Health issues, need new mattress where do I start?
| I have a lot of health problems such as herniated discs, scoliosis, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, COPD, and blood/bone Cancer. I bought a top of the line inner spring mattress about four years ago in hopes of getting a better nights sleep. Things have gotten worse and I do not get a good nights sleep. I want to look for another mattress and do not know where to start. I was careful with my last purchase and did some research and thought it would help but it didn't. I know buying a mattress is preference on what you want, and you have to try them out in the store for longer than three minutes. I know when I lay on my sofa which is a latex cushion I do get some relief. My concern is over time it will sag if the wrong one is purchased. Can you make several recommendations based on having a lot of health issues? If you think latex is not the way to go, is there something else that works best for people with these type of health problems? This would at least help get me started. Thank you. |
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As far as memory foam mattresses (like Tempurpedic) go, most people either love them or hate them. My friend kept raving about his Tempurpedic, but I recently tried to nap on his and found it to be horrible. I loved it for about 10 minutes, but found it to get hot, and rolling over was like trying to go uphill. I knew within the next ten minutes that there was no way for me to fall asleep on it. After almost an hour of no sleep success, I went to his couch and was asleep in 5 minutes.
I too have been shopping for a new bed, and found a solid latex core to be very comfortable. I tried three different models at City Mattress, and loved them all. I also tried 2 Tempurpedic beds (one almost $8K) which confirmed to me that memory foam is not for me. The memory foam is noticably hotter. Think of wearing a polyester shirt vs. a cotton shirt. I know many people love their Tempurpedics, but I strongly recommend you try them out first. Just about every mattress store carries them, so it's not hard to locate one. I did not notice any noticeable smell on any of the tempurpedics I tried. This message was modified Dec 30, 2011 by megalops
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Re: Health issues, need new mattress where do I start?
| Thanks to everyone for all your help I will start testing in the upcoming weeks. Happy New Year to all. |
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Happy New Year. What do you know about the Stearns and Foster Tuscan Summer Villa latex mattress? |
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I have absolutely no info on the tuscan S&F bed you mentioned, but I can tell you that from all the research I've neen doing, the major S brands rarely give you good value for your money. If you have a decent budget, I'd either go with flobeds for a solid latex, or something like the Ethos hybrid maple for innerspring (not available in Florida). I have not personally seen the Ethos Maple Hybrid, but it looks like it might be a finely built innerspring for a fair price. I'd definitely give them a look if you have a retailer in your area. There are a ton of other decent value options, but due to popular opinion, the S brands don't offer many. This message was modified Jan 7, 2012 by megalops
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