Comments on: Top Ten Problems With Memory Foam http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/ Tips, Techniques and Articles that Lead to a Better Night's Sleep Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:46:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: subby http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/comment-page-1/#comment-770 subby Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:46:13 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/#comment-770 I am planning to buy a tempurpedic mattress, but after reading a lot of negative comments about it , feeling a bit discouraged . I tried a all natural Latex mattress, that did provide similar firmness . Considering all pros and cons , I am more inclined towards the NATURAL LATEX , just because it is natural and might not have any side effects as a result of chemicals etc that is used in memory foam . Who knows 20 years from now they come up with research saying that memory foam causes some sort of illness . Any comments ? I am planning to buy a tempurpedic mattress, but after reading a lot of negative comments about it , feeling a bit discouraged . I tried a all natural Latex mattress, that did provide similar firmness . Considering all pros and cons , I am more inclined towards the NATURAL LATEX , just because it is natural and might not have any side effects as a result of chemicals etc that is used in memory foam . Who knows 20 years from now they come up with research saying that memory foam causes some sort of illness . Any comments ?

]]> By: Katherine Blake http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Katherine Blake Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:35:48 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/#comment-768 I bought a knock-off memory foam, 10-inch mattress at Overstock.com. My husband weighs 250 pounds, and he's very tall. There's a permanent dent in the middle of the mattress now, after 1 year. For the heat problem, in the event your mattress isn't deformed like mine, invest the $70 in a TempurPedic brand mattress cover. It keeps you cool. My dad has a TempurPedic and loves it, but he weighs 175. I bought a knock-off memory foam, 10-inch mattress at Overstock.com. My husband weighs 250 pounds, and he’s very tall. There’s a permanent dent in the middle of the mattress now, after 1 year. For the heat problem, in the event your mattress isn’t deformed like mine, invest the $70 in a TempurPedic brand mattress cover. It keeps you cool. My dad has a TempurPedic and loves it, but he weighs 175.

]]> By: Carl Arends http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Carl Arends Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:03:03 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/#comment-677 We bought a memory foam king size unit at Costco in July of 07. We were very pleased with it. In August '08, I had surgery twice and was in bed for almost six weeks recovering. The mattress took on a large depression where I laid. It didn't recover it's shape. I went to customer service at Costco, and they gave me a phone # for the manufacturer. I contacted them and went through all of the steps they required, and within a couple of weeks,they shipped us a new mattress and picked up the old one. My only complaint is that I am a warm sleeper, and that is made worse for me by the foam. I am too warm even in winter. We bought a memory foam king size unit at Costco in July of 07. We were very pleased with it. In August ‘08, I had surgery twice and was in bed for almost six weeks recovering. The mattress took on a large depression where I laid. It didn’t recover it’s shape. I went to customer service at Costco, and they gave me a phone # for the manufacturer. I contacted them and went through all of the steps they required, and within a couple of weeks,they shipped us a new mattress and picked up the old one. My only complaint is that I am a warm sleeper, and that is made worse for me by the foam. I am too warm even in winter.

]]> By: Catherine Czerkawska http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Catherine Czerkawska Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:09:47 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/#comment-605 We got an expensive memory foam mattress about eighteen months ago, and I haven't had a good night's sleep since. I loathe, hate and detest it. It is impossibly hot, it is madly uncomfortable, and I can't begin to imagine how so many people can have been fooled into buying these. Especially since most of the 'research' on them seems to have been done by manufacturers. I have blogged about it and the response from people with similar problems has been amazing. My husband - however - loves it. Unfortunately, within a couple of months of buying it, his arthritis flared again, and has been appalling ever since. He has been relentlessly sleeping on the memory foam. A few weeks ago, I finally decided that enough was enough and decamped to son's bedroom (he's away from home at present!) I've been sleeping beautifully ever since. Then - this weekend, son came home, and I returned to the dreaded memory foam. I slept terribly, and woke up with, quite literally, every bone in my body aching - and the bursitis in my hip that had just eased, after a year's misery, reappeared. I have since persuaded husband to give the other bed a try for a week or so, just to see if the arthritis improves a little on a sprung mattress. One of the selling points seems to be that movement is less, but with arthritis, the less you move during the night, the more stiff you are in the morning. These mattresses are the work of the devil, in my opinion! We got an expensive memory foam mattress about eighteen months ago, and I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since. I loathe, hate and detest it. It is impossibly hot, it is madly uncomfortable, and I can’t begin to imagine how so many people can have been fooled into buying these. Especially since most of the ‘research’ on them seems to have been done by manufacturers. I have blogged about it and the response from people with similar problems has been amazing. My husband – however – loves it. Unfortunately, within a couple of months of buying it, his arthritis flared again, and has been appalling ever since. He has been relentlessly sleeping on the memory foam. A few weeks ago, I finally decided that enough was enough and decamped to son’s bedroom (he’s away from home at present!) I’ve been sleeping beautifully ever since. Then – this weekend, son came home, and I returned to the dreaded memory foam. I slept terribly, and woke up with, quite literally, every bone in my body aching – and the bursitis in my hip that had just eased, after a year’s misery, reappeared. I have since persuaded husband to give the other bed a try for a week or so, just to see if the arthritis improves a little on a sprung mattress. One of the selling points seems to be that movement is less, but with arthritis, the less you move during the night, the more stiff you are in the morning. These mattresses are the work of the devil, in my opinion!

]]> By: Doug http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Doug Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:03:31 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2008/01/28/top-ten-problems-with-memory-foam/#comment-595 I am not sure why the numbness is occurring. That would be a question better suited for your physician. Memory foam is a product that has been proven to affectively increase blood circulation. The complete opposite of the problem you seem to be having. It may simply be a coincidence that this started occurring at the same time you got your new mattress. The only way to really know for sure, is to sleep on a totally different mattress that does not cause the numbness. Your old mattress for a 30-day trial period may answer some of those numbness questions for you if you still have it? Hope this helps. I am not sure why the numbness is occurring. That would be a question better suited for your physician. Memory foam is a product that has been proven to affectively increase blood circulation. The complete opposite of the problem you seem to be having.

It may simply be a coincidence that this started occurring at the same time you got your new mattress. The only way to really know for sure, is to sleep on a totally different mattress that does not cause the numbness. Your old mattress for a 30-day trial period may answer some of those numbness questions for you if you still have it? Hope this helps.

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