The advertisements for memory foam mattresses all tout their product as being able to ensure that you sleep better.
Is it true, or just a bunch of advertising jargon? Foam mattresses have a different support system from traditional mattresses.
They work and feel completely different from each other.
Does memory foam help you sleep better? That depends on who you are.
Memory foam was created by NASA in the 1970's as a seat cushion material for pilots.
The idea was that it would be comfortable (and comforting) for incredibly long voyages or in the case of an accident.
They never used the material, and it was brought to the mattress market in the 1980's.
Each year the material becomes more popular...
and more affordable.
What was once a large expense reserved for the wealthy can now be obtained by virtually anyone.
But can it help you sleep? The most common complaint people have about sleeping is that traditional spring mattresses have uncomfortable pressure points that cause them to toss and turn.
Springs support the body by having some give, but they also press back at your body.
The discomfort arises when the skin gets trapped between bones and springs.
Pressure points are generally on hips, shoulders, knees, backs and even ankles, depending upon how you sleep.
Memory foam mattresses do not have springs, nor do they have pressure points.
They do have conforming properties, a result of their heat responsiveness.
The mattress will stay firm in your room, but when you lay on it the air below you moves to other parts of the mattress, creating a cushion for your body.
The problem with sweeping generalizations like "sleep better on memory foam" is that comfort is subjective.
Is it true, or just a bunch of advertising jargon? Foam mattresses have a different support system from traditional mattresses.
They work and feel completely different from each other.
Does memory foam help you sleep better? That depends on who you are.
Memory foam was created by NASA in the 1970's as a seat cushion material for pilots.
The idea was that it would be comfortable (and comforting) for incredibly long voyages or in the case of an accident.
They never used the material, and it was brought to the mattress market in the 1980's.
Each year the material becomes more popular...
and more affordable.
What was once a large expense reserved for the wealthy can now be obtained by virtually anyone.
But can it help you sleep? The most common complaint people have about sleeping is that traditional spring mattresses have uncomfortable pressure points that cause them to toss and turn.
Springs support the body by having some give, but they also press back at your body.
The discomfort arises when the skin gets trapped between bones and springs.
Pressure points are generally on hips, shoulders, knees, backs and even ankles, depending upon how you sleep.
Memory foam mattresses do not have springs, nor do they have pressure points.
They do have conforming properties, a result of their heat responsiveness.
The mattress will stay firm in your room, but when you lay on it the air below you moves to other parts of the mattress, creating a cushion for your body.
The problem with sweeping generalizations like "sleep better on memory foam" is that comfort is subjective.