Comparison of spring and springless mattresses

The quality of the mattress determines how calm and useful a person's sleep will be on it. A not entirely correct and justified choice can not only ruin a person's night's rest, but also seriously undermine his health.

A spring mattress is more durable than a springless mattress, but in the case when cheap and low-quality materials are used in a springless mattress... For example, springless foam mattresses will last a maximum of three years. The fact is that during everyday and regular sleep of the owner on such a product, the foam rubber loses its shape and is pressed through. The polymers from which the foam is made gradually lose their structure - in the end, the foam sponge crumbles.

Foam rubber is followed by polyurethane. Here, the main role is played by the size of the pores and the composition of their shells, which form the basis of the packing. Using various synthetic additives and additives that are environmentally friendly for humans and the environment, that do not have a pungent odor, the manufacturer achieves a noticeable increase in the service life of the product - compared to conventional foam rubber.

A classic innerspring mattress consists of a perimeter frame and springs connected to the frame itself - and wound up for each other. For the one-level arrangement of the springs, additional pins of spring wire are responsible, penetrating the top and bottom of the spring base and preventing the springs from moving beyond these planes, or, conversely, going down into the thickness of the intraframe space. Any slightest movement of a person lying on a double mattress is transmitted to his neighbor. So, if the husband tosses and turns and cannot fall asleep, he, in turn, will not let his wife fall asleep, because the energy of the movements is given in waves throughout the mattress. This is a significant disadvantage that affects the comfort of a married couple's night sleep.

In addition, the springs, being rigidly fixed, crack and break after a certain number of years. Violation of the integrity of one or more springs in the steel base of such a mattress will immediately be felt by a person, whose body closes the resulting hole. If you find this malfunction, change the mattress to a new one. Even new springs squeak from friction when they come into contact with each other. In a mattress with independent springs, there is no squeak at all and there is no transfer of energy of a person's movements to his neighbor on the bed.

Inner mattresses suffer from excess moisture due to the susceptibility of high-carbon steel, from which the frame is made, to rust. To prove the veracity of such a flaw, a failed mattress is set on fire in a landfill. When the cover and padding have burned out, only the frame remains. The first rain in a few days will turn the springs into rusty wire - the spring steel rusts. Regardless of the arrangement of the springs - separately, interconnected - the frame will become unusable.

Cotton wool, which was used as stuffing for mattresses, chairs and sofas back in the days of the USSR, rots in water - unlike synthetics, which will simply collapse from temperature changes in the same water. Both linen and linen stuffing and sheep or goat wool are subject to rotting. Foam rubber does not rot from water - it simply crumbles if it is immersed in slightly acidic / slightly alkaline / salted water, of which 75% a person consists, for three years.

In addition to the presence / absence of springs, natural filling and upholstery, mattresses have a number of other distinctive features. Speaking about the elasticity of matter, there are three types of mattresses.

• Soft - on such people they will feel as if they were born yesterday and found themselves in a cradle. The filler gently surrounds the lying person from below, while repeating the outlines of the figure. It has the effect of "contour memory" - the sleeper will not wake up at night because he feels how certain places and details cut into him somewhere in the back or propping up his side. Such a mattress is able to withstand up to 150 kg per bed. But doctors do not recommend using this product for people whose spine is noticeably curved - and it remained so. Soft mattress - one or more layers of advanced latex filling.
• Medium hard will suit many people. Filling - latex and foam synthetics, additional rigidity to the product is given by a coconut layer or layers of linen fabric. The orthopedic properties of this product are massaging and relaxing effects.
• Particularly tough - resemble a gymnastic mat, prescribed by doctors for people with a crooked posture. The coconut layer is much thicker here than the latex layer.

Let's go back to the spring mattresses. Independent springs, unlike dependent ones, are placed in separate covers, preventing them from bending to the side during chaotic, spontaneous movements of a sleeping person... They can withstand heavy loads - 120–150 kg per bed.

A mattress with independent springs is sometimes divided into several zones of rigidity: in the area of ​​the back, shoulder blades and lower back the rigidity is higher (the mattress does not bend up to the support it is placed on), within the head, arms and legs, and on the sides - much less.

Due to the light weight of the springless mattresses, they can be taken with you on a trip, camp, and can be used in a hospital - when the standard inventory of the clinic does not have luxury products. Supercomfortable and optimal in terms of rigidity mattresses are mainly the lot of trauma departments of hospitals, where a person who has undergone surgery on an arm, leg or vertebrae needs the correct anatomical position of the body, like that of a healthy brother.

Travelers - "mattress" instead of sleeping bags and air mattresses can also use a semi-rigid and compact product that allows you to comfortably spend nights in a tent, but this happens very rarely.

Steel springs, being a conductor, accumulate an electric charge with a low current strength, but with a voltage of over 1000 volts. The friction of the spring against the woolen padding creates a static charge that is not useful for a person - especially an elderly person, a child or a teenager. One of two options will help you get rid of static charges.

