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From 2005ish to 2009, I had a knock-off air mattress that at my younger age, slept fine. It eventually leaked and I have been an unhappy sleeper since then.
In early 2009, went to the SAT bed but didn't like it. Later in 2009, went to the FloBed which is what I have now. I awake now every morning with moderate to severe tightness in the sacral area and laterally on both sides of my lower back. I'm on a med over firm over firm grouping of layers. Additionally, I tend to sleep in the middle of the bed and move around a bit, and I feel the separation between the two sides of the bed and it is annoying. I ham seriously questioning staying with the FloBed and at times am ready to throw it away....the pain is approaching unbearable. Within my 90 days, I switched out from firmer cores to softer, and have played with numerous combinations from med/firm/firm to soft/soft/med all with pain. I am 6ft, 200 lbs, and honestly, seem to sleep on back, side and front at various stages through the night. I am looking for suggestions on where to go from here. I honestly don't know if I need a firmer mattress, a softer mattress, an inner-spring mattress or what. I don't even care that it will cost me $5000 at this point. So, will Temperpedic be essentially the same? Thoughts about Select Comfort/Comfortaire? Lastly, innerspring? I've looked at Royal Pedic in a store here and they seem like an expensive possibility. Any other thoughts? I guess 1) how do I know what firmness level to get? Are there any options scientifically/objectively to help make this decision?
Chris This message was modified Dec 17, 2010 by texfire
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Leo3 wrote: Has Paul left the building, LOL? Still wondering on past matress pads you have used and about the Vermont Store blanket, is it thicker than a regular fleece sheet? After several weeks of experimenting with the cotton blanket, I ditched it because it was stifmmofening the top surface layer that it was negating the benefit of the conforming top 1 inch of 4 lb memory foam, which my tired body absolutely has to have on the top layer. I interestingly discovered something I will put in a new thread: I experimented with putting just one inch of hard poly foam.... called HD 36 by foamdi stributing.com.... on the bottom of my stack instead of their "supersoft foam" which is my "protection layer" between my expensive latex and the almost exposed mattress springs which have only 1/8 inch or less of cheesy felt on top. I thought is wouldn't make much difference 3 full inches down, at the bottom of my comfort layer.
WRONGO! COULD NOT BE MORE WRONGO! It made my otherwise pretty comfortable after years and thousands $.... UNSLEEPABLY HARD.!!!!!! ONE INCH, 3 INCHES DOWN. TO UNDERSTAND WHY, I TOOK THE TOP 3 INCHES OFF AND JUST SAT ON THE HD36 (LIKE 36 ILD) ON THE SPRINGS. THEN TOOK THAT OFF AND SAT ON THE SPRINGS ALONE. THE SPRINGS HAD CONSIDERABLE FLEX AND CONFORM... WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DO!!!! EVEN THIS SET OF SPRINGS FOR A FIRM MATTRESS. WHEN I PUT THE FIRM 1 INCH "BLOCK" BACK ON TOP ... IT WAS AS IF I HAD PUT A ;PIECE OF 1/4 INCH PLYWOOD ON THE SPRINGS. THE FIRM POLY "BRIDGED" THE SPRINGS AND PREVENTED ANY BENDING AND SHAPING BY THEM. I WAS AND STILL AM SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE A SINGLE INCH MADE, NEGATING THE ASSISTING HELP FROM THE SPRINGS. TO THIS MEANS TO ALL STACKERS THAT EVERY INCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM MATTERS. IT IS LIKELY WHY SANDMAN (AND I) FIND 4 INCHES ON TOP OF SPRINGS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN A BASE OF FIRM FOAM. JUST TOO HARD AND UNACCOMMODATIVE.
GOOD LUCK, ALL IN FINDING REST.
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