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Back and Hip Pain on a Select Comfort Air Mattress.

Alan writes:

 

Hi Pete,

My wife and I bought a Select Comfort adjustable air mattress about six years ago.  

We bought it with the expectation that the foam layers in the design would allow a good balance between support and cushioning.  

At one point we added a Select Comfort 2-3" memory foam topper, but we found it to be uncomfortable and sensed feeling trapped.  We removed and stored it.

 

I am 61, 5'8", and weigh about 240 lbs.  My wife is 57, 5'5", and is average weight.  

I use a setting of 45-50, and my wife uses 30-35.  

Over time, we each have noticed that we are waking up having more pain in our backs and hips.

My wife also often awakens with neck soreness.  

 

We believe we need to make some kind of a change but don't know exactly what to change. 

Is our mattress system flawed, or do we need to add more padding of a different type?

Thanks, Alan

 

Hi Alan,

I hardly know where to begin.

You bought one of the worst quality mattresses on the market.

A bag of air is what you’re relying on for the support you’re not getting.

That worthless component is upholstered with another worthless product…memory foam. 

Memory foam is the absolute worst upholstery material ever invented.

Memory foam is specifically designed to cause a mattress to need frequent replacing.

And, it off gasses the toxic chemicals from which it’s made.

Then, you added more memory foam, making your mattress more worthless than it was to begin with.

I hope I haven’t been ambiguous about all this in any way.

 

A mattress with individually pocketed coils provides contouring support that pushes back up against your spine…maintaining your spine’s natural alignment.

And, that mattress needs to be upholstered with most anything except memory foam.

Here is a link to the Natura of Canada Greenspring line of mattresses.

https://themattressexpert.com/natura-greenspring-pocketed-coil-mattresses/

Due to the high quality of each of the components, high coil count and strength of the double tempered steel, all 4 models are firmer than their firmness designation make them sound.

The Ultra Plush model is the most comfortable and the one my wife and I sleep on at home….still in like new condition after more than 6 years under two people weighing more than 200 lbs. each.

 

These mattresses come with white glove delivery.

Delivery includes setup in your bedroom and removal of all packaging materials.

Delivery is FREE and there’s NO Sales Tax.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Pete

 

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Simmons Beautyrest World Class Bouvet Island Plush Hotel Mattress.

Lauren writes:

 

Hello Pete,

I am desperately in need of a new mattress. 

I currently have a sleep number bed that really doesn’t work well. 

When I traveled extensively and I fell in love with the Marriott Hotel Dream Bed.

They told me at the hotel it was a Simmons Beautyrest World Class Bouvet Island Plush.

I have held onto this information for years, because I have literally dreamed of finding a comfortable bed.  

I am a 5’7” 53 year old woman, who is fit and weighs 145 lbs.  

I have a shoulder issue that causes it to be very hard to get a good night’s rest I am hoping with surgical correction in Dec that will resolve itself.

 

That being said I need to find a new mattress.

I saw that you had responded to another inquiry from someone who loved a hotel mattress as well.

Can you provide me with the following?

 

(1)    A mattress recommendation

(2)    Do you have a store I can visit to try out the recommended mattress (I live in NJ)

(3)    If not do you have another store you can recommend who carries this mattress you are recommending?

(4)    Please supply me with the price and delivery and set up details – I would need my old mattress taken away.  

(5)    Do you offer financing or monthly payment terms?

 

Thanks a million, looking forward to hearing what you have to say!

Lauren

 

Good Morning Lauren,

You do have some old information.

Simmons no longer makes the World Class Series of mattresses.

Since being sold to an investment group, they no longer make a mattress without memory foam upholstery.

 

My recommendation for you, based on your size and what you like, is a mattress that is very similarly made to the Simmons Beautyrest mattress you mentioned.

It is the Wolf Tulah Plush Eurotop Mattress.

Click on this link to view specifications and prices:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/wolf-mattresses/wolf-hybrid-mattress/

 

The prices shown are complete, with no extra charge for shipping, and there’s no sales tax.

 

We are an online retailer with no physical stores for you to visit.

This mattress ships via UPS. Removal of your old mattress is not an available service.

We offer financing through PayPal.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Pete

 

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I Sleep Hot on a Sleep Number Bed Mattress.

Doreen writes:

 

Hi Pete,

I need some help finding a mattress that we will like.

We have a Sleep Number Bed mattress. I can't get comfortable on it, and I sleep hot on it.

I got rid of my old two-sided Sealy Posturepedic mattress for this one in king, when I got married.

It was only a queen size, but I wish I had it back.

I'm pretty thin with not much of my own padding, so I need something plush.

What would you recommend?

Thanks, Doreen

 

Hi Doreen,

Between the bag of air, which provides poor quality support for your back and the memory foam upholstery,

Sleep Number is one of the worst choices you can make. 

