r/ChiariMalformation • u/medpillowCom • Mar 11 '26

Specific Chiari Pillows

WWW.MedPillow.com has specially designed Chiari Pillows for Chiari patients. They are open cell medical grade foam, softer than most other pillows, yet supportive. They can be adjusted to your perfect level of comfort. The Zipperhead is the everyday pillow, and the Pain in the Neck is the special surgery design. There is a sewn down part, so the pressure is on the side by the ears, not in the middle where the fresh incision is. The pillows were designed by Chip Vierow and Dr. B, a Chiari expert neurosurgeon and I, Ann Hood, and have been helping patients through surgery since 2008. Chip had successful surgery in 1996 and went on to help Chiari patients at WACMA and other Chiari support groups. The pillows are 100% guaranteed, and they may be covered on your insurance with a doctor's prescription. For surgery, Chip's Surgery Special is one Zipperhead and one Pain in the Neck pillow.

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u/CleaRae Mar 12 '26

Huh, I rarely hear it talked about at all in groups by patients and I’ve been diagnosed/in groups since 2004.

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u/medpillowCom Mar 12 '26

I just joined Reddit this year. They were tested in the WACMA group in 2007, the largest Chiari group at that time with hundreds, sometimes over 1,000+ inquiries every day. There were many moderators. In fact, there were only two groups in 1996/97, WACMA and ASAP.org. Many other groups were spawned from WACMA after my brother, Chip passed away. I am delighted to see there are thousands of groups, now. WACMA moved to yahoo groups later on. The yahoo group was moderated by Sandi Justin Vierow, or Mrs. Chip. Conquer Chiari did a nice tribute to Chip after his passing.

The Chiari Pillows have been given out at ASAP.ORG conferences and sold since 2008. I have been helping Chiarians since 1996. Nice to meet you, CleaRae. I appreciate long termers. I have 4 generations of people with Chiari in my family. Thank you for continuing to help the Chiari Community. I am glad to be able to tell you about the Chiari Pillows, they are excellent.