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Posted by Honest Expert on May 17, 2002 at 17:17:34:
In Reply to: Re: mattress--calling Honest Expert posted by Sandmama on May 11, 2002 at 18:26:38:
Dear Sandmama,
Would you please clarify your information above? The phrase "...we are asking all members to limit their posts to 3 when basically covering the same subject" is ambiguous.
I don't understand if "we are asking all members to limit their posts to 3 when basically covering the same subject" means:
3 posts to a single inquiry;
3 posts about a single item (like Tempur-Pedic);
3 posts to a single product type (like "memory foam" mattresses);
or, 3 posts to a single broad category (like "mattresses").
My HOPE is that you are not aiming to limit discussions of mattresses as an important part of the sleep process.
Here's my thinking:
1) Quality of sleep is directly related to the amount of stage 3 and 4 sleep achieved.
2) As a rule, the body doesn't move during these deep stages of sleep (nor during REM sleep). A sleeper must come up to stage 1 or 2 sleep to turn or move.
3) It is well known and understood that the body responds to discomfort by moving away from it during sleep (Thus the tennis-ball trick to train a back sleeper to quit sleeping on their back).
4) A surface that creates any sort of discomfort will result in more time spent in stage 1 and 2 sleep, to move, resulting in less time spent in stage 3 and 4 sleep, resulting in poorer quality sleep.
More Comfort = Better Sleep
While virtually ignored by sleep research, I believe the surface used for sleeping -- a thing that makes constant contact with the body for the whole time spent sleeping ... or trying to sleep ... creating or relieving pressure points -- is hugely important.
And this is why I am here trying to help people make the best choices possible when selecting a mattress. I try to be both complete and thorough, because I am discussing a topic that may affect the sleep EVERY member here, at one time or another, or all the time, if they're on a poor mattress choice.
Of course, I will gladly follow whatever guidelines you set, but I'm not clear on exactly what you mean.
Thank you for having such a helpful forum in which to interact with sleepers!
Honest Expert

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