Are you looking for a better nights sleep? Is you’re old mattress no longer leaving you feeling refreshed in the morning.
Whether you’re looking to improve an old mattress or replace it altogether then a memory foam mattress may well be what you’re looking for. The open celled structure of these mattresses molds to the contours of your body reducing the pressure on your joints and giving a comfortable and warm nights sleep. This is why memory foam mattresses are the choice of hospitals. The medical establishment have cottoned onto the fact that the better a patient sleeps the faster they recover. They’ve also discovered that Memory foam is ideal for people with spinal injuries. The support it gives is excellent and it also reduces the amount of tossing and turning so that patients are healing easier.
If your old bed hasn’t become lumpy then buying a mattress topper may be the most economical way of improving it’s performance. Toppers come in a range of thicknesses. The minimum for them to be truly effective is 2 inches. The thickness you opt for will to a large extent depend on the state of your existing bed. Be warned though, if you put a mattress topper on a bed that has already lost its solidity then it simply won’t work. Also be aware that standard fitted sheets will only fit a mattress that is a maximum of 10 inches thick. So measure your existing mattress to see how thick you can go.
When we spend so much of our lives in bed then it’s definitely worth investing as much as you can afford on a really good sleep system. That being the case it’s well worth going for an entirely new memory foam mattress. What they offer over the classic sprung mattress is the unique way in which the mold to the contours of your body giving unsurpassed support to your spine.
When you initially buy a memory foam mattress you may notice quite a strong odor from it. It makes sense to air the mattress for about a week before using it. Place it in a well ventilated area where the air can get to both sides of the mattress. You will find that after a week the mattress will have lost the majority of it’s odor and be ready for use.
Make sure that at the time of purchase you also buy a mattress protector. The same qualities that make memory foam so comfortable also mean that they will absorb liquid easily and stain. Buying a good mattress cover will protect your investment.
