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If you let me know your city or zip code Iād be happy to let you know about the better options or possibilities Iām aware of in your area as well.[/quote]
- As far as I know my options are limited to several chain stores (MattressFirm, MattressKing, etc) and Furniture Row.
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I would keep in mind that there are different types of foam (memory foam, polyfoam, and latex foam) and all of them have different properties. Every category of mattresses (including innerspring or memory foam mattresses) can include hundreds or even thousands of different mattresses with different designs, different āfeelsā, different characteristics, and different firmness levels. Every layer and component in a mattress (including the cover and any quilting material) will affect the feel and response of every other layer both above and below it so each category will generally include some mattresses that will be a good āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own personal preferences) and others that use the same type of materials and are in the same category but have a different design that may be very uncomfortable and may be completely unsuitable for you to sleep on even if the actual materials are the same.
Testing and comparing a range local mattresses in āreal timeā can give you a sense of how you feel about different materials or different types of mattresses in very general terms if you can identify āpatternsā in your experience because the only way to know for certain whether you like a specific mattress or whether it will be a good āmatchā for you in terms of ācomfortā, firmness, and PPP will be based on your own careful testing or your personal experience.[/quote]
By āall foamā I meant memory foam / poly foam. Mainly because Iāve discovered I really want the mattress to have some bounce. This is one area that sets the Hybrid way above the Luxi for me.
Iāve tried dozens of memory foam mattresses in stores, and I thought I had figured out my PPP. In fact the Hybrid feels almost identical to mattresses I found very comfortable during store-testing - medium-soft hybrid mem-foam mattresses. Now Iām learning that I sleep terribly on softer mattresses, and sleeping āinā the mattress rather than on it causes me tons of issues. It seems Iāve been on the wrong track and need to start over.
I would keep in mind that firmness and support arenāt necessarily the same thing (the floor for example would provide very poor support for some parts of your body) but it would be fair to say that your body is used to a much firmer mattress and this could certainly account for your experiences.[/quote]
Iāve noticed that with both the Luxi and Hybrid Iāve felt like my lower back was sinking much farther into the mattress than it should, especially when side-sleeping. (And odd as it is, I would probably sleep much better on the floor than this mattress.)
My old mattress is a ~30 year-old Jamison Vita-Pedic, with two different firmness levels listed: a ācomfort levelā of medium-firm, and a āsupport levelā of extra-firm. It doesnāt feel very firm, but when laying on it now I realize I sink into the mattress much less than the Hybrid. If it wasnāt for all the busted springs poking out the side and the unidentifiable mold-like odor, I wouldāve given up and gone back to that mattress after realizing the Hybrid was another dud. Even as old as it is there are no indentations and itās much more comfortable than either the Luxi or Hybrid (to me). I should probably start looking at innerspring mattresses.
Do you know of any online retailers that sell reasonable quality innerspring mattresses? Iāve been so focused on memory foam/latex that Iām not very familiar with the online offerings for more traditional mattresses.
The amount of copper in the foam would be relatively small so it seems odd to me that this could be an issue and itās certainly the first time Iāve heard of this as an issue but itās certainly an interesting possibility. I really donāt know much about glucose monitors or whether copper infused memory foam would interfere with a bluetooth connection but it may be worth calling the manufacturer of your glucose monitor to see what they say (and Iād be interested in hearing what they say as well)
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Itās a Dexcom G5 CGM. From what I understand it uses a very low energy bluetooth connection that can be disrupted by all sorts of things (as an example, they tell you that swimming or showering can cut the connection even though the transmitter is waterproof and the the receiver is well in range). So far, the only time Iāve had connection issues with it is when the receiver is on the bed and Iām in a chair 3 feet away, or when Iām sleeping and the receiver is on a nearby table. I canāt say Iām certain that the mattress is causing it, but I can say that I only have issues when thereās a couple feet of mattress between me and the receiver.
Iām not surprised itās the first time youāve heard of it, since itās a ridiculously esoteric problem. Both the CGM and the Mattress are brand new tech, and the overlap between Dexcom users, online mattress shoppers, and members of this forum is probably no greater than 1.