Buying your bed and finding the right mattress is one of the most important purchases you will make in your home.
Cleaning Like any other regularly used piece of furniture, your mattress needs a regular clean to keep it fresh, so hoover it at least every three weeks to stop dust and dirt accumulating. What sort of sleeper are you? If you suffer with back issues you may presume you need a harder mattress, not so. Back in the day many doctors recommended patients with bad backs buy a firm mattress or place a solid board underneath their current one to ‘firm it up’! Thankfully this type of advice is very rare nowadays as we have a greater understanding of back problems and the importance of choosing a mattress that provides correct support.
An overly firm mattress will result in pressure points on shoulders and hips, pinching the nerves and causing numbness or pain. Side-sleepers typically require a mattress with softer cushioning layers such as memory foam or latex foam to provide pressure relief. The key is to maintain correct spinal alignment .