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I've been out looking at inner spring mattresses and noticed several brands that are using more and/or thicker springs in the middle third of the bed for additional support - essentially they are zoning with springs. Royal-pedic and Sealy Posturepedic both do this. I see the logic in this, as the middle third of the mattress definitely gets the most use. But I wonder if this is the right zoning (in general, and for me)? I found some sources that say that this zoning scheme is good for side sleepers with wide shoulders and normal hips. Sounds good, I'd say thats me; but my feeling on the Royal-pedic was that my hips were really being pressed up, aka I felt pressure points on my hips. The bed I was on only had 2" of padding on top, its possible that more padding would have reduced the pressure and felt better. But when I think about it, I think I should probably have the firmest support in the lumbar (belly) region, because thats really where most of my weight is. And, I see that there is something called reverse zoning, which does just that (firmer under lumbar, softer under hips and shoulders). Problem is I cant find any mattresses zoned this way. I saw some posts here saying the Simmons Backguard is zoned this way but I'm not getting any hits on that for google shopping, maybe its discontinued or the name changed? Can anyone point to any? Latex or spring is fine, I just wanna see if reverse zoning feels better to me. Any other feedback on this also appreciated. Steve |
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Catherine wrote:
Which Sealys have zoned springs? I haven't seen any. (As far as I can tell, their "CoreSupport" thing is just foam, not different springs.) Maybe you could try to get the effect with some cheap PU foam, to see if it helps, before trying it with more expensive stuff (latex, whole new mattress). Won't be exactly the same feel, but it might give you an idea. Re home zoning, I have tried using cardboard and towels to stiffen certain parts of the bed, but it always feels uneven to me, so I can never really sleep that way. So still unsure... Steve |