Pillow Firmness Quiz

Take our interactive pillow firmness quiz to find out whether your sleep position requires a soft, medium, or firm pillow for proper spinal alignment.


Recommended Firmness Rating
Medium-Firm (6.5 / 10)
Side sleepers on a medium mattress needing neck relief require a Medium-Firm pillow. This provides enough resistance to hold the neck straight while cradling the ear and jaw.
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Firmness recommendations derived from cervical spine alignment research and ILD (Indentation Load Deflection) foam density standards.

Frequently asked Questions

Yes, you can retake the quiz anytime by refreshing your page. Select your new primary sleep position. Complete the remaining questions to generate your new firmness score. If you are using a private browsing window, closing the tab will also reset the quiz automatically.

Yes, you can save your results by emailing the final score to yourself.
1. Complete the quiz to see your recommended firmness.
2. Click the ” My Results” button below the score.
3. Simply copy your results. If you skip this step, your results are not saved once you close the browser tab.

Yes, you can account for multiple positions by selecting the “Combination” option.
1. Start the quiz and navigate to the sleep position question.
2. Click the “Combination Sleeper” button.
3. Select the position you spend the most time in when prompted. If you change positions constantly, choose the position you fall asleep in.

More Resources

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Neck Pain

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