Comfort during sleep is one of the components of good health. However, without the right mattress, you can’t sleep very well, and your productivity will be bad.
It has long been known that for proper rest, a person needs seven to eight hours of sleep per day. It turns out that we spend part of our lives in bed. During sleep, the body produces important hormones: melatonin, which prevents aging, growth hormone, which restores all organs of the body. In addition, cortisol levels are normalized, and the immune system is activated. Accordingly, if you often do not get enough sleep, you may experience mild nervousness, decreased concentration and other problems.
To be glad in the morning, you need to always go to bed and get up at the same time, sleep in a ventilated room. However, if you follow these rules, but feel tired in the morning, then the problem is in the mattress. Did you know that the stress can be reduced by purchasing a new mattress?
How do you know when your mattress needs to be replaced? By the product age, if you have been using it for more than eight years. But this does not apply to all models, In general, you need to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.
What you need to know about the perfect bed mattress
The right mattress will not always be orthopedic. Most often, this is a marketing ploy by sellers to attract buyers and a reason for increasing the price tag of a product. A good mattress can be determined by the following characteristics:
base | A mattress base can improve your quality of sleep. How? Mattress bases keep your mattress comfy for longer by absorbing the majority of the stress and weight imposed on your bed. |
hardness | You must choose mattress that fit your weight, if you buy a mattress marked up to 60 kg, but the sleeper weighs 120 kg, then it will last five years instead of ten. |
height | For children’s mattresses, the optimal height is 2 to 4 inches, for adults the average height is 25 inches. |
Materials | Artificial and natural latex, fabrics, Memory foam. Mattress can be made of one material or several. |
Single-sided / double-sided mattresses | Unilateral – in which only one side is suitable for sleeping. In double-sided ones, most often one side is hard, and the other is soft. This mattress can be used by people who need both orthopedic and anatomical properties. |
Extra options | Lateral support, aerators, handles |
Anatomical and orthopedic properties
Anatomical is the property of supporting the body with adaptation to its contours, that is, which takes the shape of a person’s posture during sleep. Orthopedic is a medical term indicating the increased impact of the mattress, under which the entire skeleton takes the correct position during rest.
Thus, orthopedic products are more rigid (consisting of dense fillers), which reduces the risk of spinal curvature and back pain.
Anatomical ones, in turn, have a softer and more enveloping surface, which has a very positive effect:
Minimizes pressure on the sleeper’s body without disrupting the proper circulation of blood and lymph, preventing compression of nerve endings, muscle numbness and compression of internal organs.
- Gently supports the spine.
- Provides easy falling asleep and better rest.
- They fix the human body.
You can choose an anatomical model: if you prefer to increase comfort, you turn in bed for a long time, your sleep is not deep, you have problems with joints, symptoms of arthritis, poor circulation of blood, you are engaged in heavy physical labor and need complete muscle relaxation.
We talked about the features of orthopedic and anatomical mattresses, but we advise you to choose them according to the recommendations of specialists.
Dimensions
Mattresses are distinguished by length, width and height. For convenience, they are divided into single, semi-size and double.
Materials
Previously, mattresses filled with foam rubber, but they are absolutely useless and do not have any orthopedic properties (very soft, which is why they can do more harm to the spine than help). And today there are several high-quality materials that provide a person with a comfortable sleep:polyurethane foam, latex, and others.
What is a double-sided mattress
A double-sided mattress is otherwise called a combined mattress, since both sides are suitable for use. They can be of the same rigidity or different (one side is anatomical, and the other is orthopedic). By turning it over, you can solve different problems: support, stretch the spine (hard side) or relax muscles after a hard day at work (soft side). This product helps you save money and get maximum benefits for your body.
If both sides are hard, then it is also recommended to periodically turn the mattress so that the springs straighten evenly, and the surface is always flat. In this case, you will only get an orthopedic effect.
Finally:
If you are choosing an orthopedic mattress, then it is better to consult with a specialist first, for this category is for medical purposes, that is, it helps to solve certain problems with the musculoskeletal system.
The height and width of the mattress should be chosen according to the size of the bed (it should not be narrower/shorter/longer), because a narrow and short one will crawl under you, reducing the quality of sleep, and a long one will fall out of the bed.
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