From Eliot -
May I get some advice please? We have a queen S&F Ellastone cushion firm that we purchased from you in 11/05. It was comfortable for the first few years, but over the past couple of years as I’ve aged (now 55 yrs) I’ve started to find it less comfortable. I have chronic sacro-iliac pain and sleeping directly on the mattress aggravates it. Also, I find that a pressure point forms under my hip (I’m a side-sleeper) and I wake up with pain there too. Too alleviate these problems we purchased a 2 inch, 4 lb visco foam topper one
year ago. This helped for the first 8 months or so, but no longer. We’re now in a situation where if we sleep directly on top of the topper, my back hurts. If we put a thick wool mattress pad over the topper, or remove the topper, then the hip pressure pain returns!
All this has my wife and me thinking that perhaps it’s time to think about replacing the mattress, and it is on this question that I’d appreciate your advice. It seems like we need more surface cushioning while still having a firm enough mattress for good back support. Does this mean that we’d should be looking at medium firm/plush mattresses? If so, do you have any specific recommendations for mattresses that would be friendly to both my SI pain and hip pressure issue? A good night’s sleep is worth the price, so we’re willing to spend a reasonble amount.
Thanks for any advice. I’ve enjoyed working with you in the purchase of the two beds we’ve bought from you and would certainly order from you if a new mattress is the best solution for us.
Hi Eliot,
I would recommend going to either an Ultra Plush or a Pillowtop model to alleviate the hip pain you are experiencing. You are right, as a person gets older in age they most often start to experience sensitivity to pressure in the hips, lower back, and/or shoulders.
This is caused by a mattress that is too firm in comfort. While adding the Visco Memory Foam Topper can sometimes alleviate this pain, often times the Memory Foam is quite firm itself, and not soft enough to make a difference. A Latex Topper can be a better solution.
I would recommend either purchasing a soft Latex Topper or check out some Stearns & Foster Ultra Plush or Pillowtop models.
Here are some topper recommendations: Natura Classic Talalay Latex Topper and the Natura Ultimate Natura Talalay Latex Topper.
And these are Stearns and Foster recommendations: Stearns & Foster Julianne Ultra Plush Mattress Set, Stearns & Foster Strasbourg Park Ultra Plush Euro Pillowtop Mattress Set and the Stearns & Foster Lemieux Ultra Plush Euro Pillowtop Mattress Set.
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