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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.
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.
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