But as with many people, the extensive advertising led you to believe otherwise.

 

Let's get back into the kind of mattress you had been sued to and liked.

The Wolf Brolynn is a Well-Made, Old-Fashioned, Two-Sided Mattress.

It uses the same type of upholstery material that was used in your old Sealy and doesn't sleep hot.

You'll be pleased to see that a good quality mattress doesn't need to cost a lot.

It's an old-fashioned price to go with an old-fashioned mattress.

Click on this link to view specifications and prices:

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/two-sided-mattresses/

 

 

You'll want to order that in "Plush".

Shipping is free and there's no sales tax.

 

 

Thanks, Pete

 

VERY IMPORTANT:

Keeping your mattress clean and dry will increase its longevity.

We recommend our Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector. 

https://themattressexpert.com/bedding/sleepbeyond/sleep-beyond-bedding/sleep-beyond-mattress-protector/

 

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Hip, Back Pain from a 'diy' Mattress.

Rose writes:

 

Hi Pete,

I have three mattresses I switch depending on my location.

 

1 - I have a 'diy' mattress in a travel trailer I use over winter (3 mo last winter and abt 2 now. 

It consists of hard board base over a crawl space, then 5" dense foam, 2" med dense and then 3" soft latex. 

I call it diy because it's what I came up with to fit the available space. It would be like a short full size.

 

2 - Over summer, I alternately sleep on a select comfort (firm setting).

 

3 - I also sometime go to a firm sealy posturepedic.

 

I've tried combinations of the latex, a 2" memory foam and a 2" gel pad on each.

But, it all adds up to the same frustration. 

On any of them, I wake every few hours with pressure pain at the hip joint.

I also get pain shooting from my back, down the outside of my thigh, to my knee on the side I'm lying on.

 

I'm a side sleeper, 5'4" and moderately overweight. What suggestions do you have?

Thanks, Rose

 

 

Hi Rose,

You have worn discs in the small of your back.

The vertebrae are pinching a nerve, which is sending pain around your hip and down your leg.

The medical term for this is, Sciatica.

 

I'm recommending a mattress that uses an individually pocketed coil unit, which is designed to contour to the shape of your body, and maintain the natural alignment of your spine.

THIS, will relieve that pain.

The coils are made of double tempered steel, which is good for durability and longevity.

The latex upholstery provides long lasting comfort....and contains NO Memory Foam.

 

Despite all the hype to the contrary, memory foam is the worst upholstery material ever invented.

It is the source of your difficulty.

 

Here is a link to the Adara mattress, by Wolf.

https://themattressexpert.com/our-brands/wolf-mattresses/wolf-hybrid-mattress/

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Thanks, Pete

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Natura of Canada Greenspring Mattress for Plus Size People with DDD.

Michele writes:

 

Hi Pete,

My husband and I are "plus size people". He is 6'1" and weighs 255 lbs. I am 5'1" and weigh 200 lbs. 

He has been diagnosed with DDD and bone spurs. We both have constant tension in our backs. He suffers with pain everyday. 

We currently have a Sleep Number bed that we have been sleeping on for the last 3 years....and we hate it. 

What do you think would be a good bed for us? 

Thanks for your help! Michele

 

 

Hi Michele,

An air mattress does not provide the push back support your spine needs...anyone's spine. Displacement is not proper support.

A large man with DDD requires a firm mattress, with coils pushing back up against you, that will remain firm over many years. 

In addition, you will also need a comfortable sleeping surface that will also retain its comfort over the long term. 

The problem with most of today's mattresses is that they aren't made well...not like they had been only 15 years ago. 

Today, mattresses are loaded with memory foam...made to be replaced frequently.

For people who suffer from disc problems, this reduction in quality is simply unacceptable.

 

We carry a line of high quality mattresses that will work for the two of you....providing the proper support, comfort and longevity.

We are large people, as well...and with plenty of disc problems of our own.

The Natura of Canada Greenspring mattress that we use at home, is the best we've tested, over the years.

There are 5 models in the line, with the Plush Eurotop being the most comfortable of them.

Shown here:

https://themattressexpert.com/natura-greenspring-pocketed-coil-mattresses/

Natura of Canada Greenspring Pocketed Coil and Latex ... themattressexpert.com Greenspring Liberty Firm Euro Top Experience deeper, more restorative sleep with the Liberty Firm Euro Mattress. Lush helpings of natural ingredients come together with a foam encased coil unit to gratify your hunger for luxury, affordability and eco-integrity.

 

This mattress comes with white glove delivery, which includes removal of the old mattress.

Delivery is free and there's no sales tax.

 

 

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I suggest using a waterproof mattress protector with every mattress.

Keeping your mattress clean and dry will greatly extend the life and loft of the upholstery materials inside. Ours sleep cool and make NO Noise.

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Thanks, Pete

 

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