Restless Sleep? Back Pain? Maybe It's Time For a New Mattress

More Tips To Keep You Healthty

If you wake up in the morning still feeling tired or having back pain, you may want to think about the last time you purchased a new mattress. According to Sleep Help, we should be replacing our mattress every 7-10 years. If you’re not sleeping as well as you used to, you might want to look at your mattress as a possible cause. If you’re around the 7-10 year mark and think it may be time to purchase a mattress.

In addition, we should be flipping our mattress once or twice a year. When is the last time you did that? Consumer Reports says to pay special attention to 10 signs that it is time to replace your mattress. Check them out!

Your mattress is sagging
You often sit on the edges of your mattress.
You don’t flip or rotate it at least once a year.
You wake up with sore spots or aching muscles that are not from physical activity.
You wake up with back pain you may need a different type of mattress to align your spine while you sleep.
You toss and turn in your sleep to find a comfortable spot.
You can feel the springs or they poke through the fabric.
There's deep indentations in the spots where you and/or partner sleep.
You have allergy symptoms due to dust collecting in your mattress.
It is uncomfortable when you add another person to the bed