Soft Talalay Layer Worn In 1 Week?

[phoenix]

Hi Raviod,

One last thing, how did you know the manufacturer of my mattress was SleepEZ? I didn’t mention who the manufacturer was. Could it be the membership discount? Or are you psychic?

It was actually “none of the above”. I don’t receive reports from the manufacturers here (and even if they did they would be the real names which I don’t know) and I’m certainly not psychic :).

It was actually a “synchronistic mistake”. When someone mentions they are having some issues or has questions about a mattress I usually check to see if they have posted any information about it in previous posts. I often “move” fairly quickly when I’m replying on the forum because it takes many hours each day so in this case I unthinkingly clicked on the userprofile for the last reply (which was Km) thinking at the time it was you and saw his thread where he had purchased his mattress from SleepEz and without realizing that I had clicked on the wrong profile I assumed it was you.

At first, I did also think the neck soreness might be a pillow issue. But the pillow I am using is a very soft talalay latex pillow that came new with the mattress. The pillow is not very thick. Especially when my head lays on it, it compresses down to pretty thin. But then I noticed that while sleeping on the soft layer, it felt like the pillow was pushing my head up, causing my neck to strain (while sleeping on back). But I think it’s pushing my head up so much because my shoulder is sinking in too much. I don’t seem to have this issue while sleeping on the firm layer.

Different firmness levels will change the gap between your head and neck and the mattress and can sometimes lead to the need for a thicker or thinner pillow just like different sleeping positions often need different pillow thicknesses. Pillows that are too thin or too thick to keep your head and neck in good alignment can certainly contribute to alignment issues and discomfort in the upper body area.

If you still have issues after a few weeks (or if your pain or discomfort seems to be getting worse or you need to make changes before that) then post #2 here and the posts it links to have more information about the more common “symptoms” on a mattress and some of the possible reasons behind them.

Two configurations that may be worth trying if it appears that you need to make changes more quickly because things are getting worse or you are in too much discomfort or pain would be (from bottom to top) M/F/S or F/S/M. The first one will allow you to keep the soft comfort layer but will firm up the support and the second one will firm up the comfort layer but the soft underneath it would make is softer than the F/M that you tried.

I would also discuss your experience with SleepEz (including all the combinations you have tried and the difference in your “symptoms” with each one) because they have more experience than anyone with helping their customers fine tune the layering of their mattresses.

Phoenix