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Finding your height

Loft decides whether a pillow works. Here is how to land on yours, and how to change it once you have.

Start with your position

Find your height in about a minute.

Loft is the one measurement that decides whether a pillow works, and it changes with how you sleep. Pick a position to see where to start.

Keep the gap filled

A side sleeper has the widest gap to bridge: the distance from the mattress to the outside of the shoulder. Run the Nuzzle full, both layers in, so the head stays level rather than tipping down toward the shoulder.

LoftHigh loft
FillBoth layers in
FeelFirmest of the three settings
A side sleeper resting on a Nuzzle pillow

Then adjust the fill

Adjusting it takes about thirty seconds.

The 3-in-1 shell is the whole point of the pillow. Here is the routine, start to finish.

  1. 1

    Unzip

    The shell opens along one side. No tools, no mess, and the fill stays contained.

  2. 2

    Lift a layer

    Two quilted inserts sit inside. Take one out to drop the height, put it back to raise it.

  3. 3

    Even it out

    Press the fill flat from the middle outward so the surface stays level end to end.

  4. 4

    Zip up

    Close the shell and give the pillow a shake to let the fibres open up again.

  5. 5

    Sleep on it

    Give any new setting three or four nights before you judge it. Necks adjust slowly.

And match the size

Sizes, and what fits what.

Pillow sizes and case sizes use the same names but different measurements, which is where most mismatched orders come from. Both are laid out below.

The Nuzzle Pillow

Finished pillow dimensions
SizeDimensionsSuits
Standard16" × 24"Twin & Full
One per single sleeper
Queen18" × 28"Queen
The most popular pair
King18" × 33"King & Cal King
Full width across the bed

Pillowcase Set

Case dimensions, sold in fours
SizeDimensionsPairs with
Standard20" × 26"Twin & Full
Fits the Standard pillow
Queen20" × 30"Queen
Fits the Queen pillow
King20" × 36"King & Cal King
Fits the King pillow

Cases run a little longer than the pillow they cover so the envelope flap can fold back on itself. That is intended, and it is what keeps the pillow from creeping out during the night.

How to tell it is wrong

  • You wake with a stiff neck on one side, usually the side you sleep on. The pillow is too low and your head has been hanging.
  • Your chin sits close to your chest when you lie back. It is too high.
  • You fold the pillow in half at night. Too low, and folding is your body asking for the layer you removed.
  • You start on the pillow and finish the night off it. Too high, most of the time.

Give it a few nights

The first night on a corrected height often feels worse rather than better, because the muscles have been holding a compensating position for years. Three or four nights is a fair test. Change one thing at a time, and keep the layer you took out somewhere you can find it.

Ready when you are

Sleep on it for ninety nights.

Current pricing, every size and the delivery date all live on the Amazon listing. If the height is wrong, it goes back.

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