Mattress help!!

demonloop

I'd love to hear forumistas advice on buying a mattress. I'll keep this as short as I can.

I bought a Sleepeezee Touch Classic 1400 mattress 6 months ago. It's pocket sprung with a memory foam top I think. For the last four months it's been causing me terrible back pain, to the extent I'm eating painkillers to get through the night. I should say I don't question the quality of the mattress.

My lower and mid back is in spasm.

I sleep on my side and toss and turn the whole night. To give my partner some restbite the other night I went in the spare bed about 4am, as soon as I hit the mattress the back spasms stopped and I slept till 10am! Unheard of for me!

The mattress on the spare bed is a really old Silentnight and feels rock hard to touch so I wondered if anyone has any recommendations for my problem? I don't want to keep blowing £££ till I stumble across the right one!

I'm tempted to avoid memory foam I think as I don't see how it offers support, just extra heat which I don't need.

Help appreciated.

jebervic

demonloop wrote: »

I'd love to hear forumistas advice on buying a mattress. I'll keep this as short as I can.

I bought a Sleepeezee Touch Classic 1400 mattress 6 months ago. It's pocket sprung with a memory foam top I think. For the last four months it's been causing me terrible back pain, to the extent I'm eating painkillers to get through the night. I should say I don't question the quality of the mattress.

My lower and mid back is in spasm.

I sleep on my side and toss and turn the whole night. To give my partner some restbite the other night I went in the spare bed about 4am, as soon as I hit the mattress the back spasms stopped and I slept till 10am! Unheard of for me!

The mattress on the spare bed is a really old Silentnight and feels rock hard to touch so I wondered if anyone has any recommendations for my problem? I don't want to keep blowing £££ till I stumble across the right one!

I'm tempted to avoid memory foam I think as I don't see how it offers support, just extra heat which I don't need.

Help appreciated.

Simple

Sleep in the spare bed, no cash outlay and a good nights kip:j

sheilavw

We were the same. Paid a lot for decent mattress and after a few months found it uncomfortable. We bougth a 3 in memory foam topper and we are both sleeping much better. Paid about £60 from company off ebay. They can be a bit warm, but you can buy covers which will do in summer. Just have a sheet on it now

mazinmouse

It is not how much you pay for the mattress, what matters, most of all IMO, is whether you buy the correct level of support for your body weight (as well as buying a well manufactured bed).

I am overweight and need more support from my mattress under my body.

Without the correct level of support your body is holding itself in an unnatural state of tension instead of relaxing and letting you sleep!

Your answer is in the firmer hard mattress. A firm mattress is not usually the answer for a lightweight person as there is not enough 'give' and, again, their bodies end up holding themselves in an unnatural state of tension.

Tim_Deegan

demonloop wrote: »

I'd love to hear forumistas advice on buying a mattress. I'll keep this as short as I can.

I bought a Sleepeezee Touch Classic 1400 mattress 6 months ago. It's pocket sprung with a memory foam top I think. For the last four months it's been causing me terrible back pain, to the extent I'm eating painkillers to get through the night. I should say I don't question the quality of the mattress.

My lower and mid back is in spasm.

I sleep on my side and toss and turn the whole night. To give my partner some restbite the other night I went in the spare bed about 4am, as soon as I hit the mattress the back spasms stopped and I slept till 10am! Unheard of for me!

The mattress on the spare bed is a really old Silentnight and feels rock hard to touch so I wondered if anyone has any recommendations for my problem? I don't want to keep blowing £££ till I stumble across the right one!

I'm tempted to avoid memory foam I think as I don't see how it offers support, just extra heat which I don't need.

Help appreciated.

First thing you need to do is visit a back specialist to find out exactly what the problem is with your back, as not all back problems need the same type of mattress.

I've been trying to find out the density of the memory foam used in your mattress, but I can't find it anywhere. The density is very important, and usually when the manufacturer doesn't quote it then it tends to be too low. This wouldn't surprise me with Sleepeezee as they aren't the best quality bed manufacturer on the market. The optimum density is 60 to 70kg per m3.

One thing I did notice is that your mattress is medium. Well you said that you sleep better on a firm mattress. So it could be that medium is too soft for you.

A good quality memory foam actually moulds to your body giving even support, without causing pressure points.

mazinmouse

I think if the back problems only started with the bed then I'd try sleeping in the spare room first as a visit to a back specialist might not be necessary so save time and money!

Tim_Deegan

mazinmouse wrote: »

I think if the back problems only started with the bed then I'd try sleeping in the spare room first as a visit to a back specialist might not be necessary so save time and money!

A visit to a back specialis is essential to find out the exact cause of the problem. If the mattress in the spare room is a Silentnight, then after a few months use they could end up with more problems.

demonloop

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies.

I should have said I'm 12 stone and 5'11 so average enough weight build.

The spare bed unfortunately is only a double whereas mines a king or I'd swap!

I don't have underlying back issues, as confirmed by chiro who I still attend every 8 weeks because I feel it helps the pain for a bit.

I think a good medium firm mattress with no memory foam might be an answer, I'm not convinced about the foam. Anyone any recommendations?

Tim_Deegan

demonloop wrote: »

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies.

I should have said I'm 12 stone and 5'11 so average enough weight build.

The spare bed unfortunately is only a double whereas mines a king or I'd swap!

I don't have underlying back issues, as confirmed by chiro who I still attend every 8 weeks because I feel it helps the pain for a bit.

I think a good medium firm mattress with no memory foam might be an answer, I'm not convinced about the foam. Anyone any recommendations?

Memory firm will give far better support. I think you may have been put off by a poor quality memory foam mattress. However if you have really been put off memory foam then a good qualty two sided medium to firm pocket sprung mattress would be best. Between 1000 and 1800 pocket springs.

Stay away from big brand names, and buy on line from a seller who gives a satisfaction guarantee (read their T&C's carefully).

demonloop

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

Memory firm will give far better support. I think you may have been put off by a poor quality memory foam mattress. However if you have really been put off memory foam then a good qualty two sided medium to firm pocket sprung mattress would be best. Between 1000 and 1800 pocket springs.

Stay away from big brand names, and buy on line from a seller who gives a satisfaction guarantee (read their T&C's carefully).

Tim, I think you're right. Do you (or anyone) have any links?

Tim_Deegan

demonloop wrote: »

Tim, I think you're right. Do you (or anyone) have any links?

I'm afraid I'm not allowed to, as it could be seen as advertising.