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I cannot sleep sitting up on a plane

Upright, there is no gap between your head and a mattress to fill, because there is no mattress. The job changes completely: instead of supporting weight from below, the pillow has to stop your head travelling sideways or forward when you lose muscle tone. That is a restraint problem, not a loft problem, and it is why a good bed pillow is useless on a plane and a U-shaped collar is useless in bed.

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The pillows indexed here

PillowLoftOpeningTrial
Cushion Lab Deep Sleep Pillow 5–5.5"No not published
The Pillow With A Hole Ltd. The Original P.W.A.H® V2 3.5"Yes 14 nights
Coop Sleep Goods Original Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Blissbury Ear Pillow 4–5"Yes stated two ways
Elviros C1 Adjustable CPAP Pillow 2.4–4.1"Yes 100 nights
Pillow Cube Side Cube Original 5"No 60 nights
Purple Harmony Pillow 5.5–7.5"No 30 nights
Cushion Lab CloudLoft Pillow 8"No not published
Cushion Lab Neck Relief Ergonomic Cervical Pillow 4.3"No not published
Layla Kapok Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Coop Sleep Goods Eden Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Avocado Green Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Parachute Down Pillow not publishedNo 60 nights
Sleepgram 3-in-1 Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Casper Hybrid Pillow 6"No 30d returns only
Bear Talalay Latex Pillow 5.75–7"No 30 nights
Marlow The Pillow not publishedNo 365 nights
Eli & Elm Side Sleeper Pillow 6"No 45 nights
Nest Bedding Easy Breather Side Sleeper Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Sleep Number DownComfort Pillow not publishedNo not published
Hullo Buckwheat Pillow not publishedNo 60 nights
Brooklyn Bedding Talalay Latex Pillow 4–5"No 30 nights
Brooklyn Bedding Premium Shredded Foam Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Coop Sleep Goods Latex Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Sealy Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo no returns
Saatva Latex Pillow 4–7"No 45 nights
Leesa Natural Latex Pillow 5.75"No 30 nights
Amerisleep Comfort Classic Pillow 6"No no returns
Tuft & Needle Original Foam Pillow 5"No 100 nights
Amerisleep Flex Pillow 6"No no returns
Xtreme Comforts The Shredded Memory Foam Pillow not publishedNo not published
MyPillow Classic MyPillow not publishedNo 60 nights
Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR-Neck Pillow 3.5–4.75"No not published
Beckham Hotel Collection Original Down Alternative Pillow Set 8"No 30 nights
Serta Nightstar Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Sleep Innovations Contour Memory Foam Pillow not publishedNo not published
Utopia Bedding Premium Bed Pillows not publishedNo 30 nights
The Pillow With A Hole Ltd. The Original P.W.A.H® (V1) 3"Yes 14 nights
The Pillow With A Hole Ltd. The Doughnut PWAH® not publishedYes 14 nights
The Pillow With A Hole Ltd. The Waterproof & Wipe Clean P.W.A.H® not publishedYes 14 nights
Nest Bedding Easy Breather Jr. Side Sleeper Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Pillow Cube Side Cube Riser 3–5"No 60 nights
Contour Products CPAPMax Pillow 2.25–5.25"No 45 nights
ComfyComfy ComfySleep Buckwheat Hull Pillow not publishedNo not published
Blissbury Thin Stomach Sleeper Pillow 2.3–3.3"No stated two ways
Eli & Elm Everyday Pillow 6"No 45 nights
Boll & Branch Down Alternative Pillow not publishedNo not published
Parachute Down Alternative Pillow not publishedNo 60 nights
Cozy Earth Mulberry Silk Pillow not publishedNo 100 nights
Naturepedic Organic Latex Side Sleeper Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Buffy Cloud Side Sleeper Pillow not publishedNo 50 nights
Brooklinen Down Pillow not publishedNo 365 nights
Helix GlacioTex Cooling Memory Foam Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Birch Organic Pillow not publishedNo 30 nights
Nectar Tri-Comfort Cooling Pillow not publishedNo stated two ways
Silk & Snow The S&S Adjustable Pillow not publishedNo not published

Work out your own loft first → Loft comes before everything else on this list.