Mattress painfully firm, low budget... topper? or low priced matty from BB.

[phoenix]

Hi paisley,

Thanks again. Just to put my mind at ease, or a little more understanding, why would (or how could i guess) a 3" latex do for me what a 3" foam could come nowhere near close to easing the pressure needed for me?

(for the record, i am a very healthy person in her 30’s, my only physical ailment was a slipped disk in my neck years ago, i don’t have circulatory probs, don’t smoke, all that. i am an active strong healthy adult, flexible, strong, etc.

Health factors are just one of many variables between people that can play a role in how a topper feels. There are many others and each person has a different physiology and body type, body shape, weight distribution, percentage of fat and muscle, and different sensitivities even if all are healthy. What is too much pressure for one person in a certain sleeping position may be fine for another. This is why personal experience is the ultimate test because it “cuts through” all the variables and it either works reasonably well or very well or it doesn’t.

As you can see in post #9 here and in post #8 here, memory foam responds to many different variables including temperature (body temperature as well as room temperature), humidity, pressure, and time of compression and there are also dozens if not hundreds of different types of memory foam that can feel and respond differently even if the density is the same. Because of all of this … memory foam can be a more tricky choice and this is also why the knowledge of the person you buy from can play a role in your success because the ones that are more knowledgeable about the type of memory foam they sell and how it may compare to others and their overall level of knowledge and experience can help you make better choices with higher odds of success. In other words … while the 4 lb memory foam you tried didn’t work as well as you hoped … another type of 4 lb memory foam may work well for you even though in durability terms they would be similar. There are also other factors that can make a difference (such as the layers that are either over or under the memory foam) which you can see in post #2 here.

Latex on the other hand is a more resilient material that responds primarily to pressure and has less variables that change how it feels and responds and has a more consistent response between different manufacturers if you are comparing the same type of latex with the same ILD to another. This makes it a little easier to predict.and compare when you are dealing with latex compared to memory foam.

Phoenix