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Retains
Body Heat / Sleeps Hot:
Disadvantages of Memory Foam
Mattresses
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last updated Nov 7, 2008
Memory foam mattress owners sometimes mention that their beds
"sleep hot" and are a heat trap.
This means that the mattress absorbs and then fails to disperse
a person's body heat, resulting in a sleeping surface that
is unnaturally warm. Sleeping hot is caused by the unique
structure of the foam, and, as a result, sleeping hot is usually
not an issue with other types of beds, at least not to the
extent it is with memory foam.
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Percentage
of owners who said their memory foam bed sleeps hot
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13% |
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8% |
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7% |
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By no means do all, or even the majority, of memory foam mattress
owners consider sleeping hot to be an issue. But a significant
number certainly do.
Some owners say that using a thick cotton pad will help to keep
the bed cool. Others say this makes no difference.
Bottom line: If you are a naturally hot person, sleep in a warm
environment, or like to have lots of heavy covers on when you
sleep -- memory foam may possibly be too warm for you.
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