I came across this site about a month ago and found it incredibly informative. I decided to check out one of your manufacturer members (Select foam) since I live by Miami and they have a store here. I ended up purchasing their cirrus supreme-es(http://www.selectfoam.com/cirrus-supreme-11.html) memory foam mattress. It has now been about a month and I am going to exchange it. The mattress seems to be of very good quality and I have been quite happy with the sales/support(Pedro) as well as the price.
However, I still am not sleeping well. My problem is that my arms fall asleep from the pressure of me sleeping on my side. I have tried sleeping on my back but my body simply does not like that position. In regards to spinal alignment, I feel it to be okay, its just that the mattress is a bit hard for me. I am 5’6 175lbs. My body prefers softer but then the correct spinal alignment is not there. Which has been my biggest problem in finding a mattress.
I am hoping you can help guide me in the right direction based on my sleep issue. I am considering exchanging the mattress for the cirrus luxe es(http://www.selectfoam.com/cirrus-luxe-es.html) which has .5 more in the comfort layer. I wanted to try out a latex mattress but they only had 1 or 2 in the showroom.
Can you give me some recommendations? Specifically should I continue looking at memory foam or should I look at other mattresses such as latex or innerspring? What is a good starting point based on my sleep position/dimensions in regards to comfort layer and support layer? Any other useful information that may help. Please help me find a solution to my problem.
Current bed
2" 4lb comfort layer
2" 5.3lb support layer
These symptoms generally indicate a need for a softer or thicker comfort layer to “allow” your shoulders to sink in a little more and relieve pressure. They will be able to help you choose a slightly softer model from their lineup (such as the Cirrus Luxe you mentioned) much more effectively than anyone else because they have much more experience with their mattresses than anyone. The Cirrus Luxe would definitely be a good possibility but I would make your decision based on further testing and more detailed discussions with them.
Thicker and softer comfort layers have a greater risk of creating alignment issues but it will depend on your specific body type and sleeping positions, how evenly you sink into the specific mattress, and the specifcs of each material and the mattress design. Every difference between two mattresses in terms of design or materials will affect the balance between pressure relief and alignment in one way or another because every layer affects every other layer to some degree but there are too many unknowns, variables, and preferences to know something that specific with any certainty except through your own personal experience.
Having said that an extra .5" would not generally be that significant in terms of alignment especially with a higher density memory foam underneath it (which would tend to be more “supportive”).
They will know more about the specifics of all their designs and materials though than anyone else (including me) and a more detailed conversation with them that includes the specifics of your experience on the mattress you have been sleeping on as a reference point will give you much more reliable information and feedback about any of their mattresses and how well they might “match” your body types, sleeping positions, and personal preferences.
Neither. There is no specific type of material or component that is inherently better or worse than any other for specific circumstances because it depends on the design of the mattress, personal preferences, and how all the materials and components interact with different body types and sleeping positions, not on any one material or component. Assuming they are both good quality and durable versions … different materials and components are mostly a preference and not a “better or worse” choice. Each generic style of mattress would have a design that would “fit” most of the different types of people in terms of PPP even though it may not match their preferences in other ways.
