Review of the Seven Comforts latex topper

[phoenix]

Hi LEW,

Thanks for the reply. The Dormier cover looks nice, though if it went over the 7 Comfort it would make it tough to fluff the topper. I am trying to make sure I protect the mattress well from any moisture or fluids so that the mattress warranty won’t be jeopardized.

I don’t think the Dormier would make it any more difficult than any other type of protector that went over the topper and mattress. All of them usually have stretch sides and corners (like a fitted sheet) or elastic that lets you put it over the topper and then tuck it under the mattress. For most people “water resistant” would be fine and it would take a fairly serious “accident” to go though this but for “waterproof” then one of the membrane types is usually the choice even though it can be warmer. I chose the Natura because I wanted the wool but many others would choose the thinner type because it has less effect on the mattress but the most common type would normally be the thinner membrane types even with the possibility of some extra heat.

I thought I would bring up another aspect of support vs. pressure relief that I haven’t seen discussed. My wife and I slept on a Costco Novaform memory jell topper for a while. Eventually, after it softened I found my shoulders aching badly when I slept on my back. I realized that the topper was letting my upper torso sink in while my shoulders stayed high. Essentially it was hammocking me into a round shouldered posture that was probably made worse by the tendon damage in my shoulders. Do you think the 7 Comforts topper would do this? I was in real pain until I figured out what was happening and returned the Novaform to Costco.

Lateral or “side to side” alignment as well as joint alignment can be as important as spinal alignment and can certainly be an issue. It’s discussed in a quite a few places in more depth including here and here and here and here and here.

The shredded latex in the Seven Comforts is relatively soft and less resilient than a solid layer. With side to side alignment on your back then displacement under the bony prominences (hips, shoulders, and pelvic crest) isn’t as important and you may be better off with a firmer topper to “hold up” the center part of your body more. I think your own experience, judgement, and “educated” intuition would probably be the best judge about whether a relatively firmer or softer topper would be better because I can’t see you on the mattress or feel what you feel. In either case it certainly wouldn’t be as “risky” as memory foam because even the shredded latex would be more resilient and supportive than lower density memory foam.

I have ordered the Snowmass and it will be delivered Saturday. I wasn’t concerned about the price difference between it and the Aspen, so I decided to take your advice and go firm and then look at toppers. I will do a review after we have it for a while and have fine-tuned it.

Congratulations on your new mattress

Once you receive it I would wait a few weeks to go through any adjustment to a new sleeping surface and any initial softening and break in of the mattress before deciding whether a topper is necessary of what type would be best if it is.

Phoenix