Do you feel sleepy during the daytime? Are you irritable? Do you have difficulties focusing? Do you think these are affecting your quality of work? It is very probable that you are not sleeping well.
The above things are symptoms of poor sleep.
What we need is a memory foam mattress to sleep well. In this article, I will try to give out the benefits of a memory foam mattress.
What is a memory foam mattress?
A mattress that uses a layer of memory foam and also has some kind of spring return mechanism. The memory foam uses your body heat to mould your sleeping position over the duration of the night.
When you get up, it returns to its original state. As you continue using it, the foam will remember your sleeping position.
What is memory foam made of?
The base of memory foam is polyurethane, to which various components are added to make it a viscoelastic polymer. A viscoelastic polyurethane polymer makes up a memory foam.
What makes a memory foam mattress mould and bounce back to its original shape?
A memory foam mattress has two intrinsic properties, namely viscosity and elasticity, as given by the name viscoelastic polymer.
Viscosity will help the memory foam to mould in the shape slowly, while elasticity helps it to regain its shape.
What is Viscosity?
Viscosity is the ability of a fluid (be it liquid or gas) to resist the motion of particles between its layers.
What is elasticity?
Elasticity is the ability of a material to stretch under pressure or stress and return to its original shape and size when the pressure is removed.
I sleep Sideways (or) I sleep on my stomach. Is it advisable to use a memory foam mattress?
This is the one question that most people forget to ask before they buy the memory foam mattress. I do not think many people actually address this point.
If you are a side sleeper, you have nothing to worry about. You can use the memory foam mattress.
If you sleep on your stomach, however, it is not advisable to use a memory foam mattress. If you sleep on your stomach on the memory foam mattress, your hip and pelvis will sink into the mattress because those are pressure body parts. But the rest of your spine, there would be even distribution.
So, as the pelvis sinks and the rest of the body do not sink much, your spine may bend.
Why was the memory foam mattress invented?
The memory foam mattress was not invented initially for households. NASA rather invented it for the usage of its astronauts to help them cope up with the extreme pressure while entering and exiting the earth.
What are the benefits of Memory foam mattress?
1. Even distribution of body weight
2. Resistant to mites
3. Sleep Motion control
4. Body fit Support
5. Requires less maintenance
6. Durable
Now, let us look into these benefits of memory foam mattresses
Even Distribution of body Weight
A memory foam mattress will evenly distribute your weight. The mattress gives equal comfort to all your body parts. So by giving an equal weight distribution, it will help to relieve the pressure of the parts which are under stress.
Thus, it will reduce the pains in your body, in say like neck, joints etc. To put it simply, it will relieve the pain in pressure points.
Resistant to mites
The memory foam mattresses are resistant to dust mites. The memory foam mattress is made of a material that makes it difficult for the mites to get in and settle.
Since dust mites do not get in, there will be fewer chances of getting allergies.
Of course, there would be a chemical smell on your mattress, but it will not last long. So that should not be a big worry.
Sleep Motion Control
Do you have the problem of rolling over when you sleep? Or does your partner have this problem?
Either way, rolling over is a discomfort, and sometimes dangerous as well. It also disturbs the sleep of the person who is beside you.
A memory foam mattress will help you with this.
As I earlier said, these mattress uses a viscoelastic foam. This foam has good viscosity, meaning there is more resistance to your movement between its layers. So it will control your rolling motion.
You may not stop rolling, but your rolling will be much slower than before.
This will reduce your discomfort, and it will also save your sleep.
Body fit Support
The memory foam mattress will mould your sleeping position by utilizing your body heat. As you sleep, the foam gets moulded along the natural curves of your body. It provides a good, perfect body fit.
This perfect body fit will support your body the entire time you sleep. So it will be like hugging someone while you are sleeping. This provides very good sleep.
Require less maintenance
One of the important benefits of memory foam mattresses is, they require less maintenance. As we discussed earlier, the dust mites do not settle in.
You don’t have to beat the mattress or turn it over.
All you need to do is to wash the mattress covers. The mattress itself, however, requires only to be vacuumed and keep it dry.
Durable
A memory foam mattress is much more durable and long-lasting when compared to its normal counterpart. It should last for some six to seven years. So it is a good investment.
These are the 6 benefits of a memory foam mattress.
However, I most certainly would not recommend using the memory foam mattress for your children or small babies. It is shown to cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in certain children of a certain age.
If you have any thoughts about this article, kindly express them in the comments section. It could also be helpful if you could provide your insights as to the disadvantages of a memory foam mattress.
After all,
What we know is a drop. What we don’t know is an ocean.
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