Memory Foam Mattress/Pillows

andream
andream Member Posts: 15
edited 7. Aug 2009, 09:40 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi We have a memory foam mattress and pillows and having used them for a number of years, I am now wondering whether they are giving me more pain in the top half of my back, as well as a pain in the neck!

We have just been away for a long weekend where we slept on a hotel bed, and I must say, I wasn't as uncomfortable in the mornings as I have been on the two mornings since we have been home!

I don't know whether to blame the bed, or was it perhaps the fact that we were away that I felt better.

Has anyone had problems with these mattresses/pillows?

Have a good day.

Andrea

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  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I've had a memory foam mattress topper for a week and find it quite comfortable. There was a post about this a while back. Someone mentioned that they couldn't get on with the pillows so I decided not to buy any.

    Sharmaine
    andream wrote:
    Hi We have a memory foam mattress and pillows and having used them for a number of years, I am now wondering whether they are giving me more pain in the top half of my back, as well as a pain in the neck!

    We have just been away for a long weekend where we slept on a hotel bed, and I must say, I wasn't as uncomfortable in the mornings as I have been on the two mornings since we have been home!

    I don't know whether to blame the bed, or was it perhaps the fact that we were away that I felt better.

    Has anyone had problems with these mattresses/pillows?

    Have a good day.

    Andrea
  • bionic
    bionic Member Posts: 75
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    andream wrote:
    Hi We have a memory foam mattress and pillows and having used them for a number of years, I am now wondering whether they are giving me more pain in the top half of my back, as well as a pain in the neck!

    We have just been away for a long weekend where we slept on a hotel bed, and I must say, I wasn't as uncomfortable in the mornings as I have been on the two mornings since we have been home!

    I don't know whether to blame the bed, or was it perhaps the fact that we were away that I felt better.

    Has anyone had problems with these mattresses/pillows?

    :o Oh dear I was only speaking to my mum this morning saying that I need to get one as it may be more comfortable.

    Rosie

    Have a good day.

    Andrea
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    find the pillow gives me stiff neck think it trial and error like every thing else :D:D:D
    val
  • mash65
    mash65 Bots Posts: 834
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi,i find the mattress topper so comfy but couldnt sleep with the memory pillows.so now i have got the pillows(normal 1s)1 harder pillow on the bottom then softer thinner 1 on top.now my shoulders/neck(as i lay on my side)are level with the pillows.
    its helped a little with the neck pain & stiffness.
    maybe worth experimenting with different pillows,to get the right ballance.
    hope thats some help. debsx
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have both the mattress topper and the pillow. I find it very comfortable. I know a phyiso once told me that a pillow should be the width and a half of the length of your shoulder, so maybe its just that mine fits me but not everyone! :wink: Love Sue