Mattresses, Sleep Tips

Sleep Guide: How To Choose A Mattress

It’s finally come time to replace your mattress and the mattress industry may look a little different than the last time you shopped. You may be wondering how to choose the best mattress when the online market alone offers hundreds of options. When it comes to choosing a bed, you should consider your particular circumstances and preferences that need accommodated.

What Type Of Mattress Is Best For Me?
There are different types of mattresses to choose from, from memory foam, to latex foam, to hybrid mattresses mixing both types of foam and pocketed coils. To answer the question what kind of mattress should I buy, you should think about what kind of material you like and dislike.

If you like slow responding, conforming, hugging type of foam, you may love a memory foam bed. A latex foam bed, on the other hand, feels bouncy and pressure relieving without that “sink in” feel that you get from memory foam.

Poly foam is for the sleepers who want a safe pick, as it’s a generally comfortable foam that’s more responsive than memory foam but softer and more plush than latex foam.

What Firmness Level Is Perfect For Me?
We often get the question, what is the best mattress for me, soft or firm? In return, we like to ask you a couple of questions. Do you prefer a bed that offers more support than plushness? If the answer is yes, you might benefit from a firm mattress that’ll keep your spine in neutral alignment. A soft mattress, on the contrary, is usually best for people who need ample pressure relief along their sides, especially in their hips and shoulders.

A medium mattress, a firmness right in the middle of the scale, is great for sleepers or couples who want to find a compromise between support and pressure relief. The truth is, the most comfortable mattress won’t be the same for everyone, and your sleeper type has a lot to do with the kind of mattress you should purchase, along with mattress thickness and construction.

Sleeper And Body Type Matters
Other factors you should be taking into consideration when finding the perfect mattress is body and sleeper type. The best mattress for side sleepers are usually the ones with a softer profile, because side sleepers typically require pressure relieving beds that conform to the side of their body.

The best mattress for stomach sleepers tends to look the same as the best mattress for back sleepers; firm with a supportive profile. Firm beds promote a straight alignment in your spine, and prevent your lower back from sagging into the mattress. Back sleepers and stomach sleepers should opt for a bed in the medium to firm range (5-10 on the scale).

The best mattress for combo sleepers are beds that land in the middle of the scale, because they offer enough pressure relief when they’re on their side, and decent support when they’re on their back (especially hybrid beds).