• Springless array. There is no main charge conductor - steel. You are unlikely to have grounded the mattress - the charge has nowhere to go. When one of the springs is at the closest possible distance from your skin, the charge breaks down through the fabric and padding - directly to the user.
• Lack of wool and other materials, capable of friction against each other and steel springs electrically recharged.

Fibers and fabrics, such as those based on polyesters, are not conducive to charge storage. If the mattress itself is upholstered with them, then this is already a noticeable factor that does not allow the product to suddenly "shoot" in the back.Antistatic fabric and padding is a stringent requirement for people wearing, for example, a pacemaker. The fact is that a too powerful spark discharge that has passed through the body is capable of disrupting the work of "thin" electronics. As a result of the failure of the pacemaker, before doctors arrive, the patient can die from sudden cardiac arrest.

In order for the buyer to finally decide on the degree of comfort, it is worth recalling that this property feels more dependent on the type of filler.

These fillers are used for spring and non-spring products.

For 2020m2021 a mattress designed for one sleeping person, with independent springs, is capable of equal in value to the mark of 25 thousand rubles. Double - respectively, twice as expensive. In contrast to holofiber, coconut-latex products, a natural quilted down-padded mattress made of dense HB fabric based on chicken down or sheep wool will cost the user much less. To do this, it is enough to turn for an example to the Eastern peoples who sew quilted mattresses and blankets to order - they almost do not use the achievements of the "plastic" industry. For example, Uzbeks use universal quilted down jackets that can serve as both a blanket and a mattress.

Advantage - such a mattress retains heat almost ideally, you can sleep on it, covered with exactly the same blanket, even in an unheated country house, as well as on winter hiking and cycling trips when spending the night in a tent... Homemade quilted bedding absorbs a small amount of moisture - and is breathable. To isolate yourself from the cold for several hours, for example, at zero Celsius, you need a 10-centimeter layer of down or wool in a mattress bed - and the same in a blanket. These products are washed in a bath or barrel - and dried using a blowing pump in a special drying chamber.

For children and adolescents, a rigid one with independent springs is suitable. The product will support the vertebrae in their correct places, typical of a healthy individual. The fact is that adolescents spend several hours daily in a sitting position - the vertebrae are overstrained, and a high-quality mattress is needed to relax. At night, the body rests and recovers in order to take a new dose of exercise during the day. Overweight teenagers (several kilograms above average) need a hard mattress - the vertebrae are forced to bear an increased load. For those who are thin, on the contrary, a mattress of medium firmness is suitable.

Elasticity is due to the presence of a coconut layer, and softening is due to a layer of latex. The same rule - the dependence of the rigidity of the product on the final weight of the user - also applies to adults. To make it easier to remember, imagine: a too hard mattress causes pain and discomfort to a thin person, which a fat and well-fed individual will not feel.Don't buy a mattress for teens that matches their height.

A child or teenager who does not suffer from rashes will receive a mattress with an all-natural filling... If, nevertheless, allergic reactions come to light, artificial latex and foam materials are the best options. Babies who are just starting to form posture will need a hard surface on one side and a semi-hard surface on the other. When the child grows up, change his rigid support to a semi-rigid one. The filler should not retain moisture in itself - the mattress should be "breathable", this property will allow it to dry in hot and dry weather. The linseed layer, in comparison with coconut, is such. Children should not sleep on cotton or foam mattresses.

People of working age, as adults, mainly use semi-hard mattresses... This is especially true for people who work for a long time, physically a lot, as well as sedentary office workers and people whose earnings are associated with frequent driving. As for the elderly, an excessively hard mattress will not be a gift for them, but a real punishment. The fact is that the mobility of the vertebrae in most pensioners is significantly limited, the spine seems to freeze. To develop it, to relax, a surface with a hardness below average will help. But this also does not mean that the back should sink deeply into the overly soft - this will cause inconvenience to the elderly person.

According to most buyers and podiatrists, the best parameters are for springless products with a combined filling. By alternating between different types of padding, for example, synthetic foam with holofiber or coconut fiber, manufacturers achieve optimal stiffness. Universal product models combine different zones of stiffness, for example, reinforced in the center and softened at the edges. This allows you to achieve the greatest comfort for specific categories and groups of users. Users believe that the right mattress - 70% good sleep... The second role here is given to the pillow and blanket. Try to adhere to the recommendations of sales professionals, whose experience was built on the basis of real customer reviews and personal development in the sofa bedding market.

If possible, then it is better to refrain from cotton and foam mattresses... The best materials, according to most buyers, are latex, holofiber, coconut fiber. Having given a lot of money, you will get rid of the problems arising from low-quality products for at least twenty years. It is better to purchase once, say, a latex-coconut mattress, than five or more times - a foam or wadded mattress.