Advantages and Disadvantages of Innerspring Coil Mattresses -- Based on Data From Over 1,000 Owners

Page last updated Nov 7, 2008

Advantages
No sleeping hot
Unlike some other types of mattresses, especially memory foam, innerspring mattresses do not have complaints to any significant number regarding "sleeping hot." Sleeping hot is caused by the mattress retaining a person's body heat, resulting in an unnaturally warm sleeping surface.

Less off-gassing / initial odor
Innerspring beds tend to not off gas (give off a smell initially due to the manufacturing and / or packaging process) as much as other bed types, especially memory foam. However, this does not necessarily mean that off gassing from innerspring beds is uncommon.

Better for sex
For many people, innerspring mattresses may be more suitable for sex than other types of beds. The other types of beds had some complaints about them regarding this issue, but innerspring mattresses did not in any significant number. (See sex on a memory foam mattress and sex on an airbed for more information.)


Disadvantages
Premature sagging

According to our research, innerspring mattresses have the most problem, by far, with premature sagging when compared to the other types of beds.

Premature sagging is defined in our research as sagging of the bed to an extent that makes the bed uncomfortable and takes place within three years of purchase.

37% of innerspring mattress owners mentioned that their bed has premature sagging. In comparison, the other type of mattress with complaints of premature sagging was memory foam beds, in which about 10% of those owners mentioned that their bed had the problem.

Brand Percentage of innerspring mattress owners reporting that their beds prematurely sagged
Spring Air     60%
Kingsdown    34%
Serta     34%
Stearns & Foster     28%
Simmons     28%
Sealy     18%



A lack of mattress flipping is not likely the cause of much of the premature sagging instances since many people who reported it claimed to flip the mattress regularly. In addition, heavy people sleeping on the innerspring beds do not appear to be a main cause for the instances of sagging since many people who said they weigh less than 170 pounds reported it as well.


Poor comfort ratings
Individually and as a group, innerspring mattresses / brands scored lower than the other types of mattresses / brands, according to our research. It should be noted that most people who found the innerspring beds uncomfortable did so because of the premature sagging of the beds. Prior to premature sagging, people were often pleased with the comfort of the mattresses.


No dust mite / allergy protection
The fibrous and cellular structure of innerspring mattresses make an ideal living and breeding environment for dust mites. The shedded skin and feces of dust mites are recognized to be the main cause for Asthma, chronic Rhinitis (Hay Fever) and other allergies. The composition of some other types of beds (air and water) discourage the growth of dust mite populations.


More Information
Innerspring Mattress Reviews
Sealy Posturepedic reviews
Simmons Beautyrest reviews
Serta reviews
Kingsdown reviews
Stearns & Foster
Spring Air reviews
Memory Foam Mattress Reviews
Airbed Mattress Reviews
Waterbed Reviews
Consumer Reports
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