Patricia writes: Hello Peter, We have a Queen Duxiana bed. After 5 years, even with flipping and rotating the pad, the bed has developed a ridge in the center and isn’t as comfortable as it once was. I’ve checked for replacement top pad prices, through Duxiana, and they […]
Read more →Caroline writes: Cheers Peter, Can you tell me please how one chooses between latex and memory foam for a topper and is it possible to get various samples? I live in England but I can deal with shipment. Thank you, Caroline Hi Caroline, The difference between latex […]
Read more →Rita writes: Hi Pete, I have a queen mattress set by Stearns and Foster (Exeter) purchased in 1996. It still seems to be in extremely good condition with a little indention that would be characteristic with 20 years of daily use. Our only complaint has been it was […]
Read more →Patrick writes: Hi Pete, My wife and I have been trying to find a suitable sleeping situation for all the 28 years we’ve been married. I think we’re really close. About three years ago we bought a very expensive organic latex mattress with a couple of toppers made from the […]
Read more →Claire writes: Thank you so much for your blog, Peter. I am desperate. I was diagnosed with DDD over a year ago that is getting worse. Not long after the diagnosis, we bought a memory foam bed – that we replaced with another. First one was too […]
Read more →Jaime writes: Hello Peter, My wife and I have recently purchased a Simmons king sized Extra-Firm Beautyrest Black Alexia mattress. The idea was to get the support below and then add the cushioning. We had every intention of continuing to use our 3″ memory foam/gel topper on top to provide […]
Read more →Molly writes: Hi Pete, I have a 7 year old pillow top bed. We travel a lot so the bed is not used but 7-8 months a year. Both sides have large nests where my husband and I sleep. I just purchased a 3 inch memory foam […]
Read more →Jason writes: Hi Pete I have purchased three mattresses in the last 10 years. I have been happy with none of them. The last one ran about 1800 dollars and was a Beautyrest Simmons world class. It was a much too firm tight top mattress, to which […]
Read more →Kristine writes: Hi Again, We purchased the Simmons Beautyrest Adamsville Plush mattress (from you) for our son a couple of years ago. It was a great purchase based on your recommendation – thank you so much! Our daughter just turned 2 and is climbing out of her crib so […]
Read more →Christin writes: Hello- I’m 5′ 7″ 158 lbs female with scoliosis and fibromyalgia. I’m active but have always experienced chronic muscle tightness and sleep problems. I can fall asleep fine but can’t stay asleep and get hot easily. I’m a side sleeper with body pillow for correct alignment. I bought […]
Read more →Hi, I’m 47 with Scoliosis and I have gone through two mattresses getting deep body impressions in them and when I go to lay on it I fall into a valley. This makes my back pain much worse , I’m 5’6 and 152 lbs. The mattress is a Sealy, […]
Read more →Hi, My wife and I have been sleeping on a Simmons Beautyrest (not sure which one, but not a pillowtop and pretty firm, and expensive-$3,000) for two years. My wife hates it. We tried a latex topper but found it uncomfortable and hot. Last week we slept […]
Read more →Star writes: I battle Fibromyalgia. The best solution I have found so far is a memory foam mattress topper on top of a pillow top bed. Both are in need of replacing. However, my low back does pay the price. What would your advice be? Thank you, StarHi Star, […]
Read more →The gel mattress enhancer on my Sleep Studio Sleep Joy mattress has a strong odor. Will this go away? Memory foam off gasses the toxic chemicals from which it’s made. It will continue to do so for some time, although the initial strong acrid smell will dissipate […]
Read more →Sue writes: Hi, I've been reading about latex foam toppers on your site, and I have some questions. I have severe ddd which causes low back pain and hip pain (herniated discs at L4-L5 and L5-S1 with some nerve impingement). I currently have a very firm (relatively […]
Read more →My wife & I both side sleepers replaced our 13 yr old queen springwall chiropractic with a comforpedic loft plush. We exchanged it due to hip pain for the Simmons TruEnergy extra firm. We missed the comfort of the gel top and tried a mattress topper (martha […]
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