Sleep preferences are unique to everyone, not just morning
people vs. night owls but snorers (something a doctor should check if it gets
too loud or interrupts your sleep) and, relevant to choosing your foam, spring,
or hybrid mattress at Curly’s Furniture, how exactly you like to lie down and settle
in for your nightly Zs. That leaves three possibilities, back, side and stomach
sleepers. Even the finest, most technologically advanced mattress will do a
subpar job keeping you rested if you’re mismatched. The good news is you don’t
have to read the hundreds of mattress reviews when you shop. We’ve done the
work for you. In this blog post we offer our advice based on years of our
mattress store outfitting households like yours. So let’s have a look at each
sleeping posture and suggest a mattress that’s a good fit.
Recommended Mattresses for Back Sleepers
Do you just love stretching out flat on your back when you retire
for the night, and tend to stay face up for your 7-9 hours in the sack? If that’s
you, most doctors congratulate you. Back sleepers are literally in the best
position to maintain their spine’s natural shape, preventing pain and injury.
Because this part of your skeleton is vital to your well-being, you require a
mattress that will “give” just enough to preserve your backbone’s lumbar curve,
the slight indentation above your buttocks so your vertebrae move trouble-free
when you’re up and about. You also want a mattress that’s easy on your body’s
pressure points, literally a sore subject for too many people. A worn-out
mattress does your spine a disservice, putting you at risk. We recommend
replacing it with a medium firm mattress, something with pocketed coils and/or
a strong high-density foam core to take over your body’s support from your muscles.
The support foam on top should contour to your spine.
Ideal Solutions for Side Sleepers
People prefer to sleep on their sides for all kinds of
reasons, such as easier breathing for one side of the nose and sinuses. This presents
a challenge to mattress shoppers. That’s because, male or female, your side –
knees, hips, and shoulder – is curvier than your back or front. That means more
possibly painful pressure points to worry about! Because of that, we recommend
the opposite of what many need. You require a soft mattress! A material that’s
both accommodating and supportive enough is latex foam. This has been fine-tuned
since its debut so you get airflow at the cellular level, better than ordinary
memory foam mattresses, both holding you and making sure your “ride” is
perfectly temperature-controlled. Hybrid mattresses with gel are another
popular option for side sleepers.
Stomach Sleepers Can Now Rest Easy
As with back sleepers, those of you who naturally sleep prone,
face down, need extra support. Unfortunately, your preferred position lends
itself to more back pain, because an ordinary mattress will often give away at
your hips, putting you out of balance. Ironically, this kind of pain is why
many choose to be stomach sleepers, a temporary fix that can lead to big
problems. You need an extra-firm mattress. Your options include reliable,
affordable innerspring mattresses with up-to-date coil technology as well as
high-density core foam and hybrid models.
For the finest in sleep solutions via top-brand mattresses
at bargain prices daily, be sure to visit our DeKalb, IL store or one of our
other Illinois locations.
