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So I went to stores trying out tempurpedics.
In all stores the guys kept talking about open cell and closed cell of tempurpedics. One guy beat up the tempurpedic top foam with his hands and I asked him why was he ruining the mattress? He told me he was trying to open the cells strucure of tempurpedics and so to soften it up. I ask him why? I could not make anything out this mumbo jumbo. It is reasonable to say that will soften up the tempurpedics and why would I want to do that? If the tempurpedic softens up it is reasonabe to say I will be sinking more and more into the mattress. Where is the support then? And when I will sink more and more at some point, my body is going to make contact with the base foam which the sales guy told me was some sort of polyurethane foam. And that foam I could tell was hard just by feeling it. So what good is any tempurpedic mattress when after short time, I will sink lower and lower on it as it softens up more and more and then I will be sleeping basically on their special polyurethane foam? The support will be gone and so will the pressure relief.
Anyone, someone please explain this phenomenon. This message was modified Oct 27, 2011 by Joed
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slpngoc wrote:
Whoa, hold on there Joed.
First off, I have a Tempurpedic Cloud, going on 7 weeks. It's right here next to me,ok. The Tempur memory foam doesn't just sink down and down and down. No. It is engineered to support and conform to the body. It does that very well. The only thing I've heard from a salesperson about 'opening up the cells' of Tempur material is to walk on the mattress which opens up the cells and apparently helps dissipate the slight odor from the mattress. >>>>>> I've had my mattress for almost 7 weeks and over 3 weeks on the foundation and I can tell everyone for sure .... when you walk into the room with closed door, there is a slight odor and yeah, it's from the mattress. To the OP. Stop trippin' about the mattress just sinking and sinking not offering any support. The support is great. I don't have anything remotely like a neck or back ache from it. I don't feel any core foam under there. it's engineered very well and it very, very comfortable, conforming and pressure relieving. Now, if I had gotten a Tempurpedic that has tooo much memory foam for me (too soft a mattress), that might be a different story, but I got the right one for me. Hmm Interesting, friend. But how can I find out which tempurpedic is right for me. If you read budgy's post, s/he says that If you are over 200lbs you need HD tempurpedic but I see you mentioned you are 6 feet 2 inches and weigh 190 pounds, pretty close to 200lbs. And this cloud you have I see has only 2.8 inches of special tempurpedic foam. IT IS NOT HD TEMPURPEDIC FOAM EITHER. It is also only 8 inch mattress. I need to find a decent mattress that does supports and relives pressure. My body statistics are height 6 feet 2 inches weight 205 pounds sleeping position - side sleeper Medical condition Suffering from herniated disc induced low back pain Now friend could you tell me how should I go about looking for decent tempurpedic mattress that does not soften up and sink down below me? here is another thing, laying on tempurpedic in stores for 15 minutes has not gotten me anywhere. This message was modified Oct 28, 2011 by Joed
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They all soften, the reason I recommend higher densities for heavier people is that they will last longer...but I suppose if it isn't comfortable or affordable than it is a moot point. Being 6'2" your weight is atleast spread out pretty good so it may not be an issue. |
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Joed wrote:
Hmm Interesting, friend. But how can I find out which tempurpedic is right for me. If you read budgy's post, s/he says that If you are over 200lbs you need HD tempurpedic but I see you mentioned you are 6 feet 2 inches and weigh 190 pounds, pretty close to 200lbs. And this cloud you have I see has only 2.8 inches of special tempurpedic foam. IT IS NOT HD TEMPURPEDIC FOAM EITHER. It is also only 8 inch mattress. I need to find a decent mattress that does supports and relives pressure. My body statistics are height 6 feet 2 inches weight 205 pounds sleeping position - side sleeper Medical condition Suffering from herniated disc induced low back pain Now friend could you tell me how should I go about looking for decent tempurpedic mattress that does not soften up and sink down below me? here is another thing, laying on tempurpedic in stores for 15 minutes has not gotten me anywhere. Tempurpedic prices are high because their quality is high. I just weighed in a 190 on the scale and I'm all of 6'2". When the Cloud was brand new, the foam was definitely brand new. It felt firmer than the mattress in the store, but all foam breaks in and softens up a little. That's just what foam does. I know. I had 3 layers of Latex International talalay latex, I had a Stearns and Foster, I had an iComfort, I have a Tempurpedic .... all within the last 4 months, each one for at least 4 weeks. Just because foam softens up does not mean it just loses its ability to support. I feel the support is just fine on this Cloud >>> The big thing and I keep saying this for memory foam or may mattress is - make sure the mattress doesn't seem really plush or ultra plush for you. If you lay on your back and you feel the foam just really going down deeply under your butt, that mattress is probably too. In other words, a Cloud Luxe would probably be too soft for you and lead to neck or backaches. Same with an iComfort Revolution - too much sink, too soft from about day one. The thing with memory foam is it is somewhat deceptive. I'll expalin. In the store, it doesn't feel all that much more pressure relieving or 'comfortable' than the regular mattress. Hey, most beds feel good for the first 15 minutes or half hour. But, it's the Tempurpedic that pulls ahead when you've been laying on it for hours and hours. I can spend an amazing amount of time sleeping directly on my right shoulder that had arthro surgery twice on it in this Cloud. It is a real performer and I totally appreciate the mattress. Sleeping hot a total non-issue. 68 F in room last night and now I have full PJs with a t-shirt underneath. Slight odor - um, yes. It hangs around for a lonnng time. Doesn't bother me, but I'd rather it not be there. That is the ONLY downside to Tempurpedic in my opinion. This message was modified Nov 8, 2011 by slpngoc
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