How to buy a mattress for side sleepers
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- Sleeping on your side offers a host of health benefits, such as improved cardiovascular health, digestion, and a possible reduction in snoring. But sleeping on your side, if your body isn’t properly aligned, can also invite issues like shoulder pain and back pain.
Finding the right mattress is a key component of getting your best night's rest as a side sleeper. You want something that is going to relieve pressure from your shoulders and hips, while maintaining strong support to keep your body in proper alignment.
So in this video, join sleep expert, Dr. Michael Breus, and David Rubin, Sleep Doctor's Director of Product Testing, as they highlight what side sleepers should look for in a mattress, including some of the benefits and drawbacks of all-foam mattress and hybrids.
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0:00 Health benefits of side sleeping
1:35 Concerns for side sleepers
2:20 Why all-foam beds are excellent for side sleepers
3:20 Some drawbacks to all-foam beds
5:08 What is a hybrid bed?
5:30 Why hybrids are great for side sleepers
6:40 A few concerns with hybrid beds
7:30 Why you might prefer a latex bed
8:30 Some drawbacks to latex
😴 Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified clinical psychologist and sleep expert. He's been in practice since 1999 and helped thousands of patients improve their sleep. Dr. Breus has written five books on sleep and conducted over 1,000 interviews to the press and public.
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I wish you would've talked about coil mattresses, not just hybrid. And how foam mattresses tend to sag and develop depressions after several months or years.
I make futons for a living. They are for the most part made of pure cotton. I have many customers buying futons after having terrible experiences with foam and latex mattresses: Back pain, jiggling with latex, over heating, sinking in and cratering with the foam, losing firmness and becoming squishy in just a couple of months, inability to move a latex mattress because it’s too heavy and there is more. Many customers and report back that the futon has healed their chronic back pain in just a couple of weeks. Pain they’ve had for years. Futons don’t heat up and cook you. They stay cool, especially when they have some natural wool on the outside layer, they regulate your temperature perfectly. They get firmer over time rather than sink in so they work the opposite of regular mattresses. The firm support keeps the spine aligned and eliminates back pain. A good futon lasts many years and they cost hundreds less than these other mattresses you talked about here. Also, you can them with all organic materials making them chemical free and that is a major health benefit compared to these foam mattresses. Foam mattresses are 100% chemicals and there is off gassing along with synthetic fabric covering.
My new favorite, the one that I sleep on, is a firm futon with a two inch thick soft organic latex topper. This combination is a dream come true. Total pressure relief along with solid spinal support, no caving, only slightly warmer and no jiggly movement when turning over. Organic and much less expensive than the others.
I've thought about a wool futon but not sure how I'd feel about it without trying it, since they understandably never allow returns. I'm' lightweight and so everything feels too firm for me. The best seems to be either laying in the grass outside- at least on my back. I am a combo back and side sleeper- I can't believe people only sleep in one position and on one side yet! I'm like a rotisserie chicken. The only thing w a futon too is no springiness for sex, but benefit of no movement during sleep felt by partner either. Firmer over time does not sound so appealing though. I guess it compacts. Also cotton, unlike latex, is prone to dust mites, how do you deal with that?
Futons were the trend in the 90's. I hated, loathed and despised my futon and I'm in the majority. It's essentially a sack of cotton. I sleep on latex now, it's only a fraction the weight of futon! No bounce. Never would i recommend one.
A detailed yet concise video!
Thank you for the info.
Here are a couple tips I learned from an old mattress salesman the last time I bought a bed:
Buy a mattress that feels “just a bit too firm”, then buy a foam mattress topper for it. This is basically a cheaper way of making a hybrid mattress. To quote the salesman: “You can always make a firm mattress softer, but you can’t make a too-soft mattress firmer.”
An added advantage is that a firm mattress will hold its' shape longer than a soft one, so it should last longer. The extra cushion provided by the foam topper can help the mattress last even longer, and as a bonus you can buy a new topper when necessary to make the mattress last even longer still.
Thank you for this comment. I was wondering whether that may be a good idea but was hesitant. I will now buy a foam mattress topper. Thank you again!
I don't know what happened to my reply? I was just thanking you for the comment?
Foam mattress has relieved so many of my aches and pains! Casper mattress has a latex-like foam over the memory foam for less heat retention, and a more supportive foam under the memory foam. The information on the hybrid mattress was extremely helpful. We live in a cold climate now, but if we moved back to Florida we would probably need to consider a hybrid mattress for cooler sleep. Thanks for the great video!
I’m glad I seen him cuddle his Jack Russell like that. Because I do that with my Jack Russell. And sometimes I think he gives me this look like do you think this is comfortable for me?😂😂
Very informal. You could save a lot of money by watching this man
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great video, very helpful, thanks! (:
I have a hybrid bed but it’s a gel foam hybrid. It keeps cool at night and gives the benefit of foam. Not sure why gel wasn’t mentioned in this video but it was still informative
Great video, ty
So what about if you move as in toss and turn like a rotisserie chicken all night while asleep?
I am a very light weight side sleeper. My heaviest weight is 115 but I'm currently 107. My lightest weight would probably be 100lbs. I bought a foam mattress from a popular brand and it feels great with the bare mattress but as soon as I add mattress protector and sheets it feels as stiff as a board. After laying on my side for just 15 or 20 minutes my arm is asleep and there's no way I can spend 8 hours like that. I put my old memory foam topper on it and now I can finally sleep half the night but I wake up overheating at 3am every night. I'm at a loss of what to do at this point. My old mattress was an Ikea foam mattress that was too firm, hence the topper again.
7:34 sends Dave to take a break
Very helpful
Thank you. Is my Linenspa hybrid I just got relatively safe since the memory foam is Centi-Pur? I'm a side sleeper and 70 yo. How can I avoid memory foam if I want softness? That's why I can't get a strictly spring mattress right?
My foam-topped bed's memory foam got Altzheimer's. The valley in the middle made side-sleep tough.
I'm very happy now with my coil mattress with an open-cell top. I have thin pillows - the cheapest ones from Walmart. I only use the pillow while on my side. When I take a turn on my back, I use no pillow. I sleep well and shoulder and lower-back pain is gone.
I didn't notice this 'til I had the mattress, but the top pad is slightly wider than the coils. This gives me good support all the way to the edge. I believe the brand is either Diamond, or their lower-end brand, Pace.
Interesting, I've always been a right sided sleeper until the last few months I get this urge at times to turn left. I also find, that often when I do, I can hear my heart beat. Do you have any idea if this can be related to my ascending aortic aneurism? I intend to ask heart doc at next visit.
I pucked an Emma premium comfort hybrid. And it causes hip pain for me. Im going back to normal spring mattress
After being diagnosed with sleep apnea I have to sleep on my side. I found out through trial and error my symptoms are much less severe when side sleeping. So this video was very helpful!
All people with sleep apnea, or even without sleep apnea, have a more open windpipe when sleeping on their side.
Fabulous: at my age 75. I leaned a whole world: Thank you Doctor
I have to disagree about the latex allergy issue. I had a horrible reaction to a bed that used latex. I found out the hard way! The other thing that makes a big difference is how someone's body size weight can have a huge difference in the feel of the mattress as far temperature and pressure relief. I am a very lightweight side sleeper and finding the right mattress has been rough. I currently on my 3rd trial of a mattress and so far have had issues with all 3!
What if you can't afford to buy a new mattress? Is an egg crate mattress topper ok? I've been researching this, but not sure.
What you didn’t mention air beds, the best thing I’ve ever found went thru many types of mattresses the adjustable air bed with standard foam on top. Not to mention a name brand which could be the only ones doing this is Sleep Number, I’m really surprised you didn’t mention it.
Fill it with farts it will be even more comfortable as methane is more dense
Perhaps he didn't mention it due to the high cost? Do air-beds still require the (loud for many) air pump?
Hi, I have young onset Parkinson's disease. My hands seem to get eaten, by the mattress when I try to move. We are looking at buying 2 single mattresses to support my husband's sleep from being disturbed by me. Have you other shopping tips that may help me to buy the best product to help to sleep better? Thank you xxx
Not mattress advice but healing advice, look into Dr. Joe Dispenza, many have healed Parkinson's w his work!
When I sleep on my side, the arm at the top slowly goes numb. So I sleep on my back.
What about an air bed, like the Sleep Number?
OK .. he is tall. What is his weight? you MUST have a 100lb person and a 225lb person in order to REALLY test the best mattress.......
David looks like he needs some sleep.
Foam bed is a killer in hot weather. i rather sleep on the floor
It may seem obvious but, if you're sleeping with a dog then 'Mattress-Choice' is the very least of your problems!