Anyone For A Used Mattress?
So the situation is this…… you are moving out of home and someone says to you ‘do you need a mattress, we are getting rid of ours if you want it? It’s only a ‘few’ years old?’ Sure you think. The money I save on a mattress can go towards a couch or a fridge – brilliant!
This is the very situation my friend is currently in. Everyone wants to save money – the question is at what cost? This is the information I have given my friend to help her make an informed choice about whether she should accept the used mattress or buy a new one.
Here are a few scientific facts to ponder, before inheriting or buying a second hand mattress…..
1. Every person loses on average 250mls of sweat EVERY night – in a five year old mattress that is 900 liters of
fluid or 1800 liters if a couple shared that bed!
2. By the age of 70 the average person will have lost 50Kgs of skin –a large portion of this goes into your mattress!
3. Dust mites live in our mattress and feed off our dead skin. Years of dead skin accumulation in a mattress makes
an ideal living environment for dust mites.
4. Dust mite secretion is a HUGE contributor to some allergies and asthma.
A full list of scientific facts can be found on the sleep articles page.
Knowing these facts, will it make you think twice about inheriting or purchasing a used mattress?
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Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.
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