Talk:Mattress

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I added the advert tag for two reasons: 1. The article reads like a piece of rhetoric 2. Bias torwards the Simmons brand Galaxydog2000 06:58, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed almost all references to individual brands. I believe I have mitigated the advertising enough to remove the tag, which I have done. IrisWings 06:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Recommendations, Sleeping Position

"Additionally, there are some other misconceptions as far as coil count and firmness are concerned. Doctors once said that a firmer mattress will give better support. This was actually only true with a small percentage of people, back and stomach sleepers. Most people sleep on their side, and as the side of the human body is not flat like the back, better body conformity provides better support. Usually this is achieved with an individually wrapped coil system" Anyone have a source for this? Slimdavey 19:38, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like an ad. I've removed it. IrisWings 06:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

US Centric

"Now that we know that a majority of Americans sleep mostly on their side, further research tells us that a mattress that conforms better to the shape of the body provides better support."

Glossary?

Is there any particular reason for that huge glossary? I'm planning on deleting it entirely.

I agree. It's extraneous, and it doesn't give definitions for most of the terms. I added the relevant ones to the See also list. IrisWings 06:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why is one link titled "Bad advice from another ex-mattress salesperson on buying mattresses"? Can we be a little less vague as to what specifically is bad about it? —Slicing (talk) 23:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect and conflicting box spring info

The "Foundations" part says: "a good box spring can help prolong the life and comfort of the mattress" but later on says: "Research showed that boxsprings had too much give to them and caused coiled mattresses to sag prematurely". Please make up your mind.

Also, it says: "Today, the boxspring is all but extinct", which is incorrect. Most mattresses in North America are sold with a box spring.

  • Actually, a boxspring (in mattress jargon) is only that system that has give to it. Foundations, which are those systems that have no give, now make up the majority of the two. (What I mean by give is that the foundation/boxspring either has springs and absorbs impact, or has no springs and does not react) Off the top of my head I know Simmons, Select Comfort, Sterling, and Tempur-Pedic use foundations. Sealy (Stearns & Foster) uses boxsprings with all of its beds excepting it's alternative bed systems (True Form, SpringFree). Prem 03:04 am 27 November 2006 (EST)

Under "What to look for" wire gauge size is confused: "lower gauge (thinner)" should be either "higher gauge (thinner)" or "lower gauge (thicker)" and "higher gauge (thicker)" should be either "lower gauge (thicker)" or "higher gauge (thinner)" but I'm not sure which is correct for the statement.Vectorspaces 13:24, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Table Cleanup

I did the "table cleanup" edit. What do you think? I hope everyone likes it.

I like it; it's very useful. Does it still look okay with the photo so close to it? IrisWings 06:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How-to's

I removed most of the advice about buying mattresses because it doesn't really belong and because several of the external links already provide advice of that nature.
I also attempted to make the maintenance and care section sound a little more encyclopedic. IrisWings 06:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scientific definition of a sham?

The article on memory foam links to this study of mattress toxicity (original article) which refers to "sham mattresses." Interestingly a google search on "sham mattress" primarily provides links to yet other scientific studies referring to sham mattresses. Yet none of these seem to define what they mean by "sham" and I'm not finding other references to shams except in reference to pillow encasements: this Mattress article doesn't mention sham mattresses at all, the Sham article is about the geographic region, and the Bedding article only mentions pillow shams. Are these scientists just using the wrong word, or can someone provide a definition of "sham mattress?" Thanks. — Epastore 04:12, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Still ads in there

reads like a commercial: "Tempur-Pedic is the leader in the foam bed industry, due to highly-recognized TV commercials and direct mail pieces advertising its Swedish Foam Sleep System. The original material was designed to relieve the pressure experienced by astronauts during lift-off. Fagerdala World Foams of Sweden spent a decade and millions of dollars in research before perfecting a new advance formula, Tempur." 134.76.3.44 21:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Sleep number bed" date to be added to the list of dates provided on page.

If anyone knows the date those Sleep number beds were introduced, to be added to the one section, that would be greatly appreciated.

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