When it comes to cervical spondylosis, we are probably no stranger to it, as people around us, and even ourselves, have cervical spine disorders. Cervical spondylosis can occur at any age, with the majority of middle-aged and older people over the age of 40. But recent statistics show that the sharp rise in young middle-aged patients, in addition to long-term ambulatory work, long time with the computer, long time to play cell phones, there is a very important reason is in our life 1/4-1/3 time with us pillow, research shows that people pillow selection improper, and thus the incorrect sleep posture of the neck has become an important cause of cervical spondylosis. The importance of the pillow is obvious, so how to choose a suitable pillow it, the following to give you an introduction to how to choose the most suitable for their own pillow: 1, the pillow to be practical, pillow appearance to be mainly oblong, length to 45-55cm, diameter to 12-14cm appropriate, pillow core do not fill too full, about 80% of the capacity of the pillow can be, so easier to shape, can always adjust the supine The height of the cervical spine can be adjusted to fit the cervical spine physiological bending. 2, pillow core to be loose, pillow core raw materials, but to loose, to be able to adjust the height of the principle. Commonly used buckwheat bark, cereal bark, bushels of velvet and mung bean bark, etc. (can be added to the pillow core a small amount of tea and orange peel, so that when you sleep with a light fragrance, easier to sleep). It is not recommended to use cotton, feather silk cotton, down and other excessively soft, excessive heat material, because the human head temperature after sleep is generally at 34-34.5 ℃, about 1-2 degrees lower than the body temperature, such as higher than this temperature is not easy to sleep. 3, the correct sleeping position of cervical spine patients: the pillow should not be too high or too low, do not “high pillow”, generally speaking, the pillow high to 8-12cm for more, each person choose a pillow height suitable for their physiological curve is important, generally in accordance with their fist height for reference. 4, the pillow maintenance: pillow as people’s lives indispensable household items, and bedding, etc. constitute a family of numerous bedding series. The same bedding, people usually only pay attention to clean and dry bedding, pillowcases, pillowcases, but rarely the pillow “please” outside the house to breathe and dry. I do not know, every night when you sleep, the pillow is the bedding in the dirty breath through the “throat”, plus people sleep, exhale impure gas infiltration, and scalp secretion of sweat, dirt, so that the pillow becomes a “dirty” The “dirt hiding” place. Only by cleaning the external pillow towel and pillowcase, just “treat the symptoms but not the root cause”, the pillow core within the dirty breath but can not get rid of, so the pillow has become one of the most unclean place in the modern family, specially made pillow sun bag specifically for the family to facilitate drying their pillows. In particular, it should be noted that if the respiratory tract, digestive tract or head skin infectious diseases, but also bacteria and viruses in the pillow insert, may lead to cross-infection between husband and wife or children. So it is recommended that your pillow should be frequently dried and disinfected to maintain hygiene, families with conditions, in addition to more sun pillow, should often replace the pillow insert, in accordance with the recommendations of medical experts pillow insert at least once every two years to change, it is best to sun once a week.