Also consider getting a waterproof cover on that pillow if you drool or sweat a lot while sleeping. I have a hybrid buckwheat and shredded memory foam pillow that I otherwise still love after 3 years but it'll be shameful if and when a woman ever sees it since it looks like the typical rotten yellow pillow that you need to throw away and I didn't get the cover for it. Plus if I do want to wash it, it's a pain in the ass to take all of the hulls out, wash, then put them back in. Great pillow, just not worth the effort to clean. Get a waterproof cover.