How to choose the best mattress for yourself

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How To Choose The Best Mattress For Yourself
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Most of us get confused when it comes to buying a
mattress, even if it is buying offline i.e. at a
retail store. You might have always wondered how
to choose a mattress that is perfect for you.
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The sales guy at the store will pitch with
typical sales terms which neither a customer
nor he himself would understand because he most
probably wouldnt know nothing of the materials
and processes used in the mattress manufacture.
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The world of mattresses is so complex that if you
just Google the word mattress, a plethora of
mattresses with fancy images and types will
appear. I will probably need to get a degree to
just understand the pros and cons of a mattress.
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Now before we begin, We should know the following
facts about mattresses
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Fact
A hard mattress is not a good mattress for your
body. A mattress should be medium firm or medium
soft
Reason
Hard mattress doesnt touch your body uniformly
when you lie on it and hence leads to pressure
point development and back ache
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Fact
Spring mattress is just a perceived luxury
mattress but not comfortable in the long run. It
is only good for touch and feel but is the worst
for your back and spine. Specially, bonnel spring
mattresses
Reason
The biggest problem area is the uneven hardness
on the sleeping surface. It is harder where the
spring coil is present and softer where it is not
present. This issue is more dominant when the
mattress is used for a few months
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Fact
A mattress need not to be flipped every month or
so. A good mattress is sturdy enough to take care
of itself
Reason
If the density and compression set of material
used is good, the mattress should be sturdy and
doesnt require flipping at all
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Fact
Memory foam mattress doesnt produce heat when
you sleep on it if the cells of foam are open
enough to make it breathable
Reason
Irrespective of the kind of mattress, the heat
issue is taken care by the cell size of the foam
used. Technically, it is dependent on the
mattress manufacturer to decide upon the cell
size and define breathability
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Fact
Designs on mattress top basically known as
quilting (squares and triangles) are just to lure
buyers with aesthetic appeal but that is not good
for your back
Reason
Quilting leads to unevenness on the sleeping
surface and hence the uneven support on mattress
back
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The most basic thing that one should consider
before buying a mattress is Uniform support to
the back!
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All other features and bells and whistles are
secondary. Think of buying a good looking spring
mattress at a hefty price from a reputed brand
and then just suffering back pain every time you
go to sleep. Nothing could be worse than that.
Following are the parameters to look for when you
research online for a mattress or when you talk
to a salesperson when you go to a retail store
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All other features and bells and whistles are
secondary. Think of buying a good looking spring
mattress at a hefty price from a reputed brand
and then just suffering back pain every time you
go to sleep. Nothing could be worse than that.
Following are the parameters to look for when you
research online for a mattress or when you talk
to a salesperson when you go to a retail store
Comfort
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Support is not only related to the mattress being
able to touch all of your body points but also on
how much it pushes you upwards when lie on it. In
a nutshell, is the mattress taking the shape of
your body when you lie down and not pushing you
back to come back to its original shape? That is
support! It helps you remove pain points on your
body and maintain uniform blood flow throughout
in night. The thumb rule to make the decision
on   If you toss and turn too much in the night
the mattress is not supporting you well. Memory
foam mattresses are the best in such cases.
Support
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This is nothing but whether the mattress
produces heat while sleeping. Remember that there
is a difference between a mattress producing heat
and a mattress adapting to body temperature. If
your mattress is breathable, it should help you
achieve room temperature or maintain body
temperature. This helps you in letting your skin
breathe which in turn means being more
comfortable. Many blogs write that memory foam
mattress produce heat. However, it is actually
the mattress adapting to the body temperature and
not really generating heat. This could also be
due to poorly made memory foam mattresses which
use adulterated foam as raw material.
Breathability
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This is defined by the density and compression
set of the material used. Pure latex, high
density foam and pocket spring mattresses with
good density and gaege are good for durability.
Coir, bonded foam and cotton mattresses are the
worst on this parameter.
Durability
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This is one of the factors which is ignored by
most of us when we purchase nice looking
mattresses with quilting designs (triangular and
square shaped stitched patterns) on it. Think of
if in this way if you happen to spill a cup of
tea or your kid urinates on the mattress, there
is no way to wash the mattress cover since it is
permanently fixed to the mattress. You need a
cover which is removable from the mattress and
washable, which helps you maintain hygiene for
longer durations. A mattress protector if you
have one, takes care of the problem but it blocks
the feather touch of a nice pure cotton cover
that comes along with the mattress.
Hygiene
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So which type of mattress should buy?Memory
foam, of course!
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Memory foam improves sleep, according to Kathy R.
Gromer, MD, sleep specialist, the Minnesota Sleep
Institute in MinneapolisIt relieves hurting
pressure pointsYour body heat softens it at
appropriate pointsIt supports the body along
its natural curves and lines
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