My Mother is 86 years, and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 21/2 years ago. Mother spends 21 or 22 hours every day in bed. Since I'm a great believer in PREVENSION IS BETTER THAN CURE, why wait for bedsores to begin, should I get an air mattress now.
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I've been through so many mattresses - the full size Walmart one (spring+some foam) is horrid, despite the lovely reviews (son is sleeping on it since he doesn't have anything else), cheapo latex (don't know if it was natural or not, or what grade it was), cheapo memory foam (hated it) both from Costco, and too many lousy spring mattresses. Was in the process of moving to a new apartment, so I pulled out an air mattress I had stored away, fully expecting it to deflate within a night or two & to end up in even more pain than usual (I have fibromyalgia and live in constant pain).
Well, it's been almost a month so far, and it hardly needs any more air... doesn't deflate & I'm finding it more comfortable than any of the many mattresses I've purchased in the past few years. It's an Intex brand, the cheapest twin air mattress they make. However, according to recent Amazon reviews, their quality control has gone down & people have been having problems with current made mattresses. I checked mine - it has date imprinted on it. Still thinking of buying another of the same kind, just in case I end up deflated overnight - I'm so disappointed that people are currently having problems with this product, as mine is terrific. (Of course, there is always Craigslist...)
Currently have a piece of foam my son had leftover from some chairs he was upholstering, so I'm using it as a makeshift topper until I can buy or make a long term one. I want as close to all organic as I can get, but cannot afford the prices. So now I'm considering sticking with the air mattress & adding a latex topper. Or a wool topper - or both, if I can afford it. I really wanted an all wool mattress - the handmade variety made in Europe by some of the old timers looks awesome & really stole my heart - but I can't afford buying one already made. Am still considering trying to make my own, using U.S. wool (imported wool is treated with too many chemicals, IMO), but it will be taking a chance to do that without actually laying on one to see how my body responds. I'm trying to find some wool mattresses in showrooms locally - or any all natural mattresses, for that matter - just to try out so I can determine what is best for me. I am a side sleeper, tall & heavy, and I already realize I need a firm base with a soft top to cushion those pressure points on my body.
Frankly, I agree that the mattress industry is a big scam, and I think my head is going to explode from all the information I've been reading in order to make a choice for my next mattress. Best of luck to everyone else out there who is doing the same.
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I was really hoping there would be answers to this.... right now i'm buying coleman air mattresses but none of them hold air.... i get the best sleep on one of these air mattresses with 2 inches of memory foam on top... when my back hurts a bit, i just push on the pump and blow it up until my waist is supported and the pain goes away (i'm a side sleeper)
i would just like two single air mattresses with pumps you can push the button on in the middle of the night...
i can't use two twins because that adds up to a king size and i'm in an RV that only has a queen sized bed.
i found a couple single air mattresses on amazon.com but of course they don't ship to canada
but i don't want to spend 3 grand on a sleep number bed with memory foam, when all i need is an air mattress that won't lose air and has a pump
i just need... oh this mattress industry is a big scam i think... latex is too hard, memory foam sinks, spring mattresses are useless...
they know that we want single sized air mattresses because that's what they have in sleep number beds, but do they give them to us? no
anyway, i guess this is a dead thread, i'm just venting lol
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