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Our sleep experts have been testing mattresses, bedding and sleep technology for years, devoting thousands of hours to honing our ability to honestly and thoroughly evaluate beds and sleep related products. We have tested over 300 beds from several brands like Casper, Helix, Nectar, Purple, Lesa and many more.
Our bed testers have different body weights and sizes, heights, genders and sleeping preferences, which allows us to provide a comprehensive evaluation of each mattress from multiple perspectives. We pride ourselves on our mattress testing process, which includes analyzing characteristics such as firmness, feel, temperature control, insulation, edge support and unique features.
Stability
One of the key factors we look at when choosing the best side sleeper mattress is stabilitywhich means increased bed pressure. In our tests, our experts of different weights and body types take turns lying on the bed to find out how best to handle our stress areas – especially shoulders, hips and knees. When you sleep on your side, the mattress should provide “give” around these areas. If the mattress too solidit can push back on the pressure points and cause pain, pain and numbness.
As I said, firmness is constant and varies from person to person – the strength that led to the creation of the Mattress Smasher 9000. . Our matching software gives us a fixed goal on a scale of 1 to 10, being the softest and 10 being the hardest.
We do not recommend mattresses that are too firm side sleepers. The sweet spot for side sleepers is often around soft-soft, give or take, depending on your weight, body type and preferences.
Listen
The tone of the mattress is another important factor that we analyze and review. Depending on the types of foam and materials used in the construction, the feel of the bed is how it feels – how does it feel when you sleep on it? Is it hard and responsive? Is it easy to change location? Or does a lot of memory foam fit around your body and keep your shape for a while? Does the mattress have a soft, thin, or neutral pillow? Are the coils or zone support visible? We do our best to describe exactly what it feels like to sleep on each bed to help you decide if it’s right for you without having to try it on yourself.
If possible, we remove the mattress cover and open the fire sock to see the inner parts.
Recognizing the sensitivities of side sleepers, we look for beds with soft and ultra-soft cushions that cradle your legs and provide maximum relief for your hips and shoulders.
Read more: Why Foam In Your Mattress Is Important
Temperature control
Individual preferences, body type and even health can affect how hot or cold a mattress feels. We’ve also found that mattresses exaggerate the cooling of their beds. That’s why we explain in detail how hot or cold the mattress is during testing so you can better understand how it feels to sleep. Does the mattress feel cool to the touch and provide enough comfort hot sleepers? Or will it sleep more heat-natural? Does the material retain body heat and keep you warm?
Some external factors affect how hot the bed feels to you, such as accommodationthe blankets you use are sleeping clothes you sleep. At our mattress site, we test beds in temperature-controlled rooms without blankets or blankets to evaluate their construction and materials and determine how they affect the temperature of the entire bed.
Isolation
Isolation is a simple term for how well a mattress absorbs movement on it. A separate bed is ideal for sleepers or those who share a mattress with their loved ones or pets. We test bed isolation skills by having one technician lie on the bed while the other rolls over and changes position. Does the sleeper feel the movement of the mattress, or is it subtle and invisible?
In the second method, we put a glass of water on the edge, and roll it to see if the glass falls or the water drops. In general, beds with deep memory foam perform best in this category. The most responsive mattresses have the worst isolation.
Edge support
CNET’s Dillon Payne tests the edge support by lying down and pressing the edge.
The edge support refers to the strength of the bed, another important thing to remember if you are sleeping with a friend or partner. livestock or they like to sleep on the edge. Testing the edge support involves analyzing how well the mattress handles its shape and structure when we are lying around. Is it flexible and gives the impression we can move, or is it too rigid and supportive?
We also push down on the edges with our fists to see how well they stick. Many mattress brands add edge reinforcements – either foam or foam – to improve edge support. Having edge supports helps ensure a stable and consistent sleeping position on all mattresses.
Special
Mattress brands often offer beds with special features, such as covers and cold technology for hot sleepers or regular therapy especially for people with back problems such as sciatica. We always test and review these additional features to see if they fit the company’s needs and let you know which sleepers will benefit the most.
learn more: How We Test Mattresses
