Sleep is one of the few factors that influence your health like no other. A good night’s sleep is considered essential for a healthy lifestyle.
But do you know what influences your sleep like nothing else? Your mattress! And this is why it’s important to give more attention to your mattress than you might want to.
Here are some reasons how it can greatly influence your health in more ways than one.
Stress
Sleeping on a good mattress is believed to help reduce stress levels. However, studies also showed that the mattress should be relatively new to give any kind of benefit with respect to the stress levels.
If it’s older than 8 years, it may not help you with your stress levels at all.
Allergies
Old mattress that haven’t been cleaned regularly could be infected by millions of tiny dust mites. This is believed to be one of the biggest reasons for 20 million Americans getting some kind of allergies every year.
According to Better Sleep Council, this could be avoided to some extent by just cleaning the mattress every few weeks. However, if a mattress gets too old, it may not be possible to clean it enough for it to be safe to sleep on.
Further, even when buying a new mattress, a wise thing to do would be to buy a mattress protector, as it helps prevent squirmy mites from entering the mattress.
Back Pain
Old and poor quality mattresses can lead to issues like back pain. However, in some cases, even new mattresses can wreak havoc on your back.
This is especially true if you go with a tempting option like an ultra-plush mattress, which might feel too comfortable but wouldn’t provide the right support to your lower body.
This could lead to back pain issues over a period of time. Hence, it would be wise to test a mattress before buying it, not only for its comfort but also for the support.
Fatigue
A good mattress should make you feel energetic and relaxed after you sleep on it for 6 to 8 hours. However, if you feel tired or exhausted despite getting enough sleep, your mattress might be the culprit and need to be replaced.
Hurt Your Back
Old mattresses can often develop lumps on their surface, which can seem harmless but slowly hurt your back as your back rests on them.
It’s important to notice any lumps on your mattress and replace your mattress if you find many of them to make sure your back’s health is not put at risk.
Poor Support
While old mattresses do not tend to offer the kind of support to your body that new ones do, some old mattresses can be more harmful than others.
These mattresses may not have their springs working properly, and you would get creaking sounds from the mattress when you toss and turn in it if that is the case.
This can lead to poor support for your body and eventually lead to issues for your neck and back.
