Idk why I always wake up with either my sides or neck or smth hurting when I wake up but that didn’t happen while I stayed at a hotel. It’s not like I’m an old broken man who should be waking up expecting this.
Mattress: something firm like a tatami mat with a thin futon on top. Your lower back and hips will be happy.
Pillow: buckwheat husk filled with a dust cover. Your neck, shoulders, and sinuses will be happy.
Ymmv.
All my back pains went away once I bought a high end matress that was soft as a cloud.
Anytime I sleep on a futon, I sleep like shit and wake up with pain everywhere.
OMG, futons should be classified as a torture device.
Probably. Quality typically correlates with cost and the quality of your sleep is one of the most important things in life
I went to a mattress boutique and ordered my mattress there. I would never do it differently again, I love it every night. The saleswoman took great care of trying the different mattresses to see which one had the backs of my girlfriend and I in the best positions and whenever I’m back from a trip I feel again the greatness of my mattress
How much do you think hotels pay for mattresses? Probably a lot less than you.
Buying dozens will obviously be cheaper per unit than buying a single mattress
I bought a $600 foam one at Costco, and it’s the best mattress I’ve ever slept on. Unfortunately, this makes every other bed extremely uncomfortable, so YMMV.
I don’t know your age, health, etc, but there are lots of reasons we hurt other than age. Ergonomics, repetitive stress injuries, regular old injuries. It doesn’t take much to compound these issues into something that interferes with your life.
I spent the last twenty years sleeping on a mattress that wasn’t right for my sleep style. It didn’t feel great sleeping on my side and it has a slight divot. I didn’t wake up in pain, but it definitely impacted the quality of my sleep.
I recently moved and bought a new tempurpedic. I went in, went through a calibration test of sorts and tried the top recommended matches. Ended up buying the top match, which was way expensive, but I now consistently get the quality of sleep I used to get at best once a week.
Two things: the mattress was $3k, and I still have chronic shoulder pain I manage with home physical therapy.
I guess my point is, the best mattress won’t fix a problem not caused by a bad mattress. You might need PT, stretching, or some other physical routine to help manage your particular pain, just like I have special exercises for my shoulder that if I stop, it will start hurting again and prevent me from sleeping on my side, no matter the mattress.
So before you throw down money on a mattress, make sure you rule other reasonable things out, and make sure you understand the return policy. E.g., of you remove the tags you can’t return, of there is any discoloration, no return, etc. Just make sure you have the details down pat.
I would say yes. For a good 30 years i slept on the cheapest matresses possible, because i didn’t mind, always slept like a rock and never had any problems. Then for the forst time i bought a really “good” matress and it was a bit meh at first, because it was pretty hard. Then i bought a topper and that was the game changer for me. I don’t even know how important the matress is anymore, but a good memory foam topper is a godsend.
It depends on the mattress. I’ve slept on cheap mattresses until 3 years ago when I purchased a Personal Comfort mattress. They’re an adjustable mattress like Sleep Number but a little cheaper and I liked the assembly a bit better since it lets you replace individual layers should they wear out, and the mattress can be “upgraded” to something more plush over time.
It was pricy and hard to justify at first but I’ve slept so much better.
Being able to adjust the firmness has been less gimmick and actually kind of nice but probably isn’t useful to everyone. It’s handy if you’re sharing the bed with someone though.
If you order a mattress, find a place that’ll let you trial it for a month or two. You should be able to tell if it’s helping or not in that timeframe.
Yes.
There are three things you should drop money on:
- A TV that is like a theater
- A shower you never want to get out of
And
- A bed that holds you like the womb
And a good pair of shoes! A lot of people don’t realize how the comfort of your shoes can have major impacts on the rest of your body. You spend most of your time on your feet, sitting, or laying down, and you should be as comfortable as possible while doing those things.
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A good mattress is definitely worth the money. They aren’t cheap, I would expect to pay $1,000 for a queen size. Ten years ago we bought one from a department store during a sale, saved $ by buying a display model and saved another 10% by signing up for the store’s credit card. It came to $1,000 delivered. How well you sleep affects your quality of life. Ideally you’ll spend a third of your life on it.
It’s not so much being expensive, just not a cheap one and one that has the firmness you need. I’ve had good results with $200-400 mattresses from Amazon .
In my mid twenties, I started having problems with my back, hands, elbows, etc. I stopped doing a lot of things (e.g. playing musical instruments), which helped, but the back pain persisted until I started sleeping on the floor. I was desperate, and I had heard about this solution from old anecdotes.
Since then, I’ve noticed that firm mattresses and very slim pillows (or soft enough pillows) are okay. Soft mattresses and big pillows bring back all the discomfort and pain in a matter of hours. I still sleep on the floor, but a mattress for me might be waiting somewhere.
Exactly. A very good mattress which is good specifically for you is worth its weight in gold. A shitty, overpriced one…not so much.
General advice for OP: usually, for most people, the harder the better. Also that’s what she said.
Probably if you have the money I know the mattress I have is wrecking my sleep but I can’t commit to replacing it at this time. I know the frustration of remembering what a good night’s sleep is like the rare time I go to a hotel very well…
I recently spent £400 on a super firm mattress from IKEA that has a 10 year guarantee and a 10cm memory foam topper for £90. I thought my back pain was due to posture but it literally disappeared overnight after sleeping on this.
