dpb

as they get older I sort of assumed springs would wear down , mattress would get become too soft ?!

is this just not the case ?

ours is divan , but I'm not touching the base ! i frequently now wake up sore flanks / ribs - like the mattress has firmed up whist been asleep

all fine after walking around in morning

markjmd

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The felt and other padding on any kind of mattesss is likely to get matted down and lose its bounce over time, regardless of what kind of springs it has. The only real way to minimize the effect of that is to use a memory foam or some other kind of topper, and replace that every few years.

alcazar

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Also they sag, putting more pressure onto joints, your spine and pressure points.

Go and lie on a new one, you'll see.

Rab555

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We just replaced ours after us both waking up with lower back pain. We went for the OTTY mattress and pillows, actually can't believe the difference and after a few weeks we are no longer feeling the pains.

alcazar

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OTTY?

Skoobie Dhu

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After trying out loads and reading lots of reviews, we went with this one.

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/silen...er-king-185018

Rab555

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https://otty.com/

yea Otty, it's great!

Wull

This topic is close to my heart, I've been having terrible back pain in the mornings that dissapears after about 15mins. Some days are worse than others.

I had pulled a muscle during one bout of the sickness and diarrhoea bug and it's never really recovered, so we decided the best option was to get a new mattress as ours was utter crap, I went and tried some out and they were awesome.

I spent a fair few quid and it should be here this week coming, I can't wait.

dpb

Just woke up , had take paracetamol ( 3rd night in a row)

Iv had Back pain , lower back . This is different, it's like the bed is too hard

But it's uniform hard all over far as I can tell

Maybe that mattresses topper stuff , or start from scratch

dpb

Could just be me of course,girlfriend says it's not great either - but she doesn't get the same rib pain afaik
I did have heavy impact with boom windsurfing about 5 years ago , can't be that though cos it's all gone 10 mins walking about

Wull

The issue I'm having is there's a build up of fluid etc around the pulled muscle hence the pain usually at around 3-4am......once you get up and move about the pain dissapears.

I'd go have a look and see what's what, try a few and if you're happy, buy a new one. Considering the amount of time we spend in our beds then it's definitely worth it.

dpb

Oh , for sure

urban

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Tempur mattress - was pretty expensive for a matress, but definitely worth it. Also guaranteed for 10 years

lozgti1

Slept so well since I got a divorce and had the bed to myself. :-)

Mind you,cost me £300k

dpb

300k ! Id be up all night lol

lozgti1

lol

mart360

200 gallons of H20

Wife used to complain about back pain all the time

Went over to a 95% motion damped waterbed, and after the initial couple of

days, never had a problem since


Mart

dpb

how does that work with the old , " bedroom activities " ?

gazzawrx

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Me and the missus used to wake up in pain due to our old matress, we did have it 10 years so is probably to be expected really, i was constantly waking up with ribs and shoulder pains and the missus was getting a bad back neigh on every day. In the end i thought **** it and started looking at bed and matress combos, we ended up with a nice bed and a tempur matress, not cheap at all but the sleep we get now is perfect. I should of spent the money years ago tbh

dpb

I'm considering mattress topper ( since the mattress itself seems ok)

Why don't you sweat like a ********d With the foam ones ?

Had foam on the boat uncovered for a while and it would be soggy overnight

JTaylor

Google open cell and closed cell.

If you have the readies, stop messing about and buy a Tempur. If you want a price PM me your address and I'll get you one from your local Dreams store.

dpb

Closed cell is that semi rigid stuff isn't it ?


like Thermrest use for camping mattress


I'm not sure about spending that much on a tempur , but thanks anyway

JTaylor

Can be, but as far as memory foam mattresses are concerned it needs to be avoided if you want a reasonable temperature when you sleep. The less expensive end of the mf market tends to be closed cell and this is where you read complaints about them being hot.

I understand and no problem. You can get a reasonable 'traditional' pocket sprung mattress for £300ish if you're happy to forgo natural fillings. Will be about 1000 pocket springs, which is fine. If you want a higher spring count and natural fillings you'll need to increase your budget, but consider the length of service and support you'll get from a better mattress.

What size? Firm, medium or soft? What's the budget? If you let me know these things I can help you, Duncan. Also, well worth considering a clearance mattress. Expect to get a genuine 50% discount for negligible defects.

dpb

Thanks for that !

fpan

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We used to have a Tempur memory foam matress.

Not sure how long they are supposed to last but after 7 years it was saggy and we both used to wake up with pains.

The wife was complaining for a while that it's not comfortable, I should have listened to her earlier.

We now have a Hypnos and we can both get good sleep.

JTaylor

Tempur come with a 10 year guarantee. We have one and it's still mint after 8 years so you're particularly unlucky if it failed. Are you sure it was Tempur rather than a generic memory foam? Hypnos are excellent.

mart360

No problem whatsoever

If its freeflow, do it on the flooor

Motion damped has internal baffling which give the resistance of a normal bed

Any major movement - turning over etc is damped in 1.5 seconds

Mart

fpan

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I am pretty sure it was Tempur, it cost around £1500 IIRC.
Not sure if it's bad luck or the people sleeping on it when we rented the house for a few years that were overweight..

JTaylor

£1500 is about right for a double. Strange.

tarmac terror

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The 'Artisan' range from these guys is supposed to exceptionally good.

https://johnryanbydesign.co.uk/produ...e_pa_size=king

I like that they set out the important data about the matress construction.

We have a Sealey matress which has been very disappointing; its memory foam started to loss its memory after about 3 years, just coming up on 6 years and I want rid.

Always important to have a comformtable bed and comfortable shoes, in you are not in one you are in the other!