Even without awakening by medical staff or sounds (ear plugs do wonders), with some illnesses patients can only sleep on their back which can be a unpleasant ex

Even without awakening by medical staff or sounds (ear plugs do wonders), with some illnesses patients can only sleep on their back which can be a unpleasant experience if you're used to sleeping on your side. It takes time to get accustomed to and in the mean time patients get little sleep with all mentioned effects. Pillows designed for sleeping on your back [0][1] with special curvatures for your head and neck to relax on ease falling and staying asleep. If a 10% of the patients sleep better and are released earlier from hospital or get to work faster, these pillows are a very small costs compared to costs savings, both personal & society. Anyone seen hospitals with Orthopedic pillows? Or doctors recommending pillows for sleeping on your back? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_pillow#Back_sleeping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_pillow#Back_sleepin... [1] eg "Emolli Contour Memory Foam Pillow" on https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-finds/2019/02/21/pillows-neck-pain/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-finds/2019/02/21/pillows... (advertising article)