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Mattress for heavy person?

Thanks in advance for your help. Thanks for getting in touch with us. Sorry to hear your current mattress is causing you some pain and issues. The issues you will face given your weight is that standard mattress manufacturers and retailer don’t cater to sleepers over… Read More

Feedback – Customer Service

Hi Lucy, We are really glad that the John Ryan By Design site has helped you find answers to your mattress query! All the best. John & Ryan

Orthosoft mattress is too soft for me

Hi Vanessa, Thanks for all the detail its really helpful. Unfortunately, the travel lodge dreamer has no specifications given about it. I’d also advise against other people recommendations on what they find comfortable. It’s very subjective you see. We can give specialist mattress advice based on… Read More

Are more pocket springs better or worse?

Hi Mike,   Thank you for your enquiry on our website.  They are both completely different construction methods for a start, a dual layer gives more bounce, with springs reacting on top of springs.  I’d need to know exactly what the tensile strength and number of turns each… Read More

Comparison for Hypnos mattress from Dreams

Hi Liz, Thanks for getting in touch and providing such detail it’s really helpful! Right it seems like your ‘cheap nasty mattress’ is now causing you some back pain maybe from a lack of support and compression in the upholstry layers. I could hazard a guess there is plenty of… Read More

Which mattress will be suitable for me?

Hi Zoe,   Sorry to hear you are having a love-hate relationship with your Ergoflex mattress. Ergoflex is a very firm memory foam mattress similar construction method to Tempur. I’m guessing based on your weight you’re finding it too firm and dense. If you’re looking for a more traditional… Read More

What mattress will stop us rolling together?

Hi Judith,   Thank you for your question.  Sorry to hear you are having problems. I don’t think the Sealy Sotheby is suitable for a number of reasons.  Firstly it’s one-sided, which is the worst construction method of a mattress given that once the pillow top compresses its game over… Read More

Mattress for Multiple Sclerosis sufferer

Hi Tracy,   Thanks for your question.   Sorry to hear your struggling with your current mattress.   I’d need to know some more details about the kind of feel and response rate of a mattress that you are after.   Have a look at our Origins Pocket 1500… Read More

Dual tension mattress for different bodyweights

Hi Melissa,   Thank you for your question. Given the weight difference between you, you ideally need a split tension mattress.  This can either be done as a one-piece dual spring tension, one side with a soft spring tension for you and one side medium for your… Read More

Can you advise on mattress pocket spring counts?

Hi Jack,   Thanks for your question.   It all depends on the size and turn count of springs.   What we usually say is 1000 in a King Size is the average figure you should be concerning yourself with.   Anything less will be that the… Read More