How Do You Know If You Need A New Mattress?
Did you know you spend around one third of your life asleep? And over seven years, your mattress will be used for up to 20,000 hours?
Regular quality sleep on a comfortable and supportive mattress and bed has a positive effect on our health and wellbeing. The right mattress and a comfortable bed can help give a good night’s sleep, leaving you refreshed and restored, whereas poor quality sleep can leave you with fatigue and tiredness. Research shows that an uncomfortable bed and mattress can rob you of up to an hour’s sleep each night, but because the deterioration is gradual and often invisible, many people don’t realise this is the cause of their poor sleep.
Mattresses don’t last forever, and even if they still look ok, they may not be as supportive and comfy as they should be. But there is no set time for when you should replace a mattress – the lifespan is affected by several things, including the quality, care and amount of use (a mattress that is used each night for reading, watching TV & sleeping will not last as long as one used occasionally in a spare room). Even if your mattress is still in good condition, lifestyle changes can mean your mattress is no longer as suitable for you, for example if your weight has changed a lot or if you used to sleep alone but now share with a partner, or vice versa.
So how do you know if you need a new mattress? There are a few things to consider:
- Did you sleep better a year ago?
- Have you had your mattress longer than 7 – 10 years?
- Do you wake up with stiffness and/or aches and pains?
- Do you sleep better in a different bed?
- Does your mattress have visible signs of age, such as being lumpy, sagging, etc?
If your answer to all these questions is no, then your current mattress is probably still fine. If you answered yes to any of these questions, is there any other reason that you can think of to explain why you answered yes? If there isn’t another reason, it may be that you need a new mattress, especially if you answered yes to more than one of the questions.
If you need any help or advice, have a read of our buying guide (https://www.lukehurst.co.uk/buying-guide-for-mattresses-beds) or pop into one of our stores, where our experienced team will be happy to help you.
