Derila Ergo too low for side sleeping?

Height might actually be fine, the issue is probably that your shoulder is digging into the foam instead of the pillow filling that gap. I had the same thing with a similar shape and what fixed it for me was sliding the pillow back a bit so the wing sits under my neck, not my ear. Took a few nights to click.

I get why you’d think it’s a height problem, but a week really isn’t long enough to judge that. I had the same shoulder thing for the first couple weeks with mine and was convinced I needed something taller, then it just kind of settled down as I got used to sleeping on it. Your body’s probably still figuring out where to put itself on a shape that’s nothing like a normal pillow.

I actually think people give up on these way too fast because the first few nights feel weird and they assume it’s wrong. Not saying yours is definitely fine, but a week of morning shoulder stuff doesn’t really tell you much yet. Mine took closer to three weeks before I stopped noticing it at all, and now side sleeping on it is honestly fine. Give it a bit longer before you start changing things around, that’s my two cents.

A week is barely enough to know anything. I’m a side sleeper too and the Derila actually worked better for me once I stopped expecting it to feel like a regular pillow. My preference is a thinner profile though, so if you’re used to something taller this thing will feel off for a while.

I’m a side sleeper too and it just never felt tall enough for me. My shoulder was fine but my neck ended up sore, so I gave up on it after a couple weeks. Could be a me thing, but I don’t think that shape works for every side sleeper.

A week is nothing for a pillow like this. I had shoulder weirdness for close to a month before things settled down, so I don’t think you can call it a height problem yet. Give it a bit more time.

Side sleeping on it just didn’t work for me either. My shoulder was fine but I kept waking up with a stiff neck, so I went back to my old pillow after a couple weeks. Some pillows just aren’t built for certain shoulder widths.

I’m still debating whether to order one, so this thread is useful. I do wonder if it depends on how broad your shoulders are, since two side sleepers can need totally different heights. My last pillow was fine for my partner and awful for me, so I’m not sure there’s one right answer here.