Tempura mattress: What you should consider before buying

Posted at November 9, 2009

People who buy Tempura mattresses strongly divide on group on either loved or hated them.
For some, they are recovered from back pain and for others they are a whole new level of back pain.

Positive responses

For those that love them, they either make morning back pain go away or they reduce it considerably. That’s the main benefit of Tempura mattress. They also make for a more comfortable sleep so that you toss and turn less and wake up less during the night. They love to sense body’s weight and temperature and then gently conform to their shape to minimize pressure points and reduce tossing and turning
Unless you’re already sleeping on a memory mattress, sleeping on a Tempura-Pedic bed for the first time will feel hotter, or at least warmer.

Complaint about Tempur mattress

But only some people will have problems sleeping on a Tempura mattress.
For those that hate Tempura mattress, they often cause even more back pain.
This contradiction is explained because different people have different bodies and some bodies don’t settle into a comfortable position in the foam. Some body parts may sink in too far leaving you in a bad sleeping position.
Another complaint is that the memory foam gets too hot after laying on it for a long time.
Third common complaint is that the memory foam gets softer after a few years. This does in fact happen, but whether or not it affects your sleep is going to be different for each person.
There is a chemical smell but it needs some time to air out.

Tempur Mattresses buying guide

First thing to do during in-store tryouts is to gently lie down on the mattress. Don’t throw yourself onto it as you would with a spring bed.
In order for memory foam mattresses to absorb shock like they do the open cells within respond with stiffness at the time of impact. It’s how the technology was designed. Basically, the harder you throw yourself onto the Tempura mattress, the stiffer it may feel. It also takes a few minutes for the memory mattress to soften and ’settle’ so don’t stand up right away. Relax and let your body heat soften and flow around you.

Tempura mattresses are very popular mattresses on the market. Major customer opinions you can find in Internet of the tempura mattress are positive.