Memory Foam Mattress Topper Alternative Relieves Pagets Disease Symptoms
An interview with a sufferer of Pagets disease who uses a cheap
memory foam mattress alternative to help him sleep through the night.
Wouldn't it be great to get a good night of sleep without waking up
through the night in pain? What if you could get relief from arthritis
pain or lower back pain or other problems like pagets disease that make
it painful for you to rest in one place for too long? Getting a good
nights sleep is not only good for your general health but it also helps
you to face the day with vigor and enthusiasm. You will be happy to know
that it is possible to relieve some types of pain at night without
needing to buy an expensive memory foam mattress.
Interview with a sufferer of Pagets Disease
I recently interviewed my neighbour who has suffered from Pagets Disease
for a long time. Pagets disease symptoms include softening and deformation
of the bones which cause him a lot of pain. Pagets is a degenerative disease
and it had got to the point where he was unable to sleep well at night
because of the pain he was in. He told me that he found it very difficult
to get off to sleep and when he finally managed it he would wake up an hour
later with pain because the mattress he was sleeping on was too uncomfortable
for him.
One day a health worker suggested to him that he tried a foam mattress topper
to see if that would help. The NHS here in the UK are able to loan such items
to patients so he thought that he would give it a go, he had nothing to lose
after all.
Using a cheap alternative to memory foam
At first we all thought that he was going to be loaned a memory foam mattress
topper to try out because we know that memory foam is very good for helping
you to sleep. The topper is in fact, a 4-inch thick sheet of high-density
polyurethane foam supplied with a waterproof cover. This is of course a lot
cheaper than any memory foam topper would have been so the results are interesting.
Foam construction
The foam is split into small squares for about one third of the thickness of
the foam and the topper is used with the solid side of the foam on the bottom.
When you lay on the top of the foam the free ends of the foam squares move
apart where there is most pressure from points on the body. This has the
effect of moulding the foam to your body, which is similar to the way that
a memory foam mattress or topper would mould to your body by softening when
heated by your body.
"You bet it works"
Does it work? I asked my neighbour. "You bet it works" he said. "I get
a good full night sleep every night now." Apparently the high-density
polyurethane foam topper works like a charm. "I get off to sleep as soon
as I get into bed and I don't wake up again until the alarm goes off,"
he told me. The difference that the topper has made is nothing less than
amazing.
It made a huge difference the first time he slept on it
When I asked him how long it took him to get used to the new topper he seemed
surprised at the question. I asked it because I had heard people say that it
took them a little time to get used to sleeping on memory foam mattresses.
With this mattress topper there was none of this, he said that it made a huge
difference the first time he slept on it and it has been nothing but excellent
ever since. I was surprised at this and wonder if my neighbour is not a typical
subject in respect of getting used to the topper but it is an encouraging observation.
Disadvantages
So far I've heard nothing but good things about this cheap alternative
to memory foam so I asked whether there are any disadvantages to using it.
He told me that there are some small disadvantages but none of them were
significant in relation to the benefit that he gets from the topper. The only
thing he would mention was the fact that the foam topper does feel hot and
that his wife does have a bit of trouble with this.
Solving the heat problem
To solve the heat problem they simply used four layers of cotton sheet on
top of the foam mattress topper, just on her side. This reduced the heat
build up without reducing the sleeping comfort of either of them. I do
believe that memory foam mattresses suffer from the same heat build up
problem so this solution could work with them too.
It's worth a try for anyone suffering from chronic pain
So if you suffer from Pagets disease or arthritis or you need relief from
lower back pain or have other problems, which cause you, pain while you sleep,
you should try this simple but seemingly effective solution. If the cost of a
memory foam mattress or memory foam topper is stopping you then try out the
high-density polyurethane foam alternatives.
Are you looking for help to sleep but don't want
to spend out on a new mattress? Is the new mattress
you bought recently harder and therefore not as
comfortable as you hoped it would be?...
The foam is split into small squares for about one third of the thickness of
the foam and the topper is used with the solid side of the foam on the bottom.
When you lay on the top of the foam the free ends of the foam squares move
apart where there is most pressure from points on the body. This has the
effect of moulding the foam to your body, which is similar to the way that
a memory foam mattress or topper would mould to your body by softening when
heated by your body.