sleeping and a good mattress

[carojae]

Can I veer off subject for a moment?

I hate my memory foam/ hybrid, mattress that was sold to me as a "firm", not plush (which is what it really seems like it is "plush/too soft" because it sinks so far in while I sleep and my body is not comfortable). I wake up sore, back hurts and have knee pain. Ugh, and I over-paid for that supposed privilege.
I know this is a cpap forum but sleep comfort is a must too, right? Has anyone gone through this and then found a better mattress? I so want' to find that mattress. Googling a good mattress is asking for trouble by being pummelled with ads after I did that.
I hope this post is okay here.

Jim

[khauser]

That's a VERY subjective topic, LOL.

I have back problems too (surgery, chronic issues, occasionally so bad I can't lie down on anything). I love my bed. People are going to shoot it down I suspect. I have a Sleep Number bed.

If you look at them, my advice as a chronic back pain person is simple: Go CHEAP. The more expensive mattresses have more padding layers on top, so for me at least they take away from the support I wanted.

They are not cheap mattresses. You have to get over the "why am I paying so much for a bag of air?" feeling. Not sure if there's any sleep number stores in AK but if there is you might want to go look at them.

The money back guarantee (I think it's a 30 day thing) is not all its cracked up to be ... do some online research. You'll certainly have to pack it back up (easier said than done) and pay for shipping, so it isn't risk free at all.

It took me quite some time to find where I was really comfortable. I went in to it thinking firm meant as much air as possible. My back INSTANTLY hurts when I try that, and I ended up removing quite a bit of air to get where it felt right. You want support but not so much that it forces you to sleep in a bad position.

Decades ago I used a water bed, and it was really, REALLY great. But they are a hassle, and there are definitely issues getting in and out of bed (I had a full motion mattress, meaning no internal support, just water, and hardwood sides). The sleep part was great. Keeping the cats away from them was a constant struggle, and once they did create a leak. Luckily (not) they did that while I was asleep, so I woke up in a pool. That was not a fun night.

These days its really difficult to find water beds, they've gone very much out of favor, and people see them as something for, shall we say, coupling, not sleeping. In fact, at least with a full motion mattress, it's near impossible to do. I'm not going in to details...

The air mattress was the best replacement for that comfort.

[gwfl]

Jim: I've used a Sealy memory foam mattress and it turned out to be pretty soft...thought I was getting one that was firmer. In retrospect I should have paid the extra money for a Tempurpedic (has denser foam) but at the time it was over a $1000 more and too much for me. So eventually the Sealy it went to the guest room and we bought a Latex mattress which is firmer and working out OK. While on a temporary work assignment out of state for a few years I had to buy another mattress but didn't want to spend a lot of money. I got another Sealy, only this time a spring mattress that was rated medium and I really enjoyed it...even lugged it back home after assignment was over but had no room for it and wife didn't like it so Craigslist to the rescue. In the future I'll only but a spring mattress of good quality...it's worth the money now for me.
You are right, the mattress and also the pillow are important elements of dealing with CPAP. It's bad enough dealing with that contraption on our heads I don't want to have to deal with other distractions.

[gwfl]

One other thing I've found with mattresses over the many years is that it takes a long time (for me) for my body to adjust properly...weeks even a month or two.

[babydinosnoreless]

Can I veer off subject for a moment?

I hate my memory foam/ hybrid, mattress that was sold to me as a "firm", not plush (which is what it really seems like it is "plush/too soft" because it sinks so far in while I sleep and my body is not comfortable). I wake up sore, back hurts and have knee pain. Ugh, and I over-paid for that supposed privilege.
I know this is a cpap forum but sleep comfort is a must too, right? Has anyone gone through this and then found a better mattress? I so want' to find that mattress. Googling a good mattress is asking for trouble by being pummelled with ads after I did that.
I hope this post is okay here.

Jim

Very subjective. My husband has had 4 back surgeries. We bought a firm hybrid and hated it. Had a 90 day return guarantee. We went back and bought the plush pillowtop instead and we love it.

[Okie bipap]

Mattresses are like CPAP masks. Personal choice is very subjected. What feels good to me may not feel good to you. The only thing I can think of is to go to a mattress store and try laying down on different ones to see which kind or brand feels best to you. We use a split queen adjustable bed. The mattresses that came with the bed were medium memory foam and firm memory foam depending which side of the mattress is on the top. We have always used the medium foam side of them. The firm side is very firm.

[zorki1c]

As I got older it got harder to find a comfortable mattress. Several years ago we got a Tempur pedic. It was pricey but it’s the most comfortable mattress I have ever had. My wife doesn’t like it as much as I do and thinks we could have got something as good at Costco. She’s probably right but for the first time in years the mattress Isn’t a factor in how well I sleep.
We also use a split king. I tend to roll around a lot in my sleep and with the split I don’t bother my mate

[weiss27md]

I wonder if that's why I have unexplained fatigue. I have been using a foam mattress for a couple years.

[khauser]

As I got older it got harder to find a comfortable mattress. Several years ago we got a Tempur pedic. It was pricey but it’s the most comfortable mattress I have ever had. My wife doesn’t like it as much as I do and thinks we could have got something as good at Costco. She’s probably right but for the first time in years the mattress Isn’t a factor in how well I sleep.
We also use a split king. I tend to roll around a lot in my sleep and with the split I don’t bother my mate

In the subjective vein, I found the tempurpedic intolerable. I constantly felt like it wanted me to roll off the edge.

Maybe it just didn't like me!

[chunkyfrog]

My brother found a knockoff sleep number airbed--better quality for way fewer shekels.
Sadly, he cannot tell me what or where.
I am holding out for what he has.

[khauser]

My brother found a knockoff sleep number airbed--better quality for way fewer shekels.
Sadly, he cannot tell me what or where.
I am holding out for what he has.

One i know of is select-a- bed. But I have no experience with it