Raising head of bed question

[Rosemint]

Actually, three questions:

Is there a magic number of inches for everyone that the head of the bed should be raised?

Does anyone know the difference between supine and upright silent reflux -- and since I don't know which
kind I have -- should I still raise the bed?

A friend of mine raised the head of her bed by slipping several pillows in-between her mattress
and box springs. Has anyone tried this?

Thanks in advance!

[selmaS]

  No worries : )

Hope it helps <3

[Rosemint]

Thanks again!

[selmaS]

Hi..mucus can be the result of acids moving up into the throat...so it will not hurt to raise the bed, only help.

[Rosemint]

Thank you, Selma.

I have never noticed acid coming up into my throat...only mucous.
And some nights it's worse than during the daytime.

So I wonder if raising the bed would actually help me!

[selmaS]

  Hi..it is suggested btwn 4 and 6 inches or 30 degrees....

the height will depend on the bed u have and thickness of the mattress.

u want to be on an incline so that it encompasses u below the waist area...this is y the wedge pillow does not work also bcuz u can slide down so the angle is not 30 degrees. So the pillows btwn the mattress is not going to really give u the same effect....it is better to raise the frame at the head board.

Reflux is when acids come up into ur throat....so, this is when u would want to use the inclined bed angle.