Memory foam, also known as visco-elastic foam, is a material originally created by NASA for astronauts in space who suffered from the effects of high G-forces.
It is temperature and weight sensitive so carefully moulds to your body’s contours, allowing for more natural sleeping positions. This helps to relieve pressure from any sore points, making this a great mattress for people with back problems. Memory foam mattresses have also been proven to reduce the risk and severity of pressure sores which result from spending large amounts of time in bed. Memory foam easily retains heat so for those who easily get chilled, this may be the perfect solution.
However, there are disadvantages to this bedroom technology. They can be quite expensive when compared to the price of coil mattresses or pocket sprung mattresses. The material is also quite combustible, so it not suitable for people sleeping by candle light or bedroom smokers. Due to the fact this mattresses takes a few minutes to mould to your body shape, if you are the type of person who rolls around in their sleep a lot, this may not be the perfect mattress for you. It may disturb your sleep making it difficult to get comfortable.
Some people say the memory foam mattress has a strange odour that is difficult to mask, almost a chemical odour. The beds also need swapping around a lot to make sure there is even wear. Due to the fact memory foam retains heat this may make summer nights uncomfortable.
If you do suffer from back problems, or have to spend lengthy amounts of time in bed, the advantages of the memory foam mattress will obviously outweigh the negatives. So, when considering the type of mattress you need for your bedroom, put in some research as they can be the best investment you can make in the bedroom. If you are looking for a new mattress, a new bed or cheap bed frames visit our friends at dreams.co.uk, dreams have a fantastic range of beds on offer all at great prices.