Side Effects of Sleeping on a Bad Mattress

Are you facing issues in falling asleep and starting up your day tired & exhausted the next morning?

Have you ever given a thought about what causes sleepless nights?

There can be no reasons that you may be missing a good night sleep. From your daily routine to your eating and water intake habits, there can be more and you will be surprised to know that your mattress could be one of the reasons which affect sleep and health.

Most of the people don’t think much and are unaware of the importance of a comfortable mattress. In today’s hectic lifestyle, many people face issues falling asleep even after having a long hectic day. It is important to know that using the right mattress can do wonders for your healthy sleep and lifestyle.

The wrong mattress can affect not only your sleep but also your body posture and leads to various health problems like back pain and spine issues.

Poor Sleep

Sleep requirements vary from person to person. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep while children and teenagers need even more.  When you are sleeping for eight hours but still waking up groggy, it could be the reason for sleeping on bad mattress. It can lead to chronic sleep deprivation which causes more serious health problems. Not only this, but it also affects the ability of judgment, mood swings and insomnia.

 

Dust Mites

Dust Mites are insects like microscopic pests that are commonly found in the home dust whose elementary food is human dead skin cells but they live in the house, not on living people. On average, there is 10 Million number of sleeping partners you have on a single night. They feed your dead skin cells and use your bed as a toilet. If you are suffering from skin rashes, allergies, asthma or tightening in the chest when you lie down and sleep then these can be caused by the presence of dust mites.

 

Causes or Worsen Lower back pain

Are you suffering from back pain or lower back pain? Does your back hurt more frequently?

Not many people are aware that a low mattress can often squeeze you to sleep in a non-natural position that can twist and stiffen your back. When your mattress is forcing you more often to twist clumsy and unsightly, then there are many chances that you could eventually injure harm your back. A healthy and supportive mattress that lets you sleep comfortably can take care of your back straight and save you from injuries.

Weak and Unhealthy Immune System

Do you fall sick more often when you don’t sleep sufficient? Staying up for work till late night and night outs with friends can drop down your immune system. These bad sleeping habits can make you sleep deprived and make you weaker to become sick. From a common cold to fevers, a bad immune system can lead you to catch by several illnesses. Keep your immune system healthy and strong against illnesses with the best mattress that gives comfortable and healthy sleep.

 

Premature Aging

Are you aware of what causes big dark circles under your eyes? You may have spent your hard-earned money from trying different cosmetic products to various treatments but still, your dark circles are still visible. It is important to understand the cause before treating any problem. A bad sleep not only affects your skin and hair but it also affects your entire body for the long term. A study found that the people who sleep the soundest have the youngest looking personality whereas people who failed to have a good night’s sleep tend to get more signs of aging.

 

Loss of Memory

Sleep plays a vital role in creating memories.  When you are sleep deprived,

No wonder that your memory starts to fade after a continuous bad night’s sleep. However, the long term impacts of sleep deprivation on memory are less well known and stressing. While suffering sleep deprived, you won’t only just fail to recall memories but also less likely to form new memories in order to remember the current event.

 

Heart Conditions

Sleep deprivation affects in different ways and multiple body organs. Similarly, if your mattress is affecting you from getting the eight hours of healthy sleep per night, then your cardiac health could also be affected. According to research and reviews, it is found that people who are sleep deprived or short sleepers are at the highest rate of 48% risk of developing heart disease. When you have a lack of sleep or cut your sleep because of an inconvenient mattress, this could increase the risk of evolving heart disease as short sleep is also associated with high blood pressure and stroke. Replacement of mattress and extending an extra hour’s sleep can keep you away from several serious heart diseases.

How will you identify that you have a bad bed mattress? Below are the tips to identify that it’s time to change your mattress:

1. Good quality of mattress have life up to 10 years depending upon the brand and life of the mattress you are choosing.
2. Not all softer and firm mattress suits to all.
3. You have started getting back pain and lower back pain caused by allergic issues and malformed mattress.
4. You stay tired and exhausted even if you’re sleeping through a full night.
5. You are unable to feel comfortable on your mattress.