up with alarming lower back pain, so I ditched the whole thing and resumed my normal sleeping position, which gave me more sleep, but I woke up with both lower back pain AND shoulder pain this time - felt like I was 90 - so I'm going to have to work something out. I've read other reviews saying that it takes a week for the pillow to get comfortable, and for my shoulder relief I'm willing to wait/ experiment. I'll update as I go.Day 3: I've been using the pillow for the first half of the night, sleeping on my inflamed left side at first - it's just a beautiful thing just to be able to do that again after a month of painful sleep. I actually laid on my left side reading a book for an hour before bed last night, and it was great (so long as I didn't forget that I'm injured and move that shoulder the wrong way). I've drastically reduced the back pain simply by sleeping with my hip bone higher up on the wedge. I literally sit on the lower edge of the wedge, then lay down, put my arm through the hole, and use the body pillow to align my spine. Haven't had searing back pain again like that first night, but I haven't made it through a complete night without eventually ditching the wedge. It's GREAT for my shoulder, but not comfortable otherwise. I put a one-inch memory foam cushion on it just to make life a little easier on my ribs - I'm telling you that wedge is STIFF to keep your shoulder "floating" like that - and the memory foam helped, but I still ditch the whole thing when I switch to my better side. I woke up today with a lot less pain than usual. I think it's going to be very useful over time, and I'm super-grateful to be able to lay on that side again, even if only for a little while. Its enough to get me to sleep, and if I need to sleep on that side again, it's not that hard to just throw it all together again (I did that this morning and got back to sleep pretty quickly). But I'll keep updating.Day 5: I'm adapting to the wedge, and I think it's adapting to me. It's getting easier to sleep on - especially with the 1-inch memory foam cushion - and I made it through a whole night without ditching the wedge. Switching from my right to left still requires some effort since I kind of have to get up or sit up and make sure my hip is positioned on the bottom edge of the wedge - I tend to slide down after a while - but I'm sleeping longer, with less pain, and the only moments of agony are when I'm trying to sit up and bang the thing on the pillow or get it caught in the hole or under the body pillow, or just move it the wrong way (serious rotator cuff damage can SUCK). The wedge gets kind of hot too, I've noticed, but I'll deal with washing the pillow case if it means more/better sleep with less blinding pain. If the trend continues, I'll probably end up loving this thing; I already think it's worth it just to be able to lay down on the inflamed side for a while, and it beats surgery. With any luck it'll get softer over time, and allow my shoulder to heal during the night. I'll report again at the end of the month.Day 11: Reporting early after answering a separate question about the "lumpiness" of the body pillow (yes, it's a bit "lumpy" to the touch, but I think the lumps are shredded memory foam, because it's SUPER soft and doesn't feel lumpy to lay on at all, plus it seems to be retaining its shape - no need to fluff it up or anything. I stopped ditching the wedge a few days ago, and am using it continuously thoughout the night now. I've been getting FAR better sleep than the previous month without it, and greatly improved sleep since the first few days when I thought I'd made a mistake and considered returning it.Rotator injuries are notoriously difficult to heal for a number of reasons, mostly due to the lack of blood flow to that region, so almost two weeks in I'm sleeping better, but not necessarily healing. The medi-pillow is NOT a cure-all sadly, and I've had to learn how to adjust positions during the night so that I don't end up sliding down too far. I still wake up with back pain on the days when I slide down too much - and it's REAL easy to tweak this injury and ruin a whole day of babying it, lol, but it's gotten MUCH better over the eleven days I've had it. Not only has the wedge softened a bit, but the firmness actually helps dig into the lat muscles under my armpit, which is also sore. My main issue with the pillow at this point is that I still tend to tweak the rotator sitting up or rolling over during the night; in my newfound comfort I often forget I'm badly injured and reach for the covers or another pillow and THEN remember the hurt. But that's not the fault of the pillow. As predicted, I'm adapting to the wedge, and it's adapting to me - I stopped using the 1-inch foam cushion as a wedge-topper a few days ago too - and the curved body pillow has been keeping my lower back aligned.I kind of wish the body pillow was a full "U-shape" because I still need the spinal support even when sleeping on my good side, but I have other pillows I've been using in the same way, and it's functional enough that I've only had two or three instances of morning back pain out of 11. I'll keep updating.Day 17: The wedge has finally softened to the point my body is MUCH more comfortable for longer periods, but because I have to sleep so high up on the wedge to align my spine, my full shoulder weight is sinking down into the top hole area; thus I can't lay on the injured side for quite as long anymore (I'm about 5'11" and 240 lbs). My primary complaint is still no fault of the wedge pillow or body pillow though - I simply get my arm stuck in the hole and wrench it as I try to sit up too fast when switching sides, or I baby it out of the hole safely and STILL end up tweaking it while trying to sit up. The positive is that it continually happens because I'm waking up feeling less pain, which is deceptive. The negative is that I'm not sure I'm healing when I tweak it once or twice a night, lol. The last three days I've woken up rather sore with golf-ball sized knots in my trap (shoulder) muscle, but I am switching sides during the night, which means I'm getting more comfortable using the pillow overall. I've gotten used to it enough that I'm switching back and forth at least twice per night. I guess its healing somewhat because it's getting stiff again, limiting my range of motion, but overall I'm satisfied that the pillow was a solid purchase. I can watch TV or read on my bad side until it starts aching - maybe 30/45 minutes - before turning over, which is getting easier. My back hasn't been as big a problem as I thought (I've woken up with back pain maybe 3 or 4 days since I bought it; none as bad as that first night), but sleeping so high on the wedge is definitely softening the armpit area, and the body pillow is quite comfortable on my head and neck, providing spinal support long enough for me to go to sleep. It's not a cure - I think that's going to take time and daily theraputic exercise (plus I need to eat better to stay better hydrated) - but it's been far cheaper than surgery, and while not as fun as just hurling myself down and grabbing a couple of pillows like my younger days, it's literally been life-changing compared to last month when I couldn't sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time - and only on one side - thinking I'd have to get surgery. I look forward to sleeping again now, and it's gotten much more comfortable since the first week.So after 30 days, the wedge is much softer - to the point where I'm actually sinking back onto my bad shoulder a bit and can't stay on that side for too long without feeling pain - but my body has adjusted to the wedge enough that I can sleep pretty darned comfortably on my good side. I still get some back pain if I slide down too much, but the final vote is that it keeps me from experiencing the kind of searing pain I felt two months ago. Healing a bad rotator injury can take 4-6 months, followed by another 4-6 months of therapy, so I'm looking at general discomfort for the foreseeable future, but the medcline pillow definitely helps me to get to sleep faster, and in general helps me feel less pain. For somone with serious pain like I've had, it beats surgery by a long shot. It DID get softer and more comfortable over time, and while the body pillow loses points for not being dual-sided, was fairly delightful and comfy from the get-go. While I'm still waking up with shoulder pain even when sleeping on my good side, I've actually had a couple of days this last week where I woke up feeling better overall. I think it's slowly healing. The medcline isn't a cure-all for rotator pain, but its been better than doing nothing and/or better than getting surgery. Hope that helps!10 Month Update: My shoulder has healed to the point where I rarely experience more than a dull ache or pain now, but I was slack with my physical therapy exercises, and as a result, if I try to raise my hands from my sides out to the front like a ghost or zombie pose, then straight up above my head, my left arm stops about a foot before I can extend it all the way up with my right arm. I'm pretty sure that will improve over the next year if I can just make a routine of the theraputic exercises though. As for the pillow, I still use it every night to avoid injuring myself all over again. The wedge comes with a smaller pillow that fits in the arm opening that I set aside after the first month or two in favor of a thinner pillow that gives me more arm/shoulder room in the arm-hole. After that first month, I think the gradual softening actually helped stretch my shoulder a little more each night while I was asleep. My only real complaint is that I still tend to slide down the wedge and wake up with a sore lower back sometimes. I really have to put my hip or butt on the lower edge of the wedge and then get my upper body comfortable, hoping that I either stay put or remember to do that again when I roll over at night. I went from tossing and turning comfortably once upon a time to turning over 2-4 times a night now - like the pillow, your body adjusts to the new arrangement as well). The body pillow has gotten pretty loose - I have to shake it and fluff it up now in the center where my head tends to rest - but it's still super soft and comfortable. I wish the wedge was longer - probably should've gotten a larger size - but overall the wedge is now quite soft and comfortable while still retaining enough thickness to prevent me from literally sleeping on the wounded shoulder. The pillow cases are kind of a hassle to remove, wash, and put back on - and being white, spots, blemishes, sweat stains, show up quickly and tend to linger, but overall I went from near-instant regret about buying this thing to wondering if I could sleep comfortably without it. I would recommend it to anyone with severe rotator cuff pain (in addition to maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercise). I believe it literally saved me (and continues to save me) from expensive surgery. Best wishes to all, and hope it helps!Its been 14 months, and I can almost raise my arms above my head the same distance. My shoulder hasn't been hurting for the most part for several months, although it still gets a bit sore and depends on whether or not I move it the wrong way. I tried a full night without the medcline pillow about two months back, and my lower back LOVED me for it (the softer the wedge has gotten, the more likely I've been to slide down during the night), but without the wedge, my shoulders felt some near-instant regret the next morning. Very stiff and more sore than I'd felt in close to a year. So I'm still using the wedge and body pillow, and within a day or two the pain was mostly gone. I admit that I've been pretty slack with my diet and exercise, and think if anyone were more regimented than myself, they may have recovered a LOT faster. Overall, I have NO REGRETS about buying the pillow, and until I get more regimented and start building more muscle to protect my shoulder, can't imagine getting a good night's sleep without it. May check back in another year - best wishes to all, and hope it helps!

Does the job but is rather hard. I find it difficult to get comfortable on it. It does raise you up at an incline which is good.