Buying a decent mattress

1. Buying a Decent Mattress
Are you tired of being tired all the time because of your mattress? Thinking of purchasing a new
one?
A little research into the features and benefits available in new mattresses can pay off many
times over in the quality of your sleep for years to come. If you’re like most people, you won’t
replace your mattress for about a decade, so you’ll have to live with your choice for a long time.
And remember, a good mattress can make a noteworthy difference in your attitude, health and
well-being.
Testing a Mattress
Don’t be afraid to test out the mattresses in stores-that’s what they’re there for.
When you lie on your back on a mattress, your back should maintain its natural curve. When
you lie on your side, your spine should be straight. The bed Linen UK cushioning should mould
itself to your figure. According to orthopaedic specialists, you should go for the firmest, most
supportive mattress you find comfortable.
A bed that is too firm will put strain on the heavier parts of your body, signalling your body to
turn over, producing a night of tossing and turning. A bed that is too soft will result in your
spine not maintaining proper alignment. Your muscles will tense and have to work harder to
make up for the lack of support.
Here are some well-liked types of mattresses.
Varieties of Mattresses
Inner spring (or inner coil spring) mattresses are the most well-liked. They consist of rows of
tempered steel coils layered between insulation and cushioning. Hardness and durability is
based on the thickness of the wire and the number of coils. The higher the coil count, the
harder the mattress.
Pocket coils, also called Marshall coils, are separately clothed in a fabric pocket. Though these
pockets are connected, the springs are each free of one another and can move separately.
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2. Pocketed coils administer more motion separation than inner spring coils, so your sleep is less
likely to be upset by your partner’s movements.
A foam mattress is hard when you get into Egyptian cotton bedding, but after about fifteen
minutes it warms up and softens, forming itself to the shape of your body. Foam beds tend to
trap and radiate heat back to the sleeper. Some sleepers enjoy the extra heat; others don’t.
Air-chamber mattresses are adaptable via an internal or external air pump that can pump each
air chamber independently. In bigger sizes, this allows two sleep partners to sleep on a bed of
varying firmness. These chambers eventually start to leak air and have to be stiffened up some
with more air. Consumer approval with these beds seems to vary greatly.
Pillow-top and plush-top
Pillow-Tops add a layer of down to the top of the mattress, adding a plush softness to the
underlying firm mattress. These Egyptian cotton sheets tend to compress and mat down,
potentially creating permanent depressions and lumps.
A safer alternative to acquiring one of these beds would be to purchase a replaceable down
mattress topper to put on top of a traditional mattress; toppers are a lot less expensive to
replace every few years than an entire mattress.
Another alternative is the plush top, which adds an extra layer that isn’t quite as soft and won’t
compress as readily as the top layer of a pillow-top bed. Although it’s not as cuddly as a pillow-
top, the plush top still gives a luxurious plushness.
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