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Hi folks, I am wondering if I need to give 2 inches of sensus on top of firm mattress a try. Has anyone bought 2" toppers from either overstock... foambymail.... or someone else that you are really happy with for some length of time? On top of a firm mattress? I tend to see comments that folks love MF or tempur beds for a (short) while and then either the product or the body... "fails." Over the past couple of years, I have tried mostly latex from 1" to 6 inches in combos of 1" and 2 inch layers, and feel that the push back is not accomodating my spine. I did include 1 " of "eco green latex 4 lb memory foam.. which I have folded to test 2 inches, and a 1 inch sensus 5 slb piece.. both from overstock. The "sensus" one inch did not accommodate much... felt firmer than the 2 inch sensus I tried several years ago. The two layers of 1 inch sensus did not feel anything like the 2 inch slab previously. the 2 inch was firm but accommodating.. but the new stuff was just "firm". The only thing I can half sleep on right now is 1 inch, 4 lb memory over 1 inch of either 14 or 20 ILD latex.. over that rock hard mattress. However, the 4 lb starts out feeling great.. but by the time I wake up in the morning.. it seems to have gone flat like an air mattress. But earlier in my quest, a few years ago I tried 2 inches of Sensus on an older softer pillowtop mattress, and for about a month it felt like a great improvement. Then it got warm.. I got hot... and I started not liking the being in a hole.. hard to turn (I am a flipper).... etc. The problem could be the lack of support of the memory foam slab.. and I am (probably dreaming) that 2" on very firm bed (now) might work? They say you are crazy when you do the same things that didn't work (try another 2 inch mem foam) and expect a different outcome. I am telling myself it is different ( 2 inch piece, maybe different supplier.. and the physics of single piece) but am I just crazy to think of this? I am not Thomas Edison and am tiring of the 10,000 failures. Thanks, shovel99 |
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Thanks Sandman.
While poking around, I found a "hybrid" latex memory foam at walmart.com.. supposedly pretty dense and 4 users... all 5 stars. Who knows? Convoluted top.. may be just the thing on top of the 20 ILD and maybe 14 ILD. or some variation. Thomas Edison. Shooting for 10,001.
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shovel99 wrote: Thanks Sandman.
While poking around, I found a "hybrid" latex memory foam at walmart.com.. supposedly pretty dense and 4 users... all 5 stars. Who knows? Convoluted top.. may be just the thing on top of the 20 ILD and maybe 14 ILD. or some variation. Thomas Edison. Shooting for 10,001.
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shovel99 wrote: Thanks Sandman.
While poking around, I found a "hybrid" latex memory foam at walmart.com.. supposedly pretty dense and 4 users... all 5 stars. Who knows? Convoluted top.. may be just the thing on top of the 20 ILD and maybe 14 ILD. or some variation. Thomas Edison. Shooting for 10,001.
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I called Overstock, and they could not tell me who makes the Sensus memory foam. Some other websites that sell Sensus say it is made by Foamex. It is possible they don't want to use their name at overstock, because they are undercutting the other retailers prices. There has been some discussion that it comes from a company called Anatomic Global, but some have also said that Foamex supplies them (so maybe they are just a wholesaler). I think it is possible that the overstock is made by someone else than Foamex or by a different process than when you bought it earlier. Still, it is 5lb. density and reasonably good. There is also 5lb. Aerus memory foam around made by Foamex, but I have only found in 2.5". It would be interesting to try, but risky if it cannot be returned. Cheaper at Sam's club, but you need a membership. This message was modified Sep 1, 2010 by sandman
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Thanks for additional input. Costco 3" was softer density and would definitely kill my back. I think the most memfoam I would stand would be 2". I ordered the Hybrid latex/mem foam topper from Walmart.com and have high hopes. I will report back. Another rather stunning discovery for later report: I started to focus specifically on the lumbar problem I have... that a lumbar solution may be out there. I placed a small piece of softer 1" mem foam... maybe 8 x 36 wide.. under my lumbar section... right on top of the topper. Felt good but could feel the transition. Then stuck it under the 1" mem foam (4 lb). Better, but still felt the transition. Tried a piece of 1/2 inch poly foam from foam distrib. Felt better yet, but "could feel the transition." Hell, lets fold a bath towel a few times and try that! (at most 1/4 inch!). Amazingly... the whole area under which the towel was spread... resisted sinking into the admittedly thin, firm comfort layer of the firm Serta PS Auburn mattress! Now recall that this is with only 1 inch of 4 lb memory foam from OS.. one of the better ones.. in 4 lb. So the towel... lying between the 1 inch mf topper and mattress top... made a significant, perceptible stiffening and support of the area under my lumbar area! Calling my patent attorney now....... I slept on just that one inch and the towel last night... and my back felt the best it has felt in months. I did wake with shoulder numbness because of the single inch of 4 lb. But this was better than every other combination I have tried. And yes, sandman... I did try all combos of 1 inch 20 & 1 inch 14 and 1 inch 4 lb memory, and 1 inch sensus memory.... including memory on the bottom. The best until last night was 1 inch of 4 lb memory over 1 inch of 20 ILD latex. At any rate, there can be large implications and I will report back. shovel99 |
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I too have put a folded towel between the Ikea box spring and the pocket mattress in my twin experimental mattress and could feel a little extra support. That said, my 3 lb MF still has to go.
Just remembered why I removed the towel. I was starting to wake up on the cusp of heartburn. Seemed the slight elevation (and slight it was only being a towel) at the ribcage area was making my stomach higher than my esophagus resulting in reflux - law of unintended consequences at play - see how complicated this can get This message was modified Sep 2, 2010 by DianeK
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