“How should I sleep with a pinched nerve in my neck?”

It's important to have neck pain checked out by a licensed chiropractor.

The means of greatest relief in positioning, tells you about your source of pain. I have greatest relief without any pillows, flat on my back, with bent knees. To get additional relief, I position my head off the edge of the bed about 2 inches, for about 20 minutes. This is basically the simplest "extension and traction" therapy for the neck. There are multiple devices that are complicated that provide "neck traction." Three traction devices include: anti-gravity chairs flexed backwards, boots to hang like a bat with your feet above your head, hanging from a rod, chin straps that attach to a pulley and a weight (bag of water commonly used over a door). But lying on a bed on your back is safer than the devices above. Lying on your side with bent knees is the classic "healthiest" position in general, for back issues. You would need the correct pillow and may not be able to tolerate the side sleeper position, if your injury prevents you from being comfortable on your side. Keep searching for results that help!

Try a firm pillow