Pillow and pillow covers.
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
Delhi, India
March 10, 2017 5:11am CST
Our pillows and pillow cover are very important for us. Some of us don't use pillows due to medical reasons, however, most of us use it. I read in an article that research has proved that if a pillow is used for long time, it could contain invisible dust particles, microbes, bacteria, virus and germs in it, therefore, we should change our pillow after a certain period of time.
Likewise, invisible dirt, dust and our dead skin get accumulated on pillow covers also, therefore, pillow covers should be changed frequently.
How often do you change your pillows and pillow covers?
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@allknowing (137800)
• India
10 Mar 17
Pillow covers are changed on a regular basis but not pillows. They are foam pillows.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
Foam pillows should also be replaced after certain period of time.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
12 Mar 17
@allknowing I don't think that foam pillows are washed.
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@allknowing (137800)
• India
10 Mar 17
@dpk262006 They do get replaced but I do not wash them
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Mar 17
I change my pillow covers once a week religiously.
I can't stand them anymore than that long.
I am very particular about my pillows and I would like to wash the actual pillow more often, except sometimes I am lazy because I have to walk a very long way to go to laundry with them for the big machines as there is only little machines not big enough in my place friend.
Yes I agree pillows are very important.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
12 Mar 17
It is good that you change your pillow covers regularly and you don't mind getting your pillow washed, as and when possible. 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
13 Mar 17
@TiarasOceanView we use pillows which are made of cotton, as such we don't wash pillows.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Mar 17
@dpk262006 Do you wash yours often dpk?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
1 May 17
Your first sentence is not clear. 
It is understandable that you used to change your pillows only when, it used to go flat.
It is understandable that you used to change your pillows only when, it used to go flat.@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
2 May 17
@Nawsheen Do the pillows not get affected in water?
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@much2say (56058)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Mar 17
Oh, with all that sweat and stuff . . . cleaning pillows and their cases is a must! We can clean the cases at least once a week - and with the pillows when we think of it. But the eventually the pillow falls flat, so we have to get new ones.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
3 Apr 17
@much2say But mattress last for at least 5 to 10 years, depending upon quality and that is a pretty long time. After that mattress become loose and more than soft. Is not it?
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
20 Mar 17
Yes, it is better to change pillow covers on regular basis to keep ourselves away from dust and other such particles. We should not feel hesitant to change pillow also, after all it is we, who have to sleep on pillows and pillow should always be in a good condition.
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@much2say (56058)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Mar 17
@dpk262006 I wish we could wash the mattress somehow . . . it's a costly to replace those! 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
I have not heard about washable pillows. I am not sure if these are available here.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 17
@dpk262006 I do not know, they are available here.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
14 Nov 17
@Hannihar It means you change your pillows on change of season.
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
10 Nov 17
@dpk262006
Lately I changed from summer to winter I think in Ocotober.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
Some respondents have stated that they change pillow covers thrice in a week.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
I am surprised to hear about washable pillows. I am not sure if these are available here.
It is good to replace your pillows when they go flat.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
10 Mar 17
@dpk262006 I wash my pillows all the time and fluff them up in the drier.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
14 Mar 17
It is indeed a good idea to put pillow in the sun.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
16 Mar 17
It means that you frequently change your pillow covers, however, you stick with your old pillow till it goes flat.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Mar 17
The type of pillow I use can be washed and dried, over and over. It is just two years old so I'm in no rush to replace it and I love it anyway.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
I have not heard about washable pillows. I am not sure if these are available here.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Mar 17
@dpk262006 Even feather pillows can be washed.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Apr 17
You do not buy on need basis but if you go to market and like a pillow, you would buy it. Is it so?
Yeah, it is better to frequently get the pillow cases washed so as to avoid any health issues.
@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 17
@dpk262006 I suppose we should buy new pillows more often but if I don't think about it, it won't worry me. I have washed pillows occasionally if I think they need it.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar 17
It is not a bad idea to keep the pillows in sun. It is good that you change your pillow covers thrice in a week.
