Buyer’s guide
Pillows for Sleeping Well After 60
The right pillow after 60 comes down to two things: the position you actually sleep in, and whatever specific problem is waking you up. Most people do best starting with an adjustable pillow you can tune to your own neck, then narrowing from there. Below, our guides grouped by both — pick the one that matches your situation.
By sleep position
- Best Pillow for Sleeping on Your Back After 60 Back sleepers over 60 do best with a medium-loft, adjustable foam pillow that cradles the neck without tipping the chin down — our pick is the Coop Home Goods Original.
- Best Pillow for Stomach Sleepers Over 60 Stomach sleepers over 60 need a low, soft pillow under 3 inches to keep the neck flat; the adjustable Coop Home Goods Eden is the easiest way to get there.
- Best Pillow for Combination Sleepers Over 60 For combination sleepers over 60, an adjustable-loft shredded memory foam pillow like the Coop Home Goods Original works in every position you sleep in.
- Best Bed Wedge Pillow for Side Sleepers Over 60 A knee wedge keeps your hips aligned while a torso wedge like the Kölbs eases shoulder pressure — the right choice depends on where you wake up sore.
By the problem keeping you up
- Best Pillow for Neck Pain After 60 If you're waking up with a stiff neck more often than you used to, the pillow under your head is doing more work than it can handle.
- Best Pillow for Back Pain After 60 The pillow that helps back pain most after 60 usually isn't the one under your head — it's a knee pillow. Our pick is the ComfiLife Orthopedic Knee Pillow.
- Best Pillow for Hot Sleepers Over 60 Hot sleepers over 60 sleep coolest on a shredded memory foam pillow with a bamboo cover, like the Coop Home Goods Eden; buckwheat hulls are the stronger fix.
- Best Pillow for Night Sweats Over 60 For most people over 60 who wake up damp, the fix is a cooling gel memory foam pillow with a moisture-wicking cover.