Thursday, February 5, 2009

How Old is your Cheap Mattress?

By Stephan Thomlinson

Everything ages and will eventually fall apart. This is but a mere fact of life and as much as we would like to wish our beds would never need replacing, this will never happen. Your bed and cheap mattress will not last forever but hopefully you chose to replace it long before it falls apart.

Metal fatigue!

The springs in a mattress whether they are coupled or separately spaced, are made of metal wire that will eventually fail sue to over use and fatigue. When they do start to fail they will no longer be able to give you the proper support and will then begin to break in use.

A nightly sweat!

Sweating at night time is a regular occurrence even if you never realize it. The bed absorbs this sweat and as it does it can attract mites and other parasites. A regular cleaning and sanitizing of the mattress will add years to its life.

The canvas will rip!

The quilted covering of the mattress will wear and eventually tear under continuous use. You can help it last longer by making sure you are using bedding, but it will not last indefinitely.

Foam fails as well.

Even mattresses of foam will eventually fail. The concept is that nothing can be built to last and even if it could, it would not be or people would loose jobs. The foam will eventually fail to retake its shape.

Bed failure equals sleep failure.

Your bed should never fail because if it does it is failing you. Our bodies need a nice comfortable sleep to repair all the damage from the day. When your bed is uncomfortable or falling apart, this comfort is not available and therefore your body will need more time to finish its nightly repairs.

Beds are never given their dues. You spend more then a third of your life in one, yet you will go out and buy a fancy car and still complain when it is time to get a new mattress. Having a good sleep every night will give you more energy which equates to a more productive day at work and thus allows you to get an even better car. It is all relative to making sure you get a full night's rest every night.

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