New twin mattress gives me pain – please help (repost)?
This question got posted in the wrong category. I’m reposting it here. I had been sleeping on a borrowed roller bed for the past 9 months. Too soft. So I put some wood boards underneath the mattress. It was still too soft and had been giving me a lot of body pain. So I finally went to the store two days ago to look for a firmer, good quality mattress set. I tried Simmons Beautyrest Cunningham Plush a few times, lying on it for 10, 15 minutes each. It felt pretty comfortable. After the mattress set arrived yesterday, I took a nap on it for about two hours – slept like a baby. Felt absolutely no pain when I got up. Then after sleeping on it overnight, I got up this morning feeling pain all over like when I was sleeping on the roller bed. Perhaps this mattress is too soft after all and sinks after someone sleeps on it for 8 hours straight? The info I got from the store says: "Expect your new mattress to develop indentations called ‘body impressions’ during the (details continue below ..
"These impressions are normal, and were anticipated in the design of your mattress. As the padding layers compress, the performance of your mattress will actually improve. Body impressions up to 1 1/2 inches will remain throughout the life of the mattress and are not a warranty concern." So does this mean that the mattress will actually get firmer as the time goes? Will it really take a month? I really can’t stand the pain any longer. Please help. I can still exchange the mattress for another one.
Thank you to those who answered so far.
Ladybanashe and Maxine: I have pain all over my body (most of the joints – including TMJ – I have a mouth guard that I wear at night), and I’m only 31. This can’t be normal. I thought that it might be due to:
1) Soft mattress
2) Sedantary work condition (sit at the desk all day and at night when I come home).
3) Inappropriately adjusted chair and desk.
4) Air-conditioned office. I get cold easily. Someone said that it’s because I’m a thin, petite person.
5) Tension.
Nobody at had the same severe problems as I did. I even went to a workers comp doctor who prescribed some weight training exercises. They didn’t really help. Walking breaks didn’t help much either. Doing Callanetics (stretching and toning exercises) helps a lot but I need to do them at least three times a week to feel better. Please reply if you have more comments. I have no way of reaching you two. I just turned on the e-mail function. I wonder if it’s all my fault.
I think you need a tempur mattress (one that moulds to your body shape and then springs back up once you move).
Also, the amount of pain you are in suggests it’s not a mattress problem, but a nerve problem within you. Perhaps you are lying in such a fashion that one of your nerves is being compressed?
The best way to find the right mattress for you, is to lie on it and slip your hand palm flat behind your lower back. Your hand should be snug behind your back. If you can move it too much, the mattress is too soft. No movement and the mattress is too hard.
By the way, having too hard a mattress can cause pain too!
Good Luck!
I WOULD GO SEE YOUR GP FIRST, WHERE IS YOUR PAIN IN YOUR BACK? DOES IT TRAVEL INTO YOUR LEG AT ALL?
Actually, the first thing I’d do is see your primary care doctor. Sounds to me as you have more serious problems than a too-soft mattress (fibromyalgia is what I’m thinking — the pain you describe upon waking sounds like you never moved into REM sleep). Even over the holidays, I’m sure you can fit in a visit before your return period expires.