How to Find The Best Memory Foam Mattress For A Bad Back

If you suffer from back pain, you are like thousands of Americans. Changing the way, and what you sleep on, can help greatly. It could possibly be the difference from chronic back pain and being pain free. This is how to find the best memory foam mattress for an aching back.

Instructions

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  Before you go buy a new memory foam mattress, you need to find out whether your back prefers a firm of soft mattress. Your first reaction is probably, "well, softer sounds much better, I'm sure I prefer soft". Well if you are sleeping on a soft mattress now, and you have back pain, have you considered a firm mattress? What you prefer and what your back prefers may be two different things. I personally discovered this when I switched from soft to firm.

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  If you know that you are a soft mattress sleeper, then you should venture a memory foam mattress. The mattress is called memory foam because it takes shape to the pressure applied to it.

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  The thickness of the mattress is also something to consider. Perhaps a memory foam topper would be more ideal. If you get an 8 inch thick memory foam mattress, are you going to be able to get out of bed in the morning? A topper would offer most of the same comfort, won't be as thick, and would be relatively cheaper.

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  It is also important to note that most memory foam mattresses smell of chemicals for the first couple weeks in use. This is normal. The smell is the chemicals in the memory foam. After it is unpackaged it doesn't take long for it to air out.