Need advice on Best seat cushions

[9999maverick88]

I've been trying to find a really good seat cushion - preferably with a depression/hole cut out near the perineum (to let it relax). I notice there are a lot of different kinds available on the web, but I am not sure which ones work the best due to a lack of 'reviews'. Has anyone purchased one, or many different ones, and which ones would you recommend?

[webslave]

I recommend a latex cushion, one of the ones they use for people in wheelchairs. Lasts a long time, resilient, comfortable, but a little expensive.

[9999maverick88]

Thanks! Does anyone else have any suggestions?

[Dimdem]

I got an inflatable doughnut. It definitely helps. On a good day, I have no symptoms at all except for minor discomfort when I sit too long in a regular chair. It is a little taller than I would like, though, and not entirely stable. I've tried to find what WS is describing online without luck, so maybe he can post a link.

Oh, this isn't too original, but I also have used one of those horseshoe pillows that are really made for putting around your neck when traveling. Mine is full of buckwheat. I had already half emptied it out, because it came too fill to be comfortable for its intended use. Now it is also good for keeping the perineum elevated. For home use I still prefer the doughnut, but the other pillow will be convenient when I have to travel. It won't look unusual to carry on, and no one but the person next to me will ever possibly notice where it ends up.

[webslave]

I've tried to find what WS is describing online without luck, so maybe he can post a link.

>link dead<

[9999maverick88]

The only thing about those latex cushions, that while they look comfortable, they do not let the perineum 'relax' like a doughnut cushion would. At least, that's the way it looks from the picture, because there is no cut-out in the middle.

[webslave]

That's why I recommend cutting a hole in them.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=5906&p=32850#p32850

[Dimdem]

That's why I recommend cutting a hole in them.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=5906&p=32850#p32850

Do you put the cover back on after you cut, or could even the taut cover apply too much pressure? Even if I stick with the doughnut at home, I could see doing something like this at work. It is a lot subtler than a doughnut... with a black cover it would blend with my chair so that no one would even notice. I'm very fortunate to have a job that allows me to do the much of my work from home. Even I have to work in the office sometimes. though, and it can get uncomfortable after awhile.

[webslave]

Cover goes back on, pressure negligible.

[Dimdem]

2" should be adequate, right? Seems like it would be much easier to cut through than 3-4". I would only want to make sure that it didn't compress so much that 2" would put my perineum back on the seat.

[webslave]

3-4" is better, I won't lie to you.

[Dimdem]

Well, 3" was cheaper anyway... I went for
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FZXHEQ

Thanks.