How Adjustable Mattresses Help You Fight Allergies

Allergens. They're everywhere. At work, home, at the park, everywhere. While they can be hard to avoid completely, nobody would argue that sleeping with them every night would be a wise decision. Mattresses are responsible for many more allergic reactions than most of us would like to think.

How Does My Mattress Affect My Allergies?

Dust mites are one of the most common causes of typical allergy symptoms. Sneezing, watery eyes and itching are among the allergy symptoms associated with dust mites. A lot of the time, mattresses provide a home for these unwelcome guests at the expense of the owner. While dust mites can be found anywhere and not just in your mattress, it's imperative that a healthy home has healthy mattresses.

Are Certain Mattresses More Allergy Prone Than Others?

For starters, old mattresses should be treated with extra attention. The longer they've been sitting around, the more likely they are to have accumulated their fair share of dust mites. This is especially true when acquiring a previous owned/used mattress as one often has no way of knowing under what circumstances the it was taken care of; sitting uncovered in the garage, attic, etc. Also, it is known that properly made memory foam is less vulnerable to dust mites than your standard coil mattress.

Which Mattress is Best for Me?

While it is possible to take care of any mattress properly, a good memory foam/latex mattress can be purchased for a relatively competitive price. Which one you buy is another story however, as there is much more to getting a good night's sleep than being allergy free. Adjustable beds and mattresses have come quite a ways also, and bargains can be found with little effort. Unlike standard beds - which have been made with the lowest common denominator in mind - adjustable beds and mattresses have been made to cater to anyone's needs for a perfect sleep. After all, what's the point of being allergy free if you're too sleepy to enjoy it? A memory foam or latex adjustable mattress should be sought after by anyone who experiences allergies from coil mattresses, or just doesn't like sleeping with dust mites.

Some of the more popular brands of beds and mattresses fitting this category include:

• Comfortaire
• Tempurpedic
• Leggett and Platt
• Craftmatic
• Reverie

Newer, smaller brands can be readily found wherever you are and, ultimately, the choice is yours to be made. Price, comfort and back support are all factors in the process of choosing a bed and only you know where your priorities are.