Please help with mattress for me with multiple medical problems
Hi, This may be my 2nd email to you as I was writing the 1st email when I lost the site momentarily and the unfinished email with it, – so I do not know if it sent or not. I am looking to buy a new bed with latex mattress within the next few weeks. I have multiple medical problems – my hips and legs are painful in most any position, and the head of the bed needs to be elevated about 45 degrees due to breathing problems. Have been using a hospital bed, – now broken, and I would like to replace it with an adjustable bed – as hospital beds are very narrow and confining (and a bit depressing). I weigh 8.4 stone, am 162cm tall, and want a fairly soft bed – but not that I might sink down into, and am also hoping to avoid over heating as much as possible – because I am in bed much of the time. Am looking to latex for it’s soft, over-all support that doesn’t mat down. I assume I will need an additional latex topper over the mattress to achieve this feel. My questions: Will the weight of a latex mattress require a heavier motor to move/position the mattress on an adjustable /or hospital bed?
Is a standard latex mattress flexible enough to be used on either of these beds?
Do you sell mattresses for either of these beds?
Do you sell to US residents?
Any recommendations that you can offer would be appreciated?
Hi Cj,
Thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately, we don’t sell outside the United Kingdom. That said my advice may help you find a suitable mattress in the states. Latex is incredibly heavy with a single matt weighting 27kg and a topper 12-14kg. You will need to check the electric motor will work within this tolerance.
Latex is flexible enough for electric adjustable beds and adding a topper would give a softer top feel to the mattress overall. Latex is resilient so it won’t matt or bed down as quickly as other materials. I’d look for solid core latex as this can be fully turned giving two sides to the bed you can use which will even out wear and tear.
Hope that helps CJ, if we can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to get in touch either via email or call the office on 0161 437 4419.
Kind Regards
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