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Buying the right mattress is a good investment
Making the right investment
in a mattress will pay restful
dividends in years of comfortable
and healthful sleep.
A mattress wears out from
constant use. If you have been
sleeping on the same mattress
for more than 10 years, better
begin thinking about making
another investment.
Your thinking will be in-
fluenced by the results of a sim-
ple examination. Remove all
bed clothes and look for any ir-
regularities in the surface.
When to buy a new
mattress
Lumps, bumps, peaks and
valleys mean your mattress is
wearing out and is ready to give
you more than headaches.
How about edges? Are they
firm or do they sag? Are the
springs eternally detectable to
the feel? How confined are you
in your sleeping space?
Start preparing for a new bed-
ding set if you have answered
"yes" to most of these ques-
tions. Begin with a visit to a re-
tailer whose selection is wide in
variety and price.
Price and quality are usually
connected. As a general rule, the
lower the price, the fewer years
of comfort you can expect from
the mattress. But remember,
mattresses are one of the most
heavily advertised and promoted
items.
Buy from experience. Lie
down on several mattresses be-
fore making the decision. Before
you fall head over heels for a
mattress, make sure your a in-
vesting in the right size and
type.
Size your.elf up and you will
know what is needed. If you
sleep alone,stretch and move
around &1ot, or need extra elbow
room, it helps to determine the
amount of space for these and
other activities.
Standard widths range from 38
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inches (twin) to 76 inches
(king) wide, with lengths from
75 to 80 inches.
A couple buying a mattress
should know a double size
measuring 53 inches wide offers
about as much room for each
person as a baby's crib.
Queen (60 inches wide) or
king "(up to 80 inches wide) is
the logical choice for a couple.
The California king is 84 inches
wide.
In any case, sleep authorities
recommend mattresses that are
six inches longer than the
height of the person sleeping on
it.
Two types.pf mattresses are
innerspring and foam, available
in most stores.
Innerspring, the most common
mattress type, is filled with ser-
ies of steel coils fitted between
layers of varying thickness or in-
sulation, padding material and a
fabric cover known as ticking.
The importance of
quality
Quality in innerspripg mat-
tresses if based on the thickness
of the coil and the number of
rings or turns, plus how they are
linked together and how they
work together to support your
body weight. The number of
coils is only one indication of
mattress quality.
Mattress construction
Thicker coils with more turns
provide greater firmness and sup-
port. Coils with fewer than six
turns are usually found in lower -
quality mattresses.
The insulation covering the
springs prevents them from pok-
ing through the network of wire,
fiber padding and netting.
The thicker the cushioning,
the better the mattress. Polyure-
thane, cotton felt or batting, and
other materials make up the cu-
shioning tied to the rows of
springs to keep them from mov-
ing horizontally.
A mattress needs a box spring,
in order to support the mattress
and keep it from prematurely
wearing out. Foundations of box
springs vary from actual coils
shaped like a figure-eight to met-
al and wood bars and planks. •
If the foundation is wood and
foam, the foam should be at
least two inches thick for the
proper support and war.
High density polyurethane is
the dominant material in foam
bedding. To ensure sustained
support and longevity, the foam
contains plastic pellets for prop-
er resiliency.
Better foam mattresses have a
higher latex content, which is
• more expensive to produce, but
its density is greater than con-
ventional foam beddin